The Vista Press: Vista Charter School Offers Award-Winning Dual Language Immersion Education
This article was originally published by The Vista Press on June 28, 2022.
Vista, CA – Dual Language Immersion North County (DLINC) is an award-winning charter school in Vista that is leading the charge to help San Diego County’s parents meet the goals of the California Department of Education (CDE) Global California 2030 Initiative. CDE initiative goals are that half of California students K-12 be proficient in two or more languages by 2030, and 75% of students be proficient in at least two languages by 2040.
DLINC provides students in grades TK-8 an innovative 90:10 instruction model that integrates native English and Spanish speakers in the same classroom. The results of this approach speak for themselves: by 7th and 8th grade, numerous studies have shown that dual immersion students exceed their peers in most academic areas, while the 90:10 model typically produces higher rates of bilingualism.
DLINC Principal Mallory Wirth, who learned Spanish as a second language, says the ability to speak more than one language is foundational to providing students with lifelong learning and a sense of belonging in one’s community.