Who We Are
High expectations.
High achievement for all.
No excuses.
Welcome to Woodcrest Spanish Immersion School! We are a vibrant Spanish Immersion community serving Spring Lake Park Schools students in grades preK-4.
Spanish Immersion for Grades K-4
Woodcrest Spanish Immersion offers the district’s elementary programming for grades K-4.
Learning Spanish
Students learn to understand, speak, read and write in Spanish, increasing fluency levels each year they are in the program.
Immersion Programming Beyond Woodcrest
Immersion opportunities for Spring Lake Park students continue at Westwood Intermediate and Middle School, and Spring Lake Park High School.
Our Teachers
WCSI teachers and support staff are bilingual in Spanish and English. Each year, WCSI also hosts interns who are young educators from Spain or Latin America.
Innovative and Personalized Learning
Each student at Woodcrest Spanish Immersion is known by name, strength, interest and need, leading to personalized student work and learning experiences.
Panther Pride
Amazing things are happening every day at Woodcrest Spanish Immersion– learn more about our Woodcrest stories and voices.
Why I’m #SLPPantherProud
Hear from our staff, students and community about the amazing things that are happening at Woodcrest every day.
![Joel Carlovsky giving a high five to a student]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1532441582/springlakeparkschoolsorg/r1xfydmmqafbvj3z3de1/Joel-Carlovsky.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1532441582/springlakeparkschoolsorg/r1xfydmmqafbvj3z3de1/Joel-Carlovsky.jpg","width":500}])
Continuous Improvement and Innovation Coach, Woodcrest
I daily joke that we are reprograming these kindergarteners. We are daily and habitually shifting and extending their mindsets. And we are validating them for being who they are.
![Mayela Ruiz]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1532445288/springlakeparkschoolsorg/afc38aot9u9otf80grzg/Mayela-Ruiz.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1532445288/springlakeparkschoolsorg/afc38aot9u9otf80grzg/Mayela-Ruiz.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1532445288/springlakeparkschoolsorg/afc38aot9u9otf80grzg/Mayela-Ruiz.jpg","width":600}])
Parent, Woodcrest
La niña no solamente esta aprenderá el idioma, sino que estoy segura de que va a crecer con la seguridad de que ya pueda la idioma.
![Angie Dorn]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1532443024/springlakeparkschoolsorg/aybpsaq20r89rlayjlpd/Angie-Dorn.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1532443024/springlakeparkschoolsorg/aybpsaq20r89rlayjlpd/Angie-Dorn.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1532443024/springlakeparkschoolsorg/aybpsaq20r89rlayjlpd/Angie-Dorn.jpg","width":600}])
Parent, Woodcrest
They’re really becoming world class citizens by being exposed to so many different accents and so many different cultures.
![Elizabeth Linares laughing with a student]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1532443059/springlakeparkschoolsorg/s7zkyg44bgegjcxaye5t/Elizabeth-Linares.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1532443059/springlakeparkschoolsorg/s7zkyg44bgegjcxaye5t/Elizabeth-Linares.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1532443059/springlakeparkschoolsorg/s7zkyg44bgegjcxaye5t/Elizabeth-Linares.jpg","width":600}])
Principal, Woodcrest
We have really high expectations, and so our teachers are really good at creating the conditions so that learning in two languages during the same day becomes attainable.
![Emily Byers]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1532444745/springlakeparkschoolsorg/phuzaegrkpadhwjisiqb/Emily-Byers.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1532444745/springlakeparkschoolsorg/phuzaegrkpadhwjisiqb/Emily-Byers.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1532444745/springlakeparkschoolsorg/phuzaegrkpadhwjisiqb/Emily-Byers.jpg","width":600}])
Immersion Specialist, Woodcrest
Every home culture is seen, understood and celebrated.
News
In Other News…
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It’s time to enroll for the 2019-2020 school year! Learn more about our schools and programs at the following events.
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Learn why Laura Johnston, 3rd grade Looping Spanish Immersion teacher, is proud to be a Panