At Magellan International School, our Primary students in Austin embark on a unique educational journey through a robust Spanish immersion environment. They spend 70-80% of their classroom time immersed in Spanish, with the remainder in English, learning to read and write in both languages.
This deeply immersive approach is foundational to our International Baccalaureate® (IB) framework, which charges students with understanding how each traditional subject connects to one another and to our global world. Through inquiry, students are encouraged to ask tough questions, think critically about what they're learning, and understand why they're learning it.
This emphasizes real-life situations, decision-making, problem-solving, research, and, most importantly, action. By 3rd grade, students also begin Mandarin instruction, building communication skills in the world's top three spoken languages: Spanish, English, and Mandarin.