Dual Language Program
At JP Schools, our Spanish Dual Language Program offers students a powerful path toward bilingualism, biliteracy, and high academic achievement. Following a two-way model, we bring together English learners and non-English learners in the same classroom to foster language development, cultural understanding, and mutual respect.
Our goals are:
To develop bilingual and bi-literate students
- Today’s workforce has a high demand for competent bilingual and bi-literate professionals. The students will learn to understand, speak, read, and write in both languages.
To acquire higher academic achievement
- Research demonstrates that students learning two languages do as well or better than their monolingual peers on high stakes tests. The students develop better problem-solving skills and increased cognitive development.
To develop culture competence
- We live in a very diverse and multicultural world making learning about other cultures and languages giving them the opportunity to appreciate and respect one another.
Open House for Prospective Students
2024-25 Dual Language Schools and Grade Levels Program is being offered:
A.C. Alexander Elementary
PK-5th Grade
Tom Benson Elementary
K-5th Grade
Greenlawn Terrace Elementary
K-5th Grade
Harold Keller Elementary
K-5th Grade
Geraldine Boudreaux Elementary
PK-5th Grade
Clancy/Maggiore Elementary
PK-5th Grade
Phoebe Hearst Elementary
PK-5th Grade
Terrytown Elementary
PK-5th Grade
Alice Birney Elementary
PK-5th Grade
Green Park Elementary
PK-5th Grade
Marie B. Riviere Elementary
PK-5th Grade
Parent FAQs
- What is Dual Language?
- How will dual language benefit my child?
- What is a two-way dual language program?
- What language will my child be instructed in?
- Will my child fall behind in learning English?
- Will my child be confused learning in two languages?
- Can I change my mind once my child begins in dual language?
- Do I have to know Spanish or English to be able to help my child with homework?
- Will my child learn the same things that students learn in a monolingual class?
- What subjects are taught in Spanish? English?
- What language will my child learn to read first?
- How can I register my child in Dual Language?