The Milwaukee French Immersion School is a city-wide school which serves a multicultural student population. Students are immersed in the French language beginning in four-year-old kindergarten and continue to receive most academic instruction in French through grade five. Formal English instruction begins in grade two when English reading and language arts are introduced. The amount of English instruction is gradually increased in grades three through five with students spending approximately forty-five to ninety minutes per day in English instruction. The Milwaukee Public School curriculum is followed to a great extent, with modifications being made according to the availability of materials. Many teaching materials are developed and/or translated by staff members so that they are tailored to the needs of the students. The ultimate goal of the school is to afford children with the opportunity to become bilingual in a very natural way as well as to provide them with a high-quality, diverse education.
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