Spanish Immersion Brochure

High School

Spanish Immersion

Technical High School The Spanish Immersion students at the High School level are blended into the World Language classes. Many students will be ready for Spanish 4 or Spanish AP Language and Culture.

•

Grade 9: Students will have the opportunity to participate in the Spanish Immersion Capstone Trip in March that immerses students in the target language they have learned for a decade.

•

Students will continue to work on their proficiency levels with the expectation of taking AP Spanish Language & Culture and AP Spanish Literature & Culture.

•

Students may also choose to participate in the High School Spanish trip to Costa Rica.

Technical High School 233 S. 12th Ave., St. Cloud MN, 56301 320-252-2231 tech@isd742.org

10 Years of Immersion Programming

Elementary

Middle Level

Clearview Elementary School

South Junior High School

Clearview Elementary hosts the Spanish Immersion program for students in grades K-6. Beginning in the 2017-18 school year, sixthgraders will attend South Junior High School

South Junior High School hosts the Spanish Immersion program for students in grades 7-8 (grades 6-8 beginning 2017-18 school year).

•

Grades K-5: Students are taught math, science, social studies, language arts and health in Spanish, based on the Minnesota State Standards.

•

Grade 6: Students are taught all subjects in Spanish except math.

•

Grades 3-5: Students receive formal English instruction. Many students exceed non-immersion students in their English language arts skills by the end of 5th grade.

•

Research has consistently shown that immersion students do as well or better than comparable non-immersion students on measures of verbal and mathematical skills.

Clearview Elementary School 7310 Highway 24, Clear Lake, MN 55319 320-743-2241 clearview@isd742.org

Enrollment Visit the Welcome Center Midtown Square Mall 3333 Division St., Suite 216, St. Cloud, MN 56301 Hours: Mon. - Fri., 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Phone: 320-257-3811 Fax: 320-257-3849 Email: welcomecenter@isd742.org Beginning in kindergarten, but no later than first grade, students can enroll in the immersion program.

•

Grade 6 (Beginning 2017-18): Students take Spanish Immersion Language Arts, Spanish Immersion Social Studies and Spanish Immersion Science.

•

Grades 7-8: Students take Spanish Immersion Language Arts and Spanish Immersion Social Studies.

•

Grade 8: Students have the opportunity to participate in the Spanish Immersion Capstone Trip, a two-week trip to a Spanish-speaking country in March that immerses students in the target language they have learned for nearly a decade. o

The Capstone trip requires fundraising by the student with family support.

South Junior High School 1120 S. 15th Ave., St. Cloud MN, 56301 320-251-1322 south@isd742.org