About the School

About Our School

Maxwell Elementary-Escuela de Inmersión en Español is a partial immersion model. Half of the school day is spent in the target language (Spanish), and half of the school day in English. Instruction of Social Studies is integrated through language arts/reading instruction in both Spanish and English. Math concepts also are integrated into the other content-area subjects for additional reinforcement. The curriculum is developed to meet the needs of the students. Enrollment is open to incoming kindergarten and first graders. 

There are four goals of the Partial Immersion Program:

• Functional proficiency in the second language, children are able to communicate in the target language on topics appropriate to their age level,
• Mastery of subject-content material of the district curriculum,
• Cross-cultural understanding, and
• Achievement in English language arts comparable to or surpassing achievement of students in English-only programs.

Maxwell has been a Spanish immersion magnet since 1990. In 2007, the Consulate of Spain accepted the program into its network of International Spanish Academies.

The program continues at Bryan Station Middle School in grades 6-8 and at Bryan Station High in grades 9-12. Courses in Spanish include language arts, science, and math. All other courses are in English, including a language arts/English class.