I am looking into some prek/full day care options for my 3.5 year old. One of the options is a Spanish immersion Montessori school. It states they speak fluent Spanish in the morning and then fluent English in the afternoon.
The school seems very nice and a good location for us, but... My daughters only Spanish interaction has come from Dora the explorer. Would this place even be an option for her, would she be overwhelmed?
Thoughts?
grapefruit / 4988 posts
I don't have experience with Spanish, but I was put in a French immersion program starting in first grade (I was 6). It was 100% French all day and none of us had any previous experience. We all picked it up immediately. I assume it would be even easier for a 3.5 year old.
GOLD / watermelon / 14076 posts
Would you be interested in continuing it into elementary school (if that is even an option)? An elementary school in our district does a Spanish immerision program that we're planning to enroll LO in (assuming she gets accepted), but it's a 5-year commitment so that they can get the full benefit of it. I'm not sure if just one year of pre-K would be confusing for her. Another option is asking for opinions on it in a local mom's Facebook group or something like that?
honeydew / 7622 posts
There is a very popular preschool here that offers this. I went in for a visit since there is a 2 year wait list. I think kids can easily be multi lingual. You and DH would just need to learn some simple Spanish to support it in the home I would think.
honeydew / 7303 posts
@lawbee11: they do have elementary education, but the most I could commit to would be through 1st grade because we will probably end up moving
honeydew / 7622 posts
Oh and I learned Spanish in a full immersion class in college it was over 6 terms. The instructor never spoke English even on the first day.
honeydew / 7917 posts
I considered a Spanish immersion charter school (k-8) for my LO. I took a tour a few months ago, and I didn't think it was the right fit for my LO. There are a lot of advantages of being in an immersion program. At that age, I'm sure your LO would adjust quickly. You don't need a background in the language to enroll.
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
I really think any exposure to a second language is wonderful, regardless if you speak it or if kids continue on with it.
pineapple / 12566 posts
Like @looch: any exposure to another language is great, and the younger the better, IMO.
My two started a 3rd language at 2 years for my older LO and 4 months for my younger LO and they are completely fluent. My older LO took about 6 months to really start speaking and fully understanding the language, but now that he has been fully immersed for 3+ years, outsiders think he is a local born and raised kid.
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