Unidos Y Adelante

 

Adelante is a K–5th grade, two-way Spanish immersion magnet school in the Redwood City School District in California. We bring together both Spanish and English speaking students and families for the opportunity of a promising future of being bilingual, bicultural, and academically enriched.

Our student population is composed of 50% Spanish speaking students and 50% English speaking students. The ethnic background of the students is approximately 70% latino, as several latino families have selected this school for their children with the intent of bringing Spanish back into their homes.

We have high expectations for our students. We expect them to show high levels of proficiency in two languages by the time they exit our school. We test the students in both languages starting in second grade, and the students have exceeded our expectations. We have observed what research supports – the development of the students' bilingual abilities has made the students smarter!