Wednesday, September 8, 2010

 Want to know WHY DWES kids believe learning
another language is important?

Click on our award-winning* public service announcement to find out!

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The Spanish Immersion Media Corner!

Our Spanish Immersion Program has ended up in the news a few times.

Click here for the Channel 12 news story on how Desert Willow has become the model for a 3rd sister school, Squaw Peak in Creighton District that will be implementing Spanish Immersion program in fall of 2010.

Click here for the Channel 8 story on the early days of Desert Willow's Spanish Immersion. Listen to Dr. Jana Miller, our former principal and founder of the program. Dr. Miller is currently the Associate Superintendant for CCUSD.

 


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Desert Willow is proud of our Golden Bell!

It is a schoolwide award for our language programs...both immersion and our "Hola Amigos" classes. We won 1st place in the state for the elementary category. It was awarded through the Arizona School Boards Association (ASBA). Here's the link:

http://www.azsba.org/