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BREADCRUMB

Spanish Dual Language Program

Program Outcomes

Our program goal is for each student in the Spanish Dual Language Program to achieve the following:

  • Biliteracy: Students will be able to read and write at advanced levels in both English and Spanish.
  • Biculturalism: Students will develop positive cross-cultural attitudes to become competent global citizens.
  • Academic Achievement: Students will be able to achieve at or above grade level in academic subjects and be prepared for college and career.
Highland middle school students celebrate their community at Highland's Multicultural Night

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12011 NE 1st Street 
Bellevue, WA 98005
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. 

Spanish Dual Language Frequently Asked Questions


 

I have two daughters participating in the Dual Language Program at Lake Hills Elementary. My husband and I are native Spanish speakers, however, both English and Spanish are spoken at home. Both of our kids naturally gravitate towards English as their primary language. In an effort to fortify their skills in both languages, we enrolled them both in the Dual Language program.

My oldest child learned to speak Spanish as her first language, but when she began school she was forgetting her Spanish. She was enrolled in the dual language program since Kindergarten and she will be culminating 5th grade this semester having successfully gone through her full elementary grades as a dual language student. She is as fluent in English as she is in Spanish and she can switch from one language to the other with ease.

My youngest child did not speak any Spanish. Her first language was English and Spanish just did not catch her interest. For her, we chose to enroll her earlier in the dual language program. She started at the Lake Hills Dual Language Preschool. From the start of her schooling, we began to notice her skills improve, and now she is able to switch between both languages.

Both children are motivated and excited about their schooling. As parents, we are very happy and grateful to be part of this program at Bellevue School District!

Bellevue School District Parent