Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) is set to launch the Russell Elementary Language Academy beginning in 2018-2019. The new Spanish Dual Language Academy is the second of its kind in GGUSD and will meet a growing demand to provide students with a pathway to learn, read and write in both English and Spanish.

All students who enroll in transitional kindergarten and kindergarten will be placed in the biliteracy program where they will learn academic content such as science, social studies, literacy, and math, in English and Spanish. Students enrolled in the program will also have opportunities to earn the Pathway to Biliteracy Award which is awarded by the Orange County Department of Education.

“We are so proud to open our district’s second Spanish Dual Language Academy to give students at Russell Elementary School the advantage of becoming biliterate and bilingual at a young age,” said Bob Harden, GGUSD Board of Education president.  “Our district is committed to expanding our language programs to help prepare students for a global society.”

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