This school now has Foreign Language Academic program ( FLAP) with 5 languages, Korean, Spanish, Germany, Italian, and Armenian. Mark Keppel school is only the school which run Korean-English dual language program in GUSD. Korean dual language program has been started with 27 students who were in kindergarten to second grade in 2007 and there are 105 students in dual program now.
I'd like to show two parent's rating about this school in terms of dual language program.
(1)Posted September 2, 2009
My daughter is in the Korean immersion program, and it is the best thing going. In Kindergarten she learned how to read Korean and then transferred the skill to English immediately. She's now going into the first grade as a competent reader. There are kids in the class with no connection whatever with Korean ancestry or culture. I asked one of these parents why his child was in the class. He said, 'Because it's the best education.' The person who runs this program should get 6 stars, as well as all the teachers involved. There's no discipline problem because the teachers have them loving to learn! I went to a good private school myself, and Keppel is just as good, with more caring teachers.
(2)Posted June 27, 2008
I am a parent with 2 children from Mark Keppel. The oldest promoted to middle school and my second is in the foreign language program in Kindergarten. He has received excellent education. He has been a part of the Gifted and Talented program for the past 2 years. He has excelled in all areas due to the guidance and direction of the dedicated Mark Keppel teachers. The principal, assistant principal, and the office staff have always been very helpful when questions arise. As for the foreign language program, my daughter struggled to learn Korean (we are non-Korean) however, halfway through the year she improved and thrived. The dual language program staff have created a supportive and nurturing atmosphere. The program director is very appoachable and she trully wants the children to succeed academically. I am trully grateful to have my children at Mark Keppel.
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