Demand for the Walla Walla School District’s dual-language program has continued to grow, fueling an expansion of two new kindergarten classes at Green Park Elementary next fall, school district officials said this week.

The two-way program blends children who primarily speak English and children who primarily speak Spanish and partners them to help learn from each other as they’re taught in both languages. Two years ago, the district began the process of converting Edison Elementary School into a wall-to-wall dual-language school.

The additional interest in the program was evident during a recent series of parent informational nights explaining the two-way English-Spanish language classes, said district spokesman Mark Higgins.

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