Two-Way Dual Language Program Expanding at Edgewater Elementary School

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The two-way dual language program at Edgewater Elementary School is expanding!

Two-way Dual Language: Kindergarten-2nd Grades for 2021-2022 School Year

A Two-Way program includes families who are native or dominant Spanish speakers and native or dominant English speakers. Students in our Two-Way program receive 50% of their instruction in Spanish and 50% in English from kindergarten through sixth grade. Each year, we add another grade level to our Two-Way program as our students transition to the next grade. Our goal is to have full implementation of our Two-Way program from Preschool-6th grade by 2025.

For more information, call the school at 303-982-6050.

Two-Way Dual Language Preschool 

Beginning in 2021-2022, Edgewater’s preschool will only offer a full day Two-Way Dual Language Program. Students will be immersed in Spanish 90% of the school day with 10% of the day in English for all. This will prepare students to continue in our Two-Way Dual Language Program through 6th grade. The goal of the Two-Way Dual Language Program in Preschool is to continue to develop the Spanish language for our native Spanish speakers and to create a Spanish immersion experience for our native English speakers. Space will be limited to 32 students and families must enroll their students through Enroll Jeffco.

For more information, call the preschool office at 303-982-6038.

Joel Newton

Joel has been a resident of Edgewater, Colorado with his family since 2012. He is the Executive Director of local education nonprofit Edgewater Collective and Editor of the Edgewater Echo.