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Dual Language Immersion Expansion
Mandarin DLI has Launched at Madison Elementary
This Fall, Madison has been able to offer the very first Mandarin Dual Language Immersion program in SLUSD. After receiving over 100 applications, they launched two full Mandarin DLI Kindergarten classrooms. It is so exciting to see the amazing young students at Madison Elementary immersed in learning a new language or proud to be the experts in the room using their home language.
Spanish Dual Language Immersion at Bancroft Middle School
Our first cohort of 6th-grade students has started the year in the new Spanish Dual Language program at Bancroft. Students who participate in the Spanish DLI program at Bancroft can enroll in the DLI Spanish for Spanish Speakers course of study and the Spanish DLI History class with the option of adding zero-period P.E. and an elective class. The Spanish DLI program supports students in continuing to develop the Spanish Language and supports their path toward the State Seal of Biliteracy.
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Meet two of our 6th-grade newcomers, Santiago and Andres, who share the benefits of entering the program as native Spanish speakers. “You don’t forget Spanish, which was the first language I learned,” shares Andres. Santiago adds, “You get to be more relaxed in history class because I understand everything the teacher says.
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