The Spanish Immersion Program at Barksdale Elementary offers academic instruction in the target language of Spanish. Partnered with add.a.lingua, the Immersion program is commited to a quality dual language program with the goals of increased academic achievement, cross-cultural intelligence, and high levels of bilingualism. The program began in August 2018 with 2 Kindergarten classes. The program is scheduled to grow by a grade level each school year.