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The Application window for 2023 - 2024 is closed.
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Waitlist Application Links:
Spanish Language Program
Portuguese Language Program
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What is Dual Immersion?
Dual Language Immersion provides a way to learn academic content while acquiring another language at the same time. Students receive math, science, and social studies instruction in a target language, such as Spanish, Chinese, French, German, Russian, or Portuguese. The teaching strategies used supports students in learning the concepts and skills for the subject area and develop the ability to read, write, speak, and listen in another target language.
The goals are for the students to develop literacy skills in both English and the target language while attaining academic achievement that is at or above their grade level as measured by Utah Core Testing.
More than 40 years of research consistently documents the power of immersion programs to help students attain high levels of second language proficiency. No other type of instruction, short of living in a second-language environment, is as successful.
Young children especially thrive in this type of instructional environment. Additionally, language immersion is also the least expensive way to deliver second-language instruction.
What are the Benefits of the Dual Immersion Program?
- Academic/Educational
- Perform at or above their non-immersion peers on standardized tests administered in English
- Achieve high levels of functional proficiency in the immersion language, i.e. display fluency, confidence, and native-like levels of comprehension in the immersion language
- Cognitive
- Achieve metalinguistic awareness
- Achieve high levels of proficiency
- Attain greater cognitive flexibility and better non-verbal problem-solving abilities
- Outperform monolinguals in the areas of divergent thinking, pattern recognition, and problem-solving
- Sociocultural
- Allows access to foreign media, literature, and art
- Helps students understand, navigate, and enjoy intercultural differences
- Leads to respect, positive attitudes, and an appreciation of linguistic and cultural diversity
- Helps students better understand their own culture
- Economic
- World language abilities are increasingly important to national security, delivery of health care, economic competitiveness, and law enforcement in the United States.
- Future high-level, high-paying jobs will require competence in more than one language.
- Parents' Responsibilities
- Commit to long-term participation in the dual immersion program (a completed Parent Commitment form must be completed and submitted upon acceptance to a dual immersion program).
- Develop an understanding of dual immersion education.
- Read with your child in English 20-30 minutes daily.
- Encourage the use of the target language outside of school hours.
- Provide community support and, when possible, volunteer.
- Enjoy the challenges, celebrate the results.
How do I apply for the Dual Immersion Program?
Entering Dual Immersion is done in one of two ways in Washington County School District…
#1- First Grade Lottery (if your student is not selected they can go on a waiting list)
#2- New move-ins need to contact the school they plan to attend to see if space is available and show proficiency in the language. In some cases, the student may be placed on a waitlist depending on the room in the program.
Application or Wait-list does not imply or guarantee admission to any Dual Immersion Program.
- First Grade Lottery Application
- Elementary School Contact list
- Intermediate School Contact list
- Middle School Contact list
- High School Contact list
Elementary School Contact list
Elementary School Level
| Language | School | Parent Meeting | Wait-list |
| Chinese | Arrowhead | Click Here for Arrowhead Waitlist | |
| Chinese | Bloomington | Click Here for Bloomington Waitlist | |
| Chinese | Horizon | Click Here for Horizon Waitlist | |
| Chinese | Santa Clara | Click here for Santa Clara Waitlist | |
| Chinese | Three Falls | Click here for Three Falls Waitlist | |
| Portuguese | Majestic Fields | Click here for Majestic Fields Waitlist | |
| Portuguese | South Mesa | Click here for South Mesa Waitlist | |
| Spanish | Diamond Valley | Click Here for Diamond Valley Waitlist | |
| Spanish | Paradise Canyon | Click here for Paradise Canyon Waitlist | |
| Spanish | Hurricane | Click Here for Hurricane Waitlist | |
| Spanish | Legacy | Click here for Legacy Waitlist |
Intermediate School Contact list
Intermediate School Level
| Language | School | Parent Meeting | Deadline / Wait-list |
| Spanish & Chinese | Lava Ridge Intermediate | Please contact school directly |
For continuing education language immersion students,
contact the school directly: 435-652-4742
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| Spanish & Chinese | Hurricane Intermediate | Please contact school directly |
