Dual Language

Eagle County School District values the rich cultural and linguistic heritage of our community. With almost half of our students entering school already speaking a language other than English, we have the opportunity to be able to develop both English and Spanish in all of our students.

Eagle County School District offers programs that provide Spanish language development in the form of a 50:50 Dual Language Program. In these programs, all students are language learners and all teachers are language development teachers in one language or the other. These schools not only focus on language development, but also high academic achievement in both English and Spanish, as well. Students become bilingual, biliterate and bicultural throughout their school career reaching the goal of being academically proficient in English and another language as demonstrated through the Seal of Biliteracy. Students exhibit bilingual leadership in their community and are prepared for global citizenship.

Our schools have also observed that students in dual language programs tend to:

Learn English at quicker rate
Have more strategies with which to tackle challenges
Have more ease and confidence when working with others from different backgrounds

Which elementary schools provide Dual Language?

The following schools provide a 50/50 Dual Language for their whole school:

Avon Elementary
Edwards Elementary
Eagle Valley Elementary
Gypsum Elementary
Homestake Peak School grades K-5

Students who enter these schools will receive dual language instruction regardless of which grade level they enter. Students are taught skills & strategies to help them access both the content and the language.

Elementary Language Allocation

Which Secondary schools provide dual language?

The following secondary schools offer a Dual Language Program for a cohort of students as a strand within the school:

Berry Creek Middle
Eagle Valley Middle
Gypsum Creek Middle
Homestake Peak School grades 6-8

Students who enter this cohort have been in a dual language program previously or have a high enough level in Spanish speaking, listening, reading and writing to be able to participate in dual language with minimal support.