Spanish Immersion at TIS
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The International School opened its doors in 1990 with the Spanish Track. Our teachers come from Spanish-speaking countries all over the world, bringing not only a language, but also customs, traditions, and unique ways of thinking and teaching. The warmth in the Spanish Track classes seems to spill out the classroom doors. The children use this energy to study a rigorous American curriculum, all taught in Spanish and in the context of their teachers’ cultures.
The Spanish Track program culminates with a fifth grade Capstone trip to a sister school in a Spanish speaking country. There, the children see that their Spanish language and cultural skills can truly open doors for them across the world.
The added beauty of The International School is that the children are also exposed to the Chinese and Japanese languages and cultures. As a result, our students develop an innate appreciation for diversity in people and thought.
Congratulations to all members of the Spanish Track class of 2009 – they all passed the Spanish Government test of Spanish as a foreign language (DELE, for its Spanish initials)! This test was administered by the Spanish government’s Cervantes Institute.
May 2008 was the first time that International School students took the DELE test. Our students take the initial level which, according to the Cervantes Institute web site, ‘certifies linguistic competency sufficient to understand and respond to situations in every day life and to communicate wants and needs.
The International School Latino Festival, April 2009
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