Seattle is developing more "International Schools" which may feature "the dual-language immersion format, in which students learn some subjects in English and others in a second language." Janet I. Tu reports in the Seattle Time's article "Seattle school district to expand its worldly offerings:"
Seattle Public Schools Chief Academic Officer Carla Santorno announced the district's intent to expand its international programs to five more elementary schools, one more middle school, and two high schools. Locations have not been determined, she said....
Santorno's goal is to establish, within the next three to five years, 10 schools around the district, including John Stanford and Hamilton, that would have such international programs. By next fall, she hopes to have programs in place in two elementary schools.
She cited the high demand for the John Stanford school, along with the need to prepare students for a global economy and culture. At John Stanford, students take half of their subjects in English and the other half in either Spanish or Japanese, said principal Karen Kodama.
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