Language Immersion Programs
Welcome to LOSD Language Immersion!
Applications for 2025-26 Kindergarten Spanish and Mandarin-Chinese Immersion will be available on February 3, 2025.
Step 1: Register your student with your neighborhood elementary school before applying for the immersion program. New student registration opens in January for the following school year.
Step 2: Submit an application for the language immersion program.
- Language Immersion Application
- Program Eligibility and Information
- Lottery Process
- Waitlist or Late Entry
- Language Immersion Presentations
- Resources & Links
Language Immersion Application
Program Eligibility and Information
Lottery Process
Waitlist or Late Entry
Language Immersion Presentations
Resources & Links
Contact Us About Language Immersion
Lisa Oliva
Educational Programs Assistant
503.534.2120
Enrollment Dates - 2025-26 School Year
Mandarin-Chinese Immersion and Spanish Immersion Kindergarten Applications available: Monday, February 3, 2025.
Language Immersion Information Night: Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 6:00 p.m.
MCI and SI Kindergarten Application Deadline: Friday, March 7, 2025, 3:30 p.m.**
MCI and SI Kindergarten Lottery Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
MCI and SI Kindergarten Lottery Notification: Friday, March 14, 2025.
*Should the district receive more applications than spaces available, a lottery will be held. Those wishing to participate in the lottery must submit their application to the District Administration Office no later than 3:30 p.m. on Friday, March 7, 2025.
**Applicants must be registered for kindergarten at their resident school. If the applicant receives an Immersion slot, the resident school will transfer the student information to Palisades World Language School.
If you would like to apply for Spanish Immersion, grades 1-5 or Mandarin-Chinese Immersion, grade 1-2, please contact us for class openings or to be put on the waitlist.