Lexington District One's DuAL LAnguage Partial Immersion Program
Dual Language Partial Immersion is a means of acquiring a world language through content matter instruction. In this program, students develop communicative and academic proficiency in the target language while succeeding academically in all subject areas at levels comparable to those they would have reached if they had been schooled only in English. Beginning in 5 year-old Kindergarten, our elementary students in the immersion program spend half the day studying the regular grade level curriculum and standards in classes conducted in the target language. The other half of the day is conducted in English. Mathematics and science are taught in the target language. English language arts, social studies and related arts are taught in English.
Our elementary immersion schools are:
Our elementary immersion schools are:
- Centerville Elementary (Spanish, grades 5K-5)
- Deerfield Elementary (German, grades 5K-5)
- Gilbert Elementary (Spanish, grades 5K-5)
- Meadow Glen Elementary (Mandarin Chinese, grades 5K-5)
- Midway Elementary (French, grades 5K-5)
- Pleasant Hill Elementary (Spanish, grades 5K-5)
- Red Bank Elementary (Spanish, grades 5K-5)
Immersion students have the opportunity to continue learning their language during the middle school years. Middle school immersion students take two courses in the target language including German, French, Chinese or Spanish language arts and Passport to the German, French, Chinese, or Spanish Speaking World. In high school, immersion learners also benefit from coursework based on interdisciplinary units of study. They are placed in coursework with their immersion peers for this special course of study.
Lexington One Immersion students
What do Lexington One immersion classrooms and students look like at elementary and middle school? Check out this peek into our immersion classrooms at elementary and middle school!
SCETV: Carolina Classrooms Immersion special
If you have questions or just want to learn more about immersion and dual language immersion programs please watch this episode of Carolina Classrooms, produced by SCETV:
