I have a similar question. I am wondering if a lack of any Spanish from either parent would make assisting with homework, particularly as the child gets to the upper elementary grades difficult. I know they do math in Spanish because, as people have said, 1+1=2 in any language. My other concern is our child would not have much opportunity to speak Spanish outside of school, at even a conversational level, and would that be an issue with retention, especially over the summer where there would be a 3 month break. We could do a summer program, but our summers tend to be really packed despite our best efforts to keep them open and I also dont want to commit her to a summer of Spanish just to keep it up.

Most parents who enroll their children in immersion do not speak the language. If they did, immersion would not be neccesary as they would learn the language at home.

OP: Would also welcome any input from Key parents, too.

We are considering Claremont for our rising Kindergartener. I speak English and am not quite fluent in French. My husband speaks nothing but English. Do any parents with no spanish background have kids at Claremont? Has this created any issues, particularly as the kids get older?

Thank you.