SPANISH-ENGLISH DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION PROGRAM - PROGRAMA DE DOBLE INMERSIÓN EN INGLES Y ESPAÑOL

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Now Accepting Applications for the 2020-2021 School Year

Preschool through 5th Grade
Dual Language Immersion English/Spanish Program

“Start Early, Remember Forever”
“Comienza Temprano Recuerda Para Siempre”

Dual Language Immersion St. Sebastian School

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Give your child the gift of a Dual Language Immersion education!

Would you like your child to:

Be a bilingual speaker?
Learn our curriculum while developing bilingual skills?
Read and write in both English and Spanish?
Develop greater understanding of both cultures?

Your child can master both English and Spanish by 5th Grade!

In 2019-20, the Spanish Language Immersion program includes Preschool through Fourth Grade (Ages 2 through 9). Preschool is a full Spanish Immersion program, while TK-4 is a 50-50 model. In 2020-2021, the program will include 5th grade, and every year moving forward will include an additional grade as our students grow in their knowledge of both languages. As a school, our goal is to improve our students and our communities through bilingual learning and cultural understanding. Ultimately, our students will be able to speak Spanish and English with sufficient structural accuracy and vocabulary to participate effectively in most formal and informal conversations, including business and professional. We combine bilingual education, intimate private school setting, and holistic values-based education. Visit us to find out why we are the best Spanish Immersion school in Los Angeles.

What is Dual Language Immersion?

In Dual Language Immersion, students spend half the day learning in English and half the day learning in Spanish. By being taught not just language fundamentals but academic subjects, students gain both languages while not losing a step in their studies. In addition, by speaking English and Spanish at an early age, our students are more likely to remember both languages forever. Dual Language Immersion addresses the needs of the 21st century world. You will see the benefits of Dual Language Immersion for native English and Spanish speakers alike. We are one of the only private Catholic Elementary Schools to offer Dual Language Immersion as well as one of the few to do so in California. This program adds to our educational plan, which offers our students a rich core academic curriculum as well as enrichment programs such as art, athletics, music and afterschool activities. A bilingual education is achievable for your child!

Parental Involvement:

Parents can support their child’s language development whether or not they are bilingual/biliterate
Dual language schooling is a long-term commitment
The development of bilingualism at a young age has lifelong social and career advantages
The development of biliteracy has lifelong social, academic, and career advantages
Experiencing the Catholic faith in two languages has lifelong advantages

Benefits of Dual Language Immersion

Students feel an increased sense of global citizenship
Bilingual abilities have shown to delay the effects of Alzheimer’s
Dual Language students have a competitive edge in schools and outperform English only learners
Improved executive brain functions such as focus, planning and creativity
Multilingual speakers have more job opportunities and earn more over their lifetime
Employers and colleges choose multilingual speakers over monolingual speakers when things are otherwise equal
Opportunity to earn foreign language college credit early and save money on tuition
Improved brain power for cognitive and critical thinking
Increased connection to family history and values
Incredible ability to appreciate and communicate interculturally

Dual Language Immersion Student Sample Daily Schedule

7:00 - 7:55 Open Campus
7:55 - 8:00 Announcements/Classes begin
8:00 - 9:25 First Block (Spanish Language Arts)
9:25 - 9:45 Recess
9:45 - 11:10 Second Block (Spanish Science, Math)
11:10 - 11:50 Lunch
11:50 - 1:15 Third Block (English Language Arts)
1:15 – 1:35 Recess
1:35 – 3:00 Fourth Block (English Social Studies, Religion)
3:00 - 3:10 Dismissal

Top 10 Reasons to Choose a Dual Language Immersion Catholic School

10 – Personalized attention in an intimate classroom environment
9 – Diverse and family-oriented communities
8 – Schools offer enrichment options such as music, art and physical education in two languages
7 – Catholic schools support advanced second language studies through high school
6 – Students develop academically, morally and spiritually
5 – Teachers communicate with parents and ensure that learning in the classroom is passed to the home
4 – Technology such as iPads, Chromebooks and SmartBoards are integrated into learning
3 – Teachers regularly participate in professional development in order to provide the best in bilingual teaching
2 – Focus on service to our communities regardless of language or socio-economic level
1 – Students are able to learn about and practice their faith in multiple languages

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Catholic Dual Language Immersion NETWORK

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is leading the way in Catholic Dual Language Immersion Education. You can find news and information about this exciting development at lacatholicschools.org/dli/. Check out our sister Catholic Dual Language Schools in Los Angeles; All Souls in Alhambra www.allsoulsla.org, Saint Matthias School in Huntington Park www.saintmatthiasschool.org, Saint Alphonsus School in East Los Angeles www.saintalphonsusschool.org and Saint Paul School in Los Angeles www.stpaulschoolla.org; Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Downey http://www.ourladyschool.com; Saint Patrick School in North Hollywood http://www.stpatrickcatholicschool.com; and Saint Joseph School in Pomona http://www.stjosephschoolpomona.org

Our Dual Language Immersion Program is guided by the Two-Way Immersion Network for Catholic Schools (TWIN-CS). The TWIN-CS network is composed of principals, teachers, field mentors, parents, board members, and other leaders from Dual Language Catholic schools across the country. Find out more at www.twin-cs.org.