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The Foreign Language Education Program includes English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Spanish for Spanish Speakers, as well as Spanish and French as Second Languages.

Kindergarten through Fifth Grade classes receive an hour a day of foreign language instruction.  Once a parent selects a language course for a child, he/she will remain in the same language for the duration of his/her enrollment at Air Base Elementary School.  Exceptions will only be made for ESOL students.
 

Group # School
3 Avocado
4 Calusa
2 Campbell Drive
1 Chapman Drive
4 Christina Eve
4 Claude Pepper
4 Coral Reef
4 Cutler Ridge
4 Devon Aire
4 Dante Fascell
4 Gilbert Porter
2 Gulfstream
4 Howard Drive
2 Irving B. Peskoe
4 Jack D. Gordon
4 Kendale
1 Laura C. Saunders
4 Leewood
3 Miami Heights
4 Palmetto
4 Redland
3 Redondo
4 Vineland
2 Whigham, Dr. E.
4 Whispering Pines
4 William H. Lehman


 

 

 

Air Base Elementary School, The Center for International Education is located in Homestead, Florida.  This hidden treasure has an ethnically diverse faculty which reflects the international student population, from Kindergarten through Fifth Grade.  As a National Magnet School of Merit, the objectives include educating the total child through rigorous academics, interdisciplinary research, authentic assessment of international themes, world language immersion, and appreciation of cultural diversity while developing habits of life-long learning.

 

All applicants, Kindergarten through Fifth Grade, may apply between October 1st through January 31st.  Students applying for first grade through fifth grade will be assessed through the use of a basic skills test in order to determine current academic levels.  Additionally, prior school records including state assessment measures will provide objective data regarding past performance. 
All of this information directly impacts the likelihood of success this student may have at Air Base Elementary School and will be used in determining acceptance to the program.

All Pre-Kindergarten students interested in the Kindergarten at Air Base Elementary School are required to complete and submit an application for the Magnet Program, regardless of where the student attends Pre-Kindergarten.


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A National Merit Award Recipient for 8 years
An "A" school for 5 consecutive years
Met Adequate Yearly Progress under "No Child Left Behind"
International Theme-Based Curriculum
Home based Gifted and ESE Program
Academic Excellence Program
One hour of daily foreign language immersion in Spanish or French
Educational Enrichment Activities fostering a diverse scope of topics
Quarterly Oriented Family Expos
Before- & After-School Care Programs mainly supported by Certified Teachers including one full hour of intensive homework support
S.M.A.C.K. Night (Science and Math Activities that Connects Kids)
Fiesta Latina
Reading Around the World
Red Ribbon Celebration
Career Symposium
Evening in Paris
Theodore Gibson Oratorical
International Music Talent Festival
Asian Cultural Celebration
Invention Convention
Science Symposium
International Olympics

 

Kindergarten - Fifth Grade
8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. dismissal on Wednesdays

 

 

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