Continental School District is changing the name of our Spanish Immersion classes to Dual Language Enrichment this school year. We believe this name change better characterizes the nature of these classes. This is the seventh year that Continental will incorporate dual language into the school curriculum. The immersion program offers children an opportunity to learn and be challenged by the use of the Spanish language. Not only do kids learn a second language, but students also find that other skills and brain development are enhanced by the additional stimuli a second language presents. Dual-language instruction also enables students to interact with others while gaining a greater understanding of and respect for another culture.

The goal for students will be to achieve a level of exposure to a new language by listening, speaking, and communicating in both English and Spanish. All students in the dual-language enrichment classes receive the same curriculum and have the same standards as all other students in the same grade.