Bilingual Immersion
Is a Bilingual Immersion Program a good fit for your child?
Click on the grade below that you child will be entering to see a sample reading box. This is a sample of the reading level of our students in that grade. If your child can read the sample on their own NMIS may be a good fit!
Language immersion is at the heart of the NMIS program.
Starting our program in kindergarten is ideal to increase the likelihood of becoming multilingual. The goal is to replicate the language learning process we all underwent as we learned our first language as toddlers.
Much language research suggests that the “ideal” time to learn a second language peaks about age 5-6, while other research says students 8-9 years of age may still succeed in an immersion program. However, all children learning a second language early in life have a much higher probability to speak that language with a native-like accent. In fact, by age 7, the ability to make certain phonemes of a language starts to diminish in our brains and continues to do so as we age. For this reason, we encourage registration in our program only in kindergarten and early first grade.
Instructional time in each language
| Grade Level | Percent of Instruction in English | Percent of Instruction in Spanish | Percent of Instruction in Arabic |
| Kindergarten and First Grades | 10-20% | 80-90% | 0 |
| Second Grade | 25-35% | 65-75% | 0 |
| Third Grade | 40-50% | 50-60% | 0 |
| Fourth and Fifth Grades | 40-50% | 50-55% | 5-10% |
| Sixth and up | 50-60% | 30-40% | 5-10% |
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To get started, select the grade your child will be moving into.
Kindergarten
Este es un gatito.
Yo abro la puerta. Tú la cierras.
First Grade
Las abejas son pequeñas, pero hacen un trabajo enorme.
Second Grade
Ven y viaja alrededor del mundo para buscar amigos y conocer nuevos lugares.
Third Grade
Nacida en 1907, Frida Kahlo una artista mexicana, siempre fue una persona fuerte e independiente.
Fourth Grade
El agua subterránea representa una fracción importante de la masa de agua presente en los continentes, bajo la superficie de la tierra, tanto en el suelo como en el subsuelo.
Fifth Grade
Arrecifes antiguos enterrados dentro de secciones estratigráficas son de gran interés para los geólogos porque proporcionan información paleo-ambiental sobre la ubicación del lugar en la historia de la tierra.
Sixth Grade
Seventh grade scheduled to launch 2020-2021.
Seventh Grade
El agua subterránea representa una fracción importante de la masa de agua presente en los continentes, bajo la superficie de la tierra, tanto en el suelo como en el subsuelo.
Eighth Grade
Eighth grade scheduled to launch 2021-2022.