Why Bilingual & Multicultural Education

The value of an interdisciplinary, bilingual, and multicultural education goes far beyond learning an additional language.

When more than half the world’s population is bilingual, mastering a second language is vital joining the global community.

We believe in a research-driven teaching and learning strategy, that both language and content are best learned by leveraging both mother tongue and immersion language.

Why the ISDenver Teaching and Learning Method

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Research is debunking the previously held approaches to immersion education and giving way to methodologies that should be shaping the way that we as language school educators think and teach. International School of Denver Head of School, Bob Carignan, underscores new research that has helped inform our Admissions policy as well as pedagogy at the International School of Denver. The student outcomes and data of the approach are compelling.

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Bilingual Benefits

Cognitive Advantages

Children who engage in language immersion benefit from:

Increased mental flexibility (source)
More efficient use of the brain (source)
Mathmatical reasoning and problem-solving skills (source)
Higher willingness to learn a third language, and and an increased analytical orientation to language (source)
Cognitive advantages when learning to read (source)
Perform higher on verbal standardized tests conducted in English, plus higher in math and logic skills than children with just one language (The College Board, 2003)

Social / Emotional / Interpersonal Advantages

Learning a second language aids children in:

Building self-esteem, creativity, problem-solving skills, and math abilities (source)
Stronger social and communication skills (source)
Better at reasoning, at multitasking, at grasping and reconciling conflicting ideas (source)
Maintaining a strong sense of their own identity while developing sensitivity towards other people and cultures (source)
A head start in competition for universities and jobs; individuals proficient in multiple languages and at ease in multiple cultures have more opportunities (source)