Spanish Schools for young children (Houston, Sugar Land: travel, work, homes)

[DFWGAL2]

Oh and Yes! Let's team up!!!

[pepper131]

I'm actually very, VERY upset about leaving, as is my 14 yr old, since Science and Engineering is the best school for him; there is nothing like it in Houston. We attended the open house last week and it's amazing!...kids are prepared for their junior year of college by the time they graduate. And excellent school sets a path for your kids.

We are still applying to schools here in DISD; just in case something happens to my husband's job (one never knows for sure, right?).

If I were you, I'd still apply to the magnets in HISD. They won't look at your app until June 2nd, but you may have a chance. I've called enough schools to know that they do not make allowances for families relocating. It's such a bummer!!

[DFWGAL2]

Originally Posted by pepper131

I'm actually very, VERY upset about leaving, as is my 14 yr old, since Science and Engineering is the best school for him; there is nothing like it in Houston. We attended the open house last week and it's amazing!...kids are prepared for their junior year of college by the time they graduate. And excellent school sets a path for your kids.

We are still applying to schools here in DISD; just in case something happens to my husband's job (one never knows for sure, right?).

If I were you, I'd still apply to the magnets in HISD. They won't look at your app until June 2nd, but you may have a chance. I've called enough schools to know that they do not make allowances for families relocating. It's such a bummer!!

Do you have any other magnet schools in Houston on your list in that you would suggest?

[pepper131]

Yes - the elementary schools on the K Vanguard Magnet application are:
Askew
Carrillo
DeZavala
Herod
Oak Forest
Pleasantville
River Oaks
TH Rogers
Roosevelt
Travis
Windsor Village

I went through greatschools.net and looked at every school and the comments. From there, I chose (you have to give them 3 choices):
1. TH Rogers
2. Travis
3. Herod

[EasilyAmused]

TH Rodgers would be the best choice out of those three IMHO.

[houstoner]

Originally Posted by DFWGAL2

Yes, they are in preschool. Your link to "MySpanishLessons" looks interesting. Thank you for the link. I'll research this further. Do you know what side of town this school is on?

The first link says their program is in The Woodlands. I think the other's in Fort Bend/Sugar Land.

A couple of dual language elementary schools in HISD are Helms and Wharton. Here are some others taken from Directory of Two-Way Bilingual Immersion Programs in the U.S.:

Cedar Brook Elementary: Dual Language/Dos Idiomas
Houston, TX
Language used: Spanish
Basic model: Minority language dominant
Contact: Susan Myers Eyre
Phone: 713-365-5020

Garfield Elementary One World - One Child - Two Languages
Houston, TX
Language used: Spanish
Basic model: Balanced
Contact: Maria J. Garza
Phone: 713-740-0584

Helms Dual Language Program
Houston, TX
Language used: Spanish
Basic model: Minority language dominant
Contact: Jennifer Day
Phone: 713-867-5130

Herod -- Compartiendo Culturas/Sharing Cultures
Houston, TX
Language used: Spanish
Basic model: Minority language dominant
Contact: Jerri Nixon
Phone: 713-778-3315

Laura Welch Bush Elementary One World Two languages
Houston, TX
Language used: Spanish
Basic model: Balanced
Contact: Maria B. Hernandez
Phone: 713-740-0928

Mark Twain Elementary "Two Worlds One Vision" Program
Houston, TX
Language used: Spanish
Basic model: Minority language dominant
Contact: Gracie Martinez
Phone: 713-295-5230

Woodland Acres Elementary Dos Idiomas / One Child
Houston, TX
Language used: Spanish
Basic model: Differentiated
Contact: Veronica Martinez
Phone: 713-450-7314

[houstoner]

Originally Posted by EasilyAmused

TH Rodgers would be the best choice out of those three IMHO.

Travis is pretty awesome though. Have you seen that school? She'd be a better fit there, too. It draws the Heights/Montrose parents crowd a bit more than TH Rogers, IME. Herod is a good choice, too. I think she's Jewish and there are lots of Jewish kids there, as well as others, because of the location. Bit more suburban in culture though. It's hard to go wrong with Vanguard. Well, hard, but not impossible...

[pepper131]

Another GREAT post from Houstoner...thank you for being so complete. All your advice have been a big, BIG help!!

[houstoner]

I do what I can.

[missclark]

I just want to say FELICIDADES to you for wanting your children to be bilingual. I currently live and teach in South America and plan on moving to Houston in the next year. I cannot WAIT to be able to use the Spanish I have worked so hard to learn for the last 3 years. I wish I had had the opportunity to have learned it when I was young like your children!!

This not only will give them a huge advantage in their education and their career, but also will create a sense of open-mindedness and tolerance, and a rich cultural experience for them that will give them the ability to relate to and understand other cultures. Latin culture is so vibrant and beautiful, and parents like you will create a new generation of children who hopefully are free of prejudice and will not make uneducated, ignorant assumptions that so many adults in America currently make about Latinos...especially Latinos who have not yet had the opportunity to learn English.

Who knows...maybe I will be their teacher when they get to high school!! (or their principal...working on that degree now)

Good luck!

(**And yes, I do hope that one of the earlier responders to your post reads this....shame on you...and learn how to spell the word PUBLIC)