What would a day in a Dual Language program look like for my
child? Most Dual Language students have two classrooms, an
English environment classroom and a Spanish environment
classroom, and two teachers. Your child might start the day in
the English classroom studying English language arts and math,
and then, in the afternoon, work in the Spanish classroom
studying Spanish language arts, along with science or social
studies in Spanish. (Note that the particular subjects taught in
each language may vary depending on the school). The curriculum
that is studied is the same as that being used in English-only
classrooms, and all classes use the DCPS standards and the
Teaching and Learning Framework to guide instruction. Your child
will probably have some classmates who speak English at home,
others who speak Spanish, and even others who speak a third
language in the home and are pursuing trilingualism! Homework
assignments and classroom projects are designed so that your
child can complete them even if you do not