Los Puentes Two-Way Immersion Program

Are you unsure if your child should learn a second language beginning in Kindergarten? Watch this video to see how your child can benefit from enrolling in Greene County Schools Los Puentes Two-Way Immersion Program.

Snow Hill Primary invites you to visit our two-way immersion program on May 2 at 8:30 AM or 1:00 PM. All parents are invited to attend a parent interest meeting at 6:00 PM on May 2, 2019. For more information contact Stephanie Cain at 252-747-8113.

Los Puentes: Two Languages, Twice the Opportunities...

"Recognized as a Global Communicators Award Program by North Carolina in the World and the NC State Board of Education, September 2006"

Dual Language Immersion and Multicultural Education Program

Learning a second language at an early age offers children invaluable lifelong benefits. Aside from the ability to communicate in two languages, other advantages include improved overall academic performance, superior problem-solving abilities, cross-cultural competency and job competitiveness in the global economy.

Dual language immersion combines classes of 50% native Spanish speaking children with 50% native English speakers. Students learn to understand, speak, read and write in Spanish as well as English. Instruction in two languages is split daily between two teachers K-5. Children emerge from the program bilingual and equipped with experiences and life skills that will help them become good communicators, leaders, and global citizens.

Greene County's Los Puentes Program was established in 2003 through a Z. Smith Reynolds grant written by Dr. Rebecca Torres of East Carolina University.

The Global Communicators Program, a project of Gov. Easley's North Carolina in the World initiative and the NC State Board of Education recognized Greene County Schools for its dual language immersion program during the school district's September 2006 Board of Education meeting. David Williams, former director of the Global Communicators Program, made the presentation to board chair Pat Adams on behalf of the State Board of Education and its Chairman Howard Lee. Greene County Schools is one of only four districts in the state to be designated a Global Communicators School District. Presently, we are a charter member of the Global Schools Network.

Currently, the award-winning program serves Kindergarten through first grades at Snow Hill Primary School; second through third grades at West Greene Elementary School; and, fourth and fifth grades at Greene County Intermediate School.

Information on successes and challenges with establishing, maintaining, and expanding an immersion program may be obtained from:

Stephanie Cain, Title III/Dual Language Immersion Coordinator, at Snow Hill Primary School (252-747-8113 or stephaniecain@greene.k12.nc.us)

Emery Smith, Principal, Snow Hill Primary School (252-747-8113 or emerysmith@greene.k12.nc.us)

Anya Mattingly, Principal, West Greene Elementary School (252-747-3955 or anyamattingly@greene.k12.nc.us)

Dr. Uvonda Willis, Principal, Greene County Intermediate School (252-747-8191 or uvondawillis@greene.k12.nc.us)