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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, are many of the IB kids leaving OA by 4th grade, to avoid the upper school? I hadn't really understood the structure before. Why is it touted as so great if most people leave after 3rd or 4th grade, or at least don't stay until 8th? It is like people use it for the very early years and move on to avoid Adams?[/quote]

PP here. I should clarify that it's more like parents are deciding year by year and student by student for 4th and beyond. Not all children do well in dual-immersion, even from the same family. Moving buildings a mile away in 4th grade just pulls forward the question of "is this the right school for my child through middle school".

Additionally, there are more bilingual options for elementary these days. Many children do well in the LAMB model of Montessori. Others do well in the science/environment/hands-on approach of Mundo Verde. And whatever DC Bilingual is doing somehow got them up to Tier 1 status.

In DCPS, the only dual-immersion middle school option is Adams. Supposedly Lincoln middle school at CHEC has a dual immersion track in addition to English only. None of the DCPS high schools have a dual-immersion track. Although SWW has access to intensive college level Spanish via GW.

Whatever DCI plans to offer, it is unlikely there will be preference for native-level speakers unless the charter law is changed. That leaves DCPS to create high school Spanish options to complement Adams and CHEC/Lincoln. A high school dual immersion program would be difficult to say the least at a neighborhood school. But that doesn't mean there couldn't be a high quality, test-in dual immersion program East of the Park at SWW, Banneker, or (based on location) Cardozo.

Supposedly the office of bilingual education is looking more at connecting the DCPS bilingual elementary schools and creating secondary dual-immersion options. They won't get there without parents pushing for it.

Anyone know how we go about getting secondary and primary Spanish immersion?[/quote]

CHEC is definitely dual language. It's not a track--it's the only option.[/quote]

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