The middle school dual language program builds upon and expands students' bilingual proficiency, content mastery, and cross-cultural understanding that was begun in elementary school. The Dual Language program seeks to prepare students to function at high cognitive levels as they continue to develop their bilingual abilities and deepen their understanding of the multicultural contexts in our communities.
Dual Language students must take a minimum of 2 courses in Spanish. One of the two courses must have Language Arts as the major focus. In 6th grade, these courses are the following:
6th Grade Social Studies - World Cultures in Spanish
6th grade Dual Language Global Studies - An academic Spanish Language Arts elective in which students explore global issues in a problem-based format with emphasis on listening, speaking, reading, and writing .