Dual Language Immersion

Ready for the World and Future Success

Lawndale values bilingualism, biliteracy, cultural identity, and cross-cultural competence. Our Dual Immersion vision is for students to achieve biliteracy and bilingualism with strong academics and the confidence to thrive in a global community.

Lawndale’s Dual Immersion program began in 2006 at Mark Twain Elementary, expanded to Will Rogers Middle School in 2012, and added a second elementary program at Billy Mitchell in 2023.

Our program promotes:

• Bilingualism and Biliteracy: The development and maintenance of Spanish and English proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing

• Multicultural Understanding: Students develop positive attitudes and appreciation toward world languages and cultures in our global society, promoting their involvement in world issues.

• The integration of students with a wide range of abilities

• A positive environment in which the minority language (Spanish) is respected and celebrated

• Provide an opportunity for students to acquire a second language while maintaining their native language and culture.

• Maintain academic performance at or above grade level in English and Spanish as measured by classroom grades, common assessments, benchmarks, and state assessments.