Montessori School Starts Spanish Immersion Program
Meadowbrook Montessori, located in Snellville, adds another touch of distinction to their program by adding full-time Spanish language immersion.
A local Montessori school will soon add a unique Spanish immersion program to its already varied teaching and educational practices. Meadowbrook Montessori School, located on North Road in downtown Snellville, will start two Spanish language immersion classes in the fall. The classes, available to the school's preschool students, will be taught by Elisabeth Bishop and a native Spanish-speaking assistant, Celina Genao. “The main teacher will speak 100 percent English,” Bishop said, “and the assistant is a native Spanish speaker. They will be speaking 100 percent Spanish.” The teachers will not mix the languages, and students choose which teacher to direct their questions. Educational lessons will always be taught in English, however, in…
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2:40 pm on Wednesday, April 24, 2013
This is in no way an immersion program! Total over exaggeration. There are 2 spanish speaking "assistants" (who are awesome) but very little spanish being absorbed. The assitants speak mostly English. Our child knew more spanish before she enrolled then after a year being there. We quicky took her out of the school for many reasons. i would not recommend this "school". more ›