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English and Spanish will be taught to kindergartners at McKinley Elementary School next fall.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. Students who attend McKinley Elementary School will soon learn in two languages, as the Santa Barbara Unified School District is set to start a dual-language immersion program.
Next fall, English and Spanish will be taught to all kindergartners on campus.
According to McKinley principal Elena Garcia-Yoshitomi, it aims to teach children a second language while maintaining their native tongue.
“We have so much enthusiasm for dual language immersion,” she said. “This has been a long road coming.
“Imagine students speaking in two languages,” Santa Barbara Unified executive director of diversity, equity, and family engagement programs Maria Larios-Horton said. “Being able to learn and collaborate no matter what their background.