For continuing education language immersion students,
contact the school directly: 435-635-8931
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| Spanish & Chinese | Tonaquint Intermediate | Please contact school directly |
For continuing education language immersion students,
contact the school directly: 435-688-2238
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| Chinese | Washington Fields Intermediate | Please contact school directly |
For continuing education language immersion students,
contact the school directly: 435-634-7020
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Middle School Contact list
Middle School Level
| Language | School | Parent Meeting | Deadline / Wait-list |
| Spanish & Chinese | Snow Canyon Middle | Please contact school directly |
For continuing education language immersion students,
contact the school directly: 435-674-6474
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Portuguese (2024) & Chinese |
Crimson Cliffs | Please contact school directly |
For continuing education language immersion students,
contact the school directly
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| Spanish & Chinese | Hurricane Middle | Please contact school directly |
For continuing education language immersion students,
contact the school directly
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| Spanish & Chinese | Dixie Middle | Please contact school directly |
For continuing education language immersion students,
contact the school directly
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High School Contact list
| Language | School | Parent Meeting | Deadline/Wait-list |
| Spanish & Chinese | Hurricane HS | Please contact school directly |
For continuing education language immersion students,
contact the school directly
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| Portuguese(2026) & Chinese | Crimson Cliffs HS | Please contact school directly |
For continuing education language immersion students,
contact the school directly
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| Spanish & Chinese | Dixie HS | Please contact school directly |
For continuing education language immersion students,
contact the school directly
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| Spanish & Chinese | Snow Canyon HS | Please contact school directly |
For continuing education language immersion students,
contact the school directly
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Which schools have Dual Immersion programs
Chinese
| SCHOOL | PRINCIPAL | LANGUAGE | PHONE |
| Arrowhead Elementary | Kim Heki | Chinese | 435-674-2027 |
| Bloomington Elementary | Melissa Lane | Chinese | 435-673-6266 |
| Horizon Elementary | Mona Haslem | Chinese | 435-652-4781 |
| Santa Clara Elementary | James Lowe | Chinese | 435-628-2624 |
| Three Falls Elementary | Jennifer Eggleston | Chinese | 435-635-7229 |
| Hurricane Intermediate | Brad Christensen | Chinese | 435-635-8931 |
| Lava Ridge Intermediate | Wade Jensen | Chinese | 435-652-4742 |
| Tonaquint Intermediate | Desirae Roden | Chinese | 435-688-2238 |
| Washington Fields Intermediate | Bob Sonju | Chinese | 435-634-7020 |
| Crimson Cliffs Middle | Brian Stevenson | Chinese | 435-634-7010 |
| Dixie Middle | Paul Hurt | Chinese | 435-628-0441 |
| Hurricane Middle | Chris Homer | Chinese | 435-635-4634 |
| Snow Canyon Middle | Brad Bench | Chinese | 435-674-6474 |
| Crimson Cliff High School | Rusty Taylor | Chinese | 435-627-8770 |
| Dixie High School | Paul Hurt | Chinese | 435-627-0441 |
| Hurricane High School | Darin Thomas | Chinese | 435-635-3280 |
| Snow Canyon High School | Kim Monkres | Chinese |
435-634-196 |
Portuguese
Spanish
| SCHOOL | PRINCIPAL | LANGUAGE | PHONE |
| Diamond Valley Elementary | Brandon Yost | Spanish | 435-574-2009 |
| Paradise Canyon Elementary | Susan Harrah | Spanish | 435-673-8974 |
| Legacy Elementary | Angie Evans | Spanish | 435-673-4781 |
| Hurricane Elementary | Matthew Lowe | Spanish | 435-635-4668 |
| Hurricane Intermediate | Brad Christensen | Spanish | 435-635-8931 |
| Lava Ridge Intermediate | Wade Jensen | Spanish | 435-652-4742 |
| Tonaquint Intermediate | Desirae Roden | Spanish | 435-688-2238 |
| Dixie Middle | Paul Hurt | Spanish | (435) 628-0441 |
| Hurricane Middle | Chris Homer | Spanish | 435-635-4634 |
| Snow Canyon Middle | Brad Bench | Spanish | 435-674-6474 |
| Dixie High School | Paul Hurt | Spanish | 435-627-0441 |
| Hurricane High School | Darin Thomas | Spanish | 435-635-3719 |
| Snow Canyon High School | Kim Monkres | Spanish | 435-634-1967 |
Understanding the AAPPL test.
This link will take you to a brochure that will explain the AAPPL test, how it is administered and scored as well as give you a rating scale to judge where your student is at or where they should be working to be at in their current grade.
https://www.flipsnack.com/A57ACB99E8C/aappl-brochure-2020-21.html