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Language Immersion Programs are Sunsetting
After many years of struggling to provide enough quality educators for Spanish/French immersion, we have made the difficult decision to phase-out this program.

All students currently enrolled in Language Immersion will have the opportunity to continue in the program through the end of their 5th grade year. The last immersion cohort will begin with the 1st grade class of the 2024-25 school year. We are making every effort to retain staff for this program through the end of the phase-out, however, if we are unable to do so, families will be updated immediately.

French Instruction and Foreign Language Elementary School (FLES)

OurFrench Instruction program allows students to receive French instruction for half of their day – in math, science and some social studies.

The International Baccalaureate Programme (IB) requires that authorized schools offer instruction in a modern world language aside from the language of the school, which is English. AIES has chosen to meet this requirement by offering French. All students at AIES experience FLES instruction. Students in the Partial French Immersion program receive additional instruction of curriculum in French.

Benefits

  • Students in language programs have higher academic achievement.

  • Students have a more diverse approach to learning and a greater appreciation of different cultures.

  • Language programs promote literacy development in two languages and for some more than two languages.

  • Students have greater cognitive flexibility and problem-solving abilities.

Math & Science 

Math is a universal language and often involves concrete, hands-on activities and learning. Science offers students the opportunity to explore and experiment using the knowledge and vocabulary taught to them in French.