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Language Immersion Programs

Spanish immersion class with their teacher

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.

Contact Us About Language Immersion


Lisa Oliva
Educational Programs Assistant
503.534.2120

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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.