Anonymous
Post 04/26/2013 15:38     Subject: Fairfax Adding Foreign Language in the Elementary Schools (FLES)?
Anonymous wrote:Any update on which schools are adding FLES?


Bailey's will be adding Spanish FLES for students who aren't in the Spanish Immersion program.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2013 16:57     Subject: Fairfax Adding Foreign Language in the Elementary Schools (FLES)?
Any update on which schools are adding FLES?
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2013 16:44     Subject: Fairfax Adding Foreign Language in the Elementary Schools (FLES)?
I'm at Kent Gardens and we have both as well - both in French.
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2013 16:02     Subject: Fairfax Adding Foreign Language in the Elementary Schools (FLES)?
One in Centreville, Powell will have both, right?
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2013 15:46     Subject: Fairfax Adding Foreign Language in the Elementary Schools (FLES)?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Yes. The school where I teach is adding FLES next year. We've had a couple of staff meetings about it. We also currently have an immersion program.


Which school(s) will have both immersion and FLES?


Orange Hunt is one.


Anyone know the others?
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2013 13:49     Subject: Fairfax Adding Foreign Language in the Elementary Schools (FLES)?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Yes. The school where I teach is adding FLES next year. We've had a couple of staff meetings about it. We also currently have an immersion program.


Which school(s) will have both immersion and FLES?


Orange Hunt is one.
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2013 13:48     Subject: Fairfax Adding Foreign Language in the Elementary Schools (FLES)?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Yes. The school where I teach is adding FLES next year. We've had a couple of staff meetings about it. We also currently have an immersion program.


Which school(s) will have both immersion and FLES?


THey wouldn't happen simultaneously. The FLES is for the non immersion students.


16:32 here again.

This is correct. The immersion students will not participate in FLES.
It starts next year and will be implemented in stages (it won't begin with all grades year one).
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2013 12:24     Subject: Fairfax Adding Foreign Language in the Elementary Schools (FLES)?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Yes. The school where I teach is adding FLES next year. We've had a couple of staff meetings about it. We also currently have an immersion program.


Which school(s) will have both immersion and FLES?


THey wouldn't happen simultaneously. The FLES is for the non immersion students.


Thank you for the clarification.
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2013 12:02     Subject: Fairfax Adding Foreign Language in the Elementary Schools (FLES)?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Yes. The school where I teach is adding FLES next year. We've had a couple of staff meetings about it. We also currently have an immersion program.


Which school(s) will have both immersion and FLES?


THey wouldn't happen simultaneously. The FLES is for the non immersion students.
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2013 12:01     Subject: Re:Fairfax Adding Foreign Language in the Elementary Schools (FLES)?
Anonymous wrote:Why would these other 80 plus schools even be able to say to administration that they didn't want foreign language included in their schools? Either it is something FCPS wants for every student and will implement as money becomes available or it is just an enrichment that shouldn't be funded for any school.


Several years ago, our school wanted it, but was denied. So, the school pursued a grant, received it and now has a Chinese program that is not FLES but is similar.
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2013 11:57     Subject: Re:Fairfax Adding Foreign Language in the Elementary Schools (FLES)?
Anonymous wrote:Why would these other 80 plus schools even be able to say to administration that they didn't want foreign language included in their schools? Either it is something FCPS wants for every student and will implement as money becomes available or it is just an enrichment that shouldn't be funded for any school.


LOL, remember how long it took to institute full day kindergarten to all schools.
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2013 10:30     Subject: Fairfax Adding Foreign Language in the Elementary Schools (FLES)?
Anonymous wrote:Yes. The school where I teach is adding FLES next year. We've had a couple of staff meetings about it. We also currently have an immersion program.


Which school(s) will have both immersion and FLES?
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2013 09:59     Subject: Re:Fairfax Adding Foreign Language in the Elementary Schools (FLES)?
According to FCPS's website on FLES:
The foreign language instruction is linked to all content area subjects taught in the regular classroom (i.e., math, science, social studies, health).
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2013 09:23     Subject: Re:Fairfax Adding Foreign Language in the Elementary Schools (FLES)?
Anonymous wrote:21:18 Both the FLES program and the immersion program teach core math and science instruction. One just teaches less of it. In other words, even in the FLES schools, children are pulled away from math and science instruction in English and taught math and science instruction in the foreign language instead during their FLES time.


My children were at a FLES school until they switched for AAP. They were taught math and science in English and their FLES language instruction was not at all math or science related. It was just treated as another special during the week.
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2013 08:49     Subject: Re:Fairfax Adding Foreign Language in the Elementary Schools (FLES)?
Why would these other 80 plus schools even be able to say to administration that they didn't want foreign language included in their schools? Either it is something FCPS wants for every student and will implement as money becomes available or it is just an enrichment that shouldn't be funded for any school.