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    Lent Dual Immersion

    Mission Statement

    The Dual Immersion student is a culturally competent world citizen capable of using, appreciating and developing academic and social language, both in Spanish and English, in a variety of settings.

    Nuestra Misión

    El estudiante de un programa de inmersión es un ciudadano del mundo culturalmente competente y con la capacidad de usar, apreciar y desarrollar los idiomas español e inglés tanto a nivel académico como social en situaciones variadas.

    Spanish Immersion Program

    Spanish Immersion is an exciting and challenging program that serves students from all backgrounds throughout ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ.

    Spanish Immersion students experience the same curriculum as students in English-only classes. The difference is that they spend part of their day learning in Spanish and part of the day learning in English.

    Generally, kindergartners spend 90% of their class time learning in Spanish, and by middle grades the ratio is 50% Spanish and 50% English.

    • Kindergarten: 90% Spanish, 10% English
    • First Grade: 80% Spanish, 20% English
    • Second Grade: 70% Spanish, 30% English
    • Third Grade: 60% Spanish, 40% English
    • Fourth Grade: 50% Spanish, 50% English
    • Fifth to Eighth: 50% Spanish, 50% English

    How to Apply

    More than 1,800 students in grades K-12 are enrolled in 14 programs across the district. All students must apply for entry through the annual ½ûÂþÌìÌà lottery. Each Spanish Immersion program is co-located with a neighborhood school, and reserves some spaces for students who live in that school’s attendance zone.

    A list of spaces by grade, neighborhood and language is available during the lottery cycle at every program and through the Enrollment & Transfer Center. For grades 2 and above, space is open only to replace students who have exited the program, and a language proficiency test is required.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    For additional information about the Immersion Program in ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ, visit here or read their .

    Contact Information

    For more information on Spanish Immersion programs, contact Marisol Kreuzer, 503-916-2000 ext. 71055, or mkreuzer@pps.net or visit the website links above.

    For ½ûÂþÌìÌà lottery information and forms, contact the Enrollment & Transfer Center, 503-916-3205.