Early Total Immersion(Children 4 years old) In the Early Total Immersion program, preschool students receive all instructions in English. Teachers use the second language all the time to communicate, although, at the beginning they let children answer in Spanish and it is not mandatory to speak English unless children feel confident.
With this program, we encourage students to use English and their language skills by manipulating different objects, using expressions and participating in events according to the content of certain thematic units. Such processes of learning experiences are the basis of the writing/reading development.
PROGRAM STAGES:Preschool: Early Total Immersion which is MONOLINGUAL (All the basic areas are taught in English)
THREE ASPECTS - Preproduction - Early production - Reading and writing
Bilingual Program Primary school and high school: Bilingual, English – Spanish 20 hours of English per week CONTENT – BASED INSTRUCTIONS n Science n Mathematics n Language n Technology n World History n Environmental Science SUBJECTS TAUGHT IN SPANISH
n Spanish n Social Studies n Art and Music n Religion n Physical Education
AGREEMENT WITH SAINT MICHAEL’S COLLEGE, VERMONT USA · Pedagogical assessment for program design. · Continuous assessment of the process · Teacher training in Colombia and in the United States · English and American culture courses for the school’s students in Saint Michael’s College. · Admission of the Gimnasio’s students to the undergraduate and graduate programs in Saint Michael’s College.
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