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World Languages: Immersion Programs

Click Here to Learn More About Immersion Education in FCPS
and the Benefits of Early Language Learning

1st Grade Partial-Immersion Program: Registration is now closed. If you are interested in submitting a late application, please mail the application form directly to the selected immersion school.  Your application will be added to the end of the generated waiting list according to the date received. LATE APPLICATION FORM   Two-Way Immersion Kindergarten Program: Registration is now closed. If you are interested in submitting a late application, please mail the application form to:  Fairfax County Public Schools - World Languages, Fairfax Ridge Building, 3rd Floor #3244, 3877 Fairfax Ridge Road, Fairfax, VA  22030.  Your application will be added to the end of the generated waiting list according to the date received.  La inscripción para Kindergarten del Programa de immersión en dos idiomas ha cerrado. Si usted está interesado en llenar una solicitud tarde, por favor envíe por correo la solicitud a: Fairfax County Public Schools - World Languages, Fairfax Ridge Building, 3rd Floor #3244, 3877 Fairfax Ridge Road, Fairfax, VA  22030. Su solicitud se agregará al final de la lista de espera generada de acuerdo a la fecha de recibimiento. LATE APPLICATION FORM (English) LATE APPLICATION FORM (Español)   Important Information: Information for Parents Enrollment Procedures Parent Informational Meeting Bailey’s Elementary has a separate application process. Please visit Bailey’s website at: http://www.fcps.edu/BaileysES/SpanishImmersion.html or call: 703-575-6800.

Transportation will not be provided for students residing outside the immersion school's attendance area.

Enrollment Procedures

• Enrollment Procedures for Partial-Immersion Program
• Enrollment Procedures for Two-Way Immersion Kindergarten Program
• County-wide Two-Way Immersion Programs (County-wide lottery)
• School-based Two-Way Immersion Programs (School-based lottery as needed)

 

Criteria for Enrollment for the Partial-Immersion Program

There are no formal criteria for enrollment because experience and research indicate that all students, regardless of ability level or background, can succeed in immersion programs. This program is open only to residents of Fairfax County. Fairfax County students who live outside the immersion school's attendance area are eligible to enroll, but parents must provide transportation.

Partial-Immersion Enrollment Procedures

Fairfax County parents have the opportunity to register their rising Kindergarten or first grade student for the immersion program at one or more of the twelve sites. A separate computer generated lottery for each site determines the acceptance and wait list order of those who registered. After notification of the lottery results, parents must select one school thereby releasing the student's name from the other lists, if the student registered for more than one lottery. Since there is a separate lottery system for each site, there is no student transfer option to another immersion site after the student is enrolled in the initial immersion school the family selected.

Students who reside outside the attendance area are also eligible but parents must provide transportation. Parents will be notified by mail about selection or placement on a waiting list.

Registration for 2013-2014 will open January 2, 2013 at 8:30 AM.

Two-Way Immersion Enrollment Procedures

Criteria for Enrollment for the Two-Way Immersion Program

The Two-Way Immersion Kindergarten Program is only open to residents of Fairfax county. Because the focus of the program is on literacy skills in both English and Spanish, fifty percent of the class is comprised of students whose primary language is Spanish and the other fifty percent of the class is comprised of students whose primary language is English.

Two-Way Immersion Enrollment Procedures

Students who reside outside the attendance area are also eligible but parents must provide transportation. Parents will be notified by mail about selection or placement on a waiting list. After the registration date, late registration forms will be available on the website.

Registration for 2013-2014 will open January 2, 2013 at 8:30 AM.