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able through the fifth grade. Each school
selects which language it would like to
offer, Barfield said.
McMillan said the German language
was a natural fit for Ashford Park.
“Our middle school, Chamblee Mid
dle School, and Chamblee High School
have nationally recognized programs for
German, and our children will feed into
those schools,” McMillan said.
There are also a lot of German busi
nesses located near the school, she said.
“Germany has invested a lot in this com
munity,” McMillan said.
McMillan said German officials have
pledged resources and materials for the
program, and Germany’s Minister of
Education is scheduled to visit Ashford
Park in late September.
McMillan said she was excited about
bringing the dual-immersion program
to Ashford Park to give students some
thing unique.
“As the principal, I felt like it would
be a great opportunity for my students
to get a global perspective. And the op
portunity to be bilingual is a wonder
ful opportunity for my kids, and it gives
them an edge in life,” McMillan said.
“What we re seeing more and more is it’s
so important for kids to know another
language.”
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Glass said.
“They’re like little spong
es, soaking it all in,” Glass said.
“They’re rapidly able to function
in that language.”
The Georgia Department
of Education gave seed money
to six schools to help establish
dual-immersion language pro
grams for the 2013-2014 school
year, said Gregory Barfield, pro
gram specialist for international
affairs. The Georgia General As
sembly reserved the funding for
the dual-immersion programs as
part of the Georgia Workforce
Initiative.
“[State Superintendent] Dr.
[John] Barge has said what he
would like to happen is the ‘20
by 20’ — at least 20 dual im
mersion programs in Geor
gia by the year 2020,” Barfield
said.
The dual-immersion pro
grams are not mandatory, so
parents can choose whether or
not they would like for their
children to participate. Barfield
said. This year, the schools start
ed with two dual-immersion classes at
the kindergarten level, and will contin
ue the program each year until it is avail-
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