Spanish Immersion Program

  • Elementary Level

    Spsanish Immersion Program Clearview Elementary hosts the Spanish Immersion program for students in grades K-6. Beginning in the 2017-18 school year, sixth-graders will attend South Junior High School

    • Grades K-5: Students are taught math, science, social studies, language arts and health in Spanish, based on the Minnesota State Standards.
    • Grade 6: Students are taught all subjects in Spanish except math.
    • Grades 3-5: Students receive formal English instruction. Many students exceed non-immersion students in their English language arts skills by the end of 5th grade.
    • Research has consistently shown that immersion students do as well or better than comparable non-immersion students on measures of verbal and mathematical skills.

    Clearview Elementary School
    7310 Highway 24, Clear Lake, MN 55319
    320-743-2241

    clearview@isd742.org

    Spanish Immersion Brochure

  • Middle Level

    South Junior High School hosts the Spanish Immersion program for students in grades 7-8 (grades 6-8 beginning 2017-18 school year).

    • Grade 6 (Beginning 2017-18): Students take Spanish Immersion Language Arts, Spanish Immersion Social Studies and Spanish Immersion Science.
    • Grades 7-8: Students take Spanish Immersion Language Arts and Spanish Immersion Social Studies.
    • Grade 8: Students have the opportunity to participate in the Spanish Immersion Capstone Trip, a two-week trip in March that immerses students in the target language they have learned for nearly a decade.
      • The Capstone trip requires fundraising by the student with family support.

    South Junior High School
    1120 S. 15th Ave., St. Cloud MN, 56301
    320-251-1322

    south@isd742.org

  • High School

    The Spanish Immersion students at the High School level are blended into the World Language classes.  Many students will be ready for Spanish 4 or Spanish AP Language and Culture.

    • Grade 9: Students will have the opportunity to participate in the Spanish Immersion Capstone Trip in March that immerses students in the target language they have learned for a decade.
    • Students will continue to work on their proficiency levels with the expectation of taking AP Spanish Language & Culture and AP Spanish Literature & Culture
    • Students may also choose to participate in the High School Spanish trip to Costa Rica.

    Technical High School
    233 S. 12th Ave., St. Cloud MN, 56301
    320-252-2231

    tech@isd742.org