Help your children
learn to think, read, write and speak naturally in two languages!
Our District’s intensive 2-Way Language Immersion Program
for Grades K-12 is designed for students to:
- Achieve proficiency in English and Spanish while developing high level academic skills
- Build strong thinking and reasoning for problem solving in math and science
- Provide them with the cutting edge for admission in colleges and universities that value and promote biliterate, multicultural and global learning
- Motivate and develop high levels of proficiency in both languages
- Perform at or above grade level in academic areas
- Learn a well-rounded biliterate education with skills for future careers in multilingual environments and global trades
- Widen their marketable skills for a global economy
- Develop respect and appreciation for different cultures while participating in a multicultural setting
- Extend their confidence in who they are and what they want in life
- Develop lifelong relationships with families and friends
- Inspire positive cross-cultural attitudes and behaviors
- Encourage high self-esteem
- Prepare them for a real world with positive opportunities and challenges
Give your
kids the best of both worlds – enroll them in the
2-Way Language Immersion Program!
For more information, call
our 2-Way Language Immersion Program at either (949) 493-4533 (San Juan area) or (949) 234-5333 (San Clemente area).
2Way Language Immersion is a unique educational
model where children learn to think, read, write and communicate
naturally in two languages: English and Spanish. Native
Spanish- and native English-speaking students study together, beginning
in kindergarten, in this intensive K-12 program, to be biliterate
in both languages.
- Students
achieve dual language proficiency in English and Spanish, while
developing high-level academic skills.
- Students
develop respect and appreciation for other cultures, and experience
in working and playing in multicultural settings.
- Parents
are encouraged to take an active role in their child’s long-term
education
- Biliterate
skills give students the options for careers requiring multilingual
skills.
- Second-language
study helps develop strong thinking and reasoning skills useful
for problem-solving in math and science.
- A
well rounded biliterate education.
- Respect
and appreciation for diversity.
- Strong
confidence in who they are and what they want in life.
- Lifelong
relationships with families and friends.
- Marketable
skills for a global economy.
- Attention
from colleges and universities which value the biliterate student
as highly motivated and skilled.
- Bilingualism:
Development of high levels of proficiency in the student’s
first language and in a second language.
- Biliteracy:
Perform at or above grade level in academic areas in both languages.
- Multiculturalism:
Demonstrate positive cross-cultural attitudes and behaviors,
and high levels of self-esteem.
There are two locations in Capistrano Unified School
District:
- Mid-district location (for students with home schools in Aliso Viejo, Laguna Niguel, Ladera Ranch, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita and San Juan Capistrano):
- San Juan Elementary School in San Juan Capistrano for grades K-8 (pending feasibility study after approval of CalTrans proposal)
- South- district location (for students with home schools in Dana Point, Capistrano Beach and San Clemente):
- Las Palmas Elementary School in San Clemente for grades K-5
- Bernice Ayer Middle School in San Clemente for grades 6-8
- Two-way students who meet the criteria to continue at the high school level have the option of attending San Juan Hills, San Clemente or Capistrano Valley High Schools for the Language Pathways available at all three schools, depending on their home school.
Grades
K-1
- Full-day
kindergarten with 20:1 student teacher ratio.
- Academic
subjects are taught in Spanish.
- English
language development is taught daily.
- English-
and Spanish-speaking students are encouraged to use two languages
during the instructional day.
Grade 2-3
- Most
academic subjects are taught in Spanish.
- Class
time for English language development is increased.
- Formal
English reading and writing is emphasized.
Grades 4-5
- Instructional
time is balanced daily between English and Spanish in academic
areas. >
- Intercultural
relationships are further developed.
Grades 6-8
- Students
receive accelerated language arts and social science instruction
in Spanish in addition to the regular middle school curriculum
in English.
- Biliteracy
continues to be strengthened by long-term participation.
- Parents
see the long-term benefits of biliterate, bicultural children
academically and socially.
Grades 9-12
- Freshmen
take Accelerated Spanish.
- Students
can participate in rigorous educational programs such as the International
Baccalaureate.
- Students
may begin college Spanish coursework at Saddleback Community College.
 “Gaining
biliteracy in English and Spanish has given my children a great
deal of confidence in their cross-cultural interactions and has
made them feel unique because they possess a powerful skill set
that few of their peers share. This program is a gift!”
--Jeff McDermott, elementary school parent
“The kids received
a great education! They didn’t miss a thing. The phonics base
was so strong that my son transitioned to English automatically.
The biggest plus for our family is that they are not only tolerant
but that they have a greater respect and appreciation for other
cultures.”
--Lynn Gallagher, high school parent
“Being
with peers since kindergarten made the transition to middle school
so easy for the students. All the friends still hang out together.
They even speak Spanish at play time. My kids are more employable
living in a bilingual state. They also have a better chance in higher
education knowing two languages.”
--Robert Delgado, elementary and middle school parent
“We
chose the program when we saw how adept the students are in third
and fourth grade in writing, math and communication in two languages.
That was amazing to me!”
--Anna Maria Ruffels, kindergarten parent
 “I
can communicate very well with different people. I can translate
for people who don’t speak English. When I go to college I
will put on my resumé that I had the 2Way Language Immersion
Program and that will give me an edge.”
--Vicente Sotelo
“I like the program because it will give me more opportunities
in a career because here in California, everyone speaks Spanish
and I can communicate with more people.”
--Bonnie Presteridge
“You
get to be with and know your friends from kindergarten. Many people
don’t think I speak Spanish because I speak English so well.
My dad says it gives you an advantage in work because you are bilingual.”
--Luis Dena
“By
the end of elementary everyone speaks English. Being bilingual is
going to help me get a better job.”
-- Yairet Chavez
 The
benefits are innumerable. This program prepares students to be bilingual
and bicultural so they can participate anywhere in the world and
not just this country. When students develop two languages it affects
brain development. Studies show that this process helps the brain
develop the ability to think at higher levels and to think more
critically.”
-- Maria-Christina Walker, middle school teacher (not in photograph)
“Students
in kindergarten like the program because they can communicate with
their friends. They play together and learn different cultures.”
--Señora Martinez, kindergarten instructional aide
For more information, call
our 2-Way Language Immersion Program at either (949) 493-4533 (San Juan area) or (949) 234-5333 (San Clemente area).
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additional information about the schools, visit their web sites:
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