Jill Schilling, Director of World Languages, ENL and Bilingual Education 
 

2025-26 Spanish Dual Language Kindergarten Program. 

Applications for our Spanish Dual Language Kindergarten Program are now closed for the 2025-26 school year. This enriching program offers students the opportunity to become bilingual and biliterate while developing cross-cultural competence.

Program Features:

• Instruction in both English and Spanish on alternate days
• Cultural enrichment activities
• Development of bilingual and biliteracy skills

  Please note that this form does not guarantee placement in the program. Screening and a lottery for the program will begin after June 15th.

  Application deadline: June 1st

  Lindenhurst School District created our Spanish Dual Language Program in 2019 at Albany Avenue Elementary School. The dual language program seeks to offer students the opportunity to become bilingual, biliterate, and bicultural while improving their academic ability.
  
  The two-way Immersion program includes both native English speakers and English language learners (ELLs). The teachers provide instruction in both English and in Spanish.
  
  Students receive half of their instruction in their primary or home language, and the remainder of their instruction in the target language, the language that they are learning. Students learn to speak, read, and write in two languages, and also learn about other cultures while developing strong self-esteem and diverse language skills.
  
  Each year a new kindergarten cohort is organized. Meetings are scheduled during the year to share pertinent information regarding the dual language program and to allow parents to ask questions and network with each other.

  Summer LIT Camp

  Information regarding the district’s free summer enrichment program for the upcoming year:

  • ENGLISH
  • SPANISH