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FA Model

FA Model

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  • About Our Immersion Model

    Frontiers Academy immersion model begins at age 2 with students spending 90% of the time in Mandarin, and students aged 3 and 4 spending 80% of the time in Mandarin.  The elementary program is a 60:20:20 model in kindergarten through 3rd grade with time spent in English increasing to become a 50:20: 30 model in grades 4 and 5, and a 30:20:50 model in grades 6-8.   Students receive language arts in Mandarin, Spanish, and English each day.  Math is taught in Mandarin up to Grade 5 and other core content subjects of science and social studies are taught in either Mandarin, Spanish, or English to deepen the academic subject learning taking place in each language.  
 
Age Group
Mandarin
Spanish
English
P1 (2 years old)
90%
10%
0%
P2 (3 years old)
80%
10%
10%
TK (4 years old)
80%
10%
10%
KG -3
60%
20%
20%
Grades 4 – 5
50%
20%
30%
Grades 6 -8
30%
20%
50%
Located in Costa Mesa, CA Frontiers Academy is a private day immersion school for grades Pre-K – Grade 8. Students benefit from a trilingual fluency and an intellectually challenging, advanced curriculum in Mandarin, Spanish, and English.