Bijou Community School accepting commitment forms for Two Way Bilingual Immersion TK and kindergarten

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Do you want your child to learn in English and Spanish? Bijou Community School is now accepting commitment forms for our Two Way Bilingual Immersion TK and kindergarten classes!

Bijou Community School brings together English and Spanish-speaking students TK through 5th grade in a Two Way Bilingual Immersion (TWBI) program by supporting them to learn to read, write, speak, and listen in two languages.

The program has three goals:

The TWBI program at Bijou is a 90:10 model, meaning that 90 percent of instruction in TK and Kindergarten is in Spanish and 10 percent is in English. Each year the percentage of English increases until in 5th grade 50 percent of instruction is in English and 50 percent is in Spanish.

Bijou Community School also has an active parent volunteer program that includes classroom volunteering and 16 different volunteer committee opportunities. There is a Boys and Girls Club on site for after-school care.

The Bijou TWBI program admits students by lottery.

Students with dates of birth between September 2, 2018 and September 1, 2019 are eligible for Kindergarten next year.

Students with dates of birth between September 2nd, 2019 and June 2nd, 2020 will be eligible for TK.

Interested parents should call Martha Ubias or Julia Cedano at (530) 543-2337 and submit a completed TWBI commitment form to the office. Please visit Bijou.ltusd.org for more information about our program. Tours are available and commitment forms are due on February 16, 2024.