This is the presentation by Holland Christian High School and Zeeland Christian School on how the high school is preparing for the arrival of Spanish Immersion students.

1. Spanish Immersion Maintenance
Holland Christian High School
Producing Global Citizens

2. “Knowing more has never been a
disadvantage when compared to knowing
less.” Bialystok, 2007

3. Welcome and Outline
• Troy Stahl, Holland Christian High School
Principal: Areas of exploration
• Stacey Vanden Bosch, ZCS/add.a.lingua
immersion education: Program
integration
• Question and Answer: Troy Stahl,
Rosemary Ervine (Curriculum Director),
Jane Vander Beek (High school Spanish
teacher and parent of SI students at ZCS),
and Stacey Vanden Bosch

4. Areas of Exploration
• Cross-cultural exchange/study abroad
• Dual enrollment
• Third language option
• Project-based Learning

5. K-12 Spanish Immersion
Elements of Successful
Programs
• Leadership and Team identification
• Articulation
• Assessment
• Student-centered learning
• Inter-building (level) communication
• Traditional staff education and support
• Parental involvement

6. The Team
• Holland Christian School Board
• Zeeland Christian School Board
• Administrative Staff (Troy, Bill, Nancy,
Rosemary, & Janelle)
• add.a.lingua (Stacey & Lilah)
• Traditional middle & high school staff
• Elementary, middle, & high school SI staff

7. Articulation and Assessment
• K-12 practical implications: cognitive and linguistic
development convergence
• Avant STAMP 4 SE: Measures interpersonal, presentational, and
interpretive communication in L2 based on the ACTFL
Performance Guidelines for K-12 Learners
• Guiding principles for program goals and classroom level
instruction
• Proficiency level goal upon high school graduation: advanced
mid-high

8. Student-Centered Learning and
Project-Based Learning
(PBL)
• Students go through an extended process of inquiry in
response to a complex question, problem, or challenge. create
high-quality, authentic products & presentations.
• Teachers allow for some student “voice and choice.”
• Teachers plan, manage, and assess rigorous projects.
• Students learn key academic content by practicing the 21st
Century Skills: collaboration, communication and critical
thinking.
• Students create high-quality, authentic products and
presentations.
• The project contains and frames the curriculum.

9. Inter-building/level
Communication
• Regular building liaison communication
• Combined immersion professional
development
• Student portfolio sharing

10. Traditional Staff and Parental
Support
• Regular communication about student
outcomes through parent teacher
conferences and student portfolio sharing
• Regular communication about integration
of content and learning regardless of
program
• On-going education concerning dual
language immersion in order to unify
program strands; thus benefiting all

11. Conclusion
• Unity between schools and programs
• Enrichment for all students regardless of
program choice
• Focus on a broader understanding of the
world God created through culture and
language learning - creation of global
citizens
• Preparation of students to cross cultural
and linguistic boundaries as followers of
Christ