Upon graduation from Wayland High School, Spanish Immersion students will be biliterate, bilingual, and proficient in multicultural communication. Their experiences will have included robust, well-rounded curriculum delivered in Spanish as well as meaningful opportunities to engage with Spanish speakers both locally and around the world. Students will have developed proficiency through various academic pathways that meet the needs of diverse learners.

The Spanish Immersion Program is dedicated to providing a rigorous, culturally inclusive education that empowers students to become bilingual, biliterate, and globally-minded citizens. Through a language-rich curriculum, we aim to foster academic excellence, critical thinking, and social responsibility while promoting a deep appreciation for cultural diversity. By offering students the opportunity to develop strong language proficiency in both Spanish and English, we prepare them to thrive in an interconnected world and contribute meaningfully to their communities.

What is Immersion Education?

As a form of dual language education, school-based immersion programs are intensive, subject-matter-driven language programs that aim for academic achievement, bilingual/biliterate development and increased cultural proficiency. Use of a second language as a medium of instruction is one of several essential characteristics. Dual language/immersion programs target a range of learners, including language majority, language minority, heritage and indigenous learners. Program models vary according to learner audience and include one-way foreign language immersion, two-way bilingual immersion, as well as heritage and indigenous immersion. (From ACTFL Immersion SIG).

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