Dual Language Immersion

We are excited to have a thriving Dual Language Immersion program here at Sarah Smith. Our teachers, parents, and students are committed to the DI program and have built a strong community of learners committed to learning a new language and culture. 
 
The dual language model at Sarah Smith Elementary is a cohort of participants in a 50/50 Two-Way Spanish Model. Beginning in kindergarten, we strive to have 25 native Spanish speaking students and 25 native English-speaking students who will be mixed among two homerooms. Students will then spend half of their school day in an English-only speaking classroom and the other half in a Spanish-only speaking classroom. The cohort of approximately 50 students will move through elementary school together from grade to grade. Students will be reassigned to a new homeroom each school year but will stay among the 50 DI students. 
 
We invite you to visit the APS World Language website to learn more about Dual Immersion at Sarah Smith Elementary and in Atlanta Public Schools. You may also contact Sarah Smith administrators with questions specific to the program at Sarah Smith.