Spanish Immersion

Spanish Immersion Program 

In grades K-2, students in the Spanish Immersion Magnet program are taught math, science, and language arts in Spanish and social studies and language arts in English. In grades 3-5, students add Spanish literacy. Spanish is also offered as a Special Area class.

Hawthorne provides all students with varied opportunities to use their second language in daily interactions and also offers extracurricular opportunities for cross-cultural enrichment.

Hawthorne is the only full-model Spanish Immersion magnet in JCPS. Every student who comes to Hawthorne will experience dual language learning in the areas of math, science, Spanish Literacy, and World Language.

Our students will enjoy a competitive edge because they can communicate in both of the two most widely spoken languages in the United States - English and Spanish.

By learning to appreciate diverse cultures, languages, and customs, our students get a head start on learning to navigate and lead in our global society.

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SPANISH IMMERSION PROGRAM
Dual Language

Why Dual Language?

Brain Development

  • Children easily pick up languages.  Schoolwide use of two allows children to learn both, naturally!

  • Brain scans show that becoming bilingual improves brain structure and function.

Attention and Focus

  • Bilingual people of all ages are able to focus better than people who speak only one language.

Test Scores and Lifelong Learning

  • Students who learn a second language score higher on all subject and language tests, even when tested in English!

  • Children will retain their good accent and grammar, making future language classes easier.

  • The better students become in a second language, the higher their ACT and SAT scores in all subjects.

Career Advantages in the Global Economy

  • Our students will enjoy a competitive edge because they can communicate in both of the two most widely spoken languages in the United States - English and Spanish.

  • By learning to appreciate diverse cultures, language, and customs, our students get a head start on learning to navigate  and lead in our global society.