Informational Meetings
Every Student Learns in English plus Spanish, Mandarin, or French!
Join Us at a Parent Information Session and Learn About:
- How does language immersion work?
- What are the benefits of language immersion?
- Will my child fall behind in English?
- How do I help my kids with homework?
- Why is having native speakers as teachers important?
- What other things does GVA offer?
RSVP for February 23, 2023 at 6:30 PM
School Tours
- School Tours are on Tuesday and Thursday
- Please schedule a tour with Parent Liasion Brenda Castro at [email protected]
Language Immersion Instructional Time
Kindergarten - 80/20
- Students spend 80% of their day in Kindergartners learning all their subjects in their target language (French, Mandarin, or Spanish) and 20% in English.
1st Grade - 70/30
- Students spend 70% of their day in their target language and 30% in English.
2nd - 5th Grade - 50/50
- Students alternate Weeks between their target language and English. 1 full week in their target language, the next full week in English.
We refer to this as the A/B program.
Middle School
- Students have 30% a day in their target language following their AP (Advance Placement) track.
Our goal is for our students to achieve a higher level entrance in their target language by High School.