Increasingly, schools are expanding their language learning offerings and there are ever more grade school and even kindergarten offerings. A recent example is Milford Catholic Elementary School in Massachusetts, which will start a new bilingual education initiative for kindergartners this fall. The school is launching the curriculum through a program affiliated with the National Catholic Educational Association and Boston College. Students will start speaking Spanish 90% of the day, and the school will introduce more English into the school day each subsequent year. Annette Smith, a school board member mentions that "at this age, children are like sponges." Additionally, "when they learn a language at a younger age they are more likely to become fluent." You can read more about this exciting program via the article linked below:
Mass. school offers dual immersion
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