Monrovia Unified School District is pleased to introduce you to our Dual Immersion Programs for Spanish and Mandarin. A typical day in this program will see students learning either of the two foreign languages for part of the day and learning English for the other part of the day. Students are fully immersed in Spanish/Mandarin as part of the learning process. The goal of the program is to have your students be fully bilingual and bi-literate in both English and Spanish/Mandarin before the finish primary school. There are also opportunities to continue learning the languages once they reach Monrovia High School. Students can also earn the Seal of Biliteracy if they meet certain requirements. 

 

As space is limited in this program, parents are encouraged to check with their school for tour and registration information. Here is the list of school that have Dual Immersion available and who you can contact to get your student enrolled:

 

Monroe Elementary, (626) 471-2300

Principal Amanda Noriega at [email protected]

 

Monrovia High School, (626) 471-2800.

Principal Adrian Ayala at [email protected] 

 

Wild Rose School of Creative Arts, (626) 471-2500

Principal Paige Ramos at [email protected]

 

Plymouth Elementary, (626) 471-2400

Principal Greg Gero at [email protected] 

 

Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet School, (626) 471-2700

Principal Geoffrey Zamarippa at [email protected]

 

 

 

A: There is extensive research that shows kids in dual immersion will perform higher than students who are learning just one language. The program makes sure students are successfully learning both languages as the year progresses.

 

 

A: Since Monrovia Unified is a public school district, there’s no extra charge for this. The program can be included with the current curriculum at the schools with Dual Immersion available. 

 

 

A:Dual immersion students have priority registration for zero period target language and have opportunity to take extra-curricular classes.