The Sheltered English Immersion Instruction Program is specially designed for students who are new to the country and limited in English. The program instructs students to speak, read, and write fluently in English. Teachers certified in English as a Second Language (ESL) use curricula and methodologies specifically designed to promote English language skills while teaching content area curricula. This program prepares English Language Learners (ELL) to enter grade level mainstream classrooms. Students are formally assessed three times a year to ensure that the goals of speaking, listening, and writing in English are achieved. As a norm, students will spend one year in a Sheltered English Immersion Instruction classroom. Upon exiting from the Sheltered English Immersion Instruction Program, ELL students will follow the Cambridge Public School Controlled Choice Policy in order to transfer to a school of their choice. 

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Sheltered English Immersion Instruction Program is to address the academic and social needs of non-English-speaking students in a challenging and nurturing environment, to assist students in developing English Language proficiency while maintaining and fostering pride and interest in their native cultures as well as in American culture, and to encourage parents and guardians to become involved in their children's educational program and the school community at large.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Bilingual Department – 617-349-6466

Visit us on the web at http://www.cpsd.us/cpsdir/BilingEngK12.cfm or go to http://www.cpsd.us and select Bilingual Programs from the Quick Links menu (below the Search box).

The Cambridge School Department provides access to Spanish, Portuguese, and Haitian Creole speaking Citywide Parent Coordinators. To make an appointment call Blondine, the Bilingual and ESL Department Manager at 617-349-6468.