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Meet our Dual Immersion Teachers

Meet our Dual Immersion Teachers

Maestra Campus grew up in a bilingual household in the suburbs of Los Angeles. She moved to Nevada County when she was 13 and has been back and forth ever since! After graduating from UC Santa Cruz with a minor in Education, she lived in Galicia, Spain for three years, working in classrooms and eating lots and lots of pulpo! When she moved back to the states, she received her teaching credential and a Master’s degree from the University of San Francisco. When not in the classroom, you can find Maestra Campus running, hiking, reading, and spending time with her husband and dog.
Maestra Colvin has been teaching Dual Immersion Spanish in the Grass Valley School District since 2015. She attended Northern Arizona University, the University of Granada, Spain, and Fresno State University. She worked as a journalist in San Jose, Costa Rica before earning her teaching credential. Teaching Spanish and nurturing children to be bilingual global citizens is one of her many passions! In addition, she loves to dance ballet, snow ski, river raft, bake, and drink coffee. In addition, she loves to travel! She has traveled to 38 different countries and she can’t wait for her next adventure!
Esther learned Spanish through living in Mexico (Guadalajara and Oaxaca) and Guatemala (San Pedro La Laguna, Atitlán), as well as taking many classes in high school and college. She received her Bilingual Teaching Credential through CSUS in 2009. Shes taught preschool through 9th grade in various settings, rural and urban, public and private. Esther is passionate about equity, social justice, and social-emotional learning. When not in the classroom, youll find Esther spending time with her two daughters, hiking, swimming, reading, or playing the guitar.
Jakyline Gonzales is a Peruvian-American woman. She was born and raised in Peru. She moved to the states at age 25 and became a US citizen in 2020 after living in the country for ten years. She studied law in Peru and received a Masters in education in the US. She has taught 7th and 8th grade at Lyman Gilmore for the last three years. She loves spending time with her husband Sam, Daughter Kathy, and dogs Inti and KiKi.
What is Dual Immersion?

What is Dual Immersion?

In DI programs,
academic subjects like reading and math are taught to all students through both English and Spanish. Students help each other speak, read, write, and understand one another’s language. Classes are composed of a balance of English speakers and Spanish speakers. Language arts, math, science and social studies is taught primarily in Spanish in grades K-1. There is a gradual increase in English instruction until a 50:50 balance is reached in 5th grade. Spanish speakers build a strong base in Spanish and are more successful as they learn English. English speakers have maximum exposure to Spanish.
What are the Benefits for my child?

What are the Benefits for my child?

 
Children in dual immersion programs become bilingual and bi-literate; they learn to read, write, and speak in two languages. Additionally, they are more aware of their own and other cultures. The earlier a child is introduced to a second language, the greater the chances that the child will become truly proficient in the language. Bilingual students also perform better than monolingual students on tasks that call for divergent thinking, pattern recognition, and problem-solving.Students typically attain fluency in the second language by sixth grade.
What does the research say about Dual Language learning?

What does the research say about Dual Language learning?

 

*English-speaking students enrolled in dual immersion (DI) programs often outscore English-speaking students who are not enrolled in dual immersion programs on standardized math and language arts tests.

*Spanish-speaking students enrolled in DI programs experience more long-term educational gains than students in other bilingual or ESL programs.

*People who are bilingual are more efficient at multitasking.

*Dual Language students develop more positive attitudes toward themselves as learners.

*Dual Immersion helps students excel in their native language, whether it is Spanish or English!

DI Parent Meeting Agenda- English

DI Parent Meeting Agenda- English

Agenda de le reunión de padres de DI

Agenda de le reunión de padres de DI

Resources/ Recursos

Resources/ Recursos

Follow the link to access CLEVER, our digital learning platform/Siga el enlace para acceder a CLEVER, nuestra plataforma de aprendizaje digital;