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    • About Us
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  • Home
  • About Us
  • Summer 2021
  • 2021/2022 Registration
  • 20/21 Back to School
  • Meet Our Staff
  • Registration & Enrollment
  • Calendars
  • Health and Safety
  • Language Immersion
  • Make a Payment
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  • Pictures
  • Employment Opportunities
  • Virtual Learning

Benefits of Language Immersion

Better and more advanced reading skills (NY University, Canada)

Greater opportunities for college and careers (Villano, 1986)

Higher scores in math and science (Armstrong, 1997)

Greater grasp of one's first language, including larger vocabulary (Dahlberg, 2004)

Better at complex problem solving skills and order thinking skills (Bamford & Mizokawa, 1991)

Bigger view of the world: travel, communication, cultures (Curtain, 2004)

More tolerant of differences among people (Carpenter, 1974)

Higher standardized test scores on all sections of the SAT, and core subject standardized tests (Armstrong and Rogers, 1999) (College Board Seniors Report, 2007) (Cooper, 1987)

Higher academic achievers (Thomas, Collier, Abbot, 1993)

Speaking a second language may delay different forms of dementia (Journal American Academy of Neurology, 2013)

Better listening skills and sharper memories than monolingual peers (Lapkin, 1990) (Ratte, 1968)

Higher self concept (Saunders, 1998)

International School for Peace

4625 E. River Road Tucson, AZ 85718 US

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