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Consider one of ASD's Dual Language Immersion Programs
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The lottery for 2025-26 opens for applications in February 2025.
ASD Lottery Link.
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Anchorage School District Dual Language Immersion Programs
At the elementary level, starting in kindergarten, students spend half of their school day learning English. The other half of their day is spent learning academic content in another language. All programs have, or will have, a middle and high school continuation strand. ASD’s dual language immersion programs are programs of choice for parents who would like their children to have the advantage of becoming proficient in two or more languages (English and a subsequent language) by the time they complete the kindergarten through 12th grade sequence of the language immersion program. There are close to 3,000 students enrolled in ASD’s dual language immersion programs.
Japanese Immersion Program K-12
Sand Lake Elementary • Mears Middle School • Dimond High School
Russian Immersion Program K-12
Turnagain Elementary School • Romig Middle School • West High School
Spanish Immersion Program K-12
Chugiak Elementary School • Mirror Lake Middle School • Chugiak High School
Spanish Two-Way Immersion Program K-12
Government Hill Elementary School • Romig Middle School • West High School
German Immersion Program K-12
Rilke Schule German Charter School • Service High School
Chinese Immersion Program K-9 (adding grade 9 in 2025-26)
Scenic Park Elementary School • Begich Middle School • Bartlett High School
Yup'ik Immersion Program K-7 (adding grade 7 in 2025-26)
College Gate Elementary • Wendler Middle School
French Immersion Program K-6 (adding grade 6 in 2025-26)
O'Malley Elementary • Goldenview Middle School
Spanish Immersion
Lead with Languages
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Lead with Languages

Lead with Languages is a campaign powered by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). Watch the video to learn more:
ACTFL

The World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages were developed through a collaborative project by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) and many other organizations interested in foreign language education.

Community Partners
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- Tomo No Kai
- UAA Montgomery Dickson Center for Japanese Language & Culture
- Japanese Alaska Association
- French Language Advocates Anchorage (FLAA)
- MIR Parents
- Alaska Association of Teachers of Japanese (AKATJ)
- National Security Agency
- Consular Office of Japan in Anchorage
- Alaska International Business Center
- Alaska World Affairs Council
- UAA Department of Languages
- Alaska Chinese Association
- School Business Partnership
Parents & Community
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Parents, the community and our business partners all play an important role in the success of our students.
Secondary
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- Alignment with CCSS
- Can-do statements
- 21st century skills map
- Immersion
- Electives
- Advanced Placement (AP)
- International Baccalaureate
- World languages incentive credit
- University language requirements
- K-12 Immersion Completion Cord
Language Learning
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Explore the academic benefits of language learning and learn more about immersion programs.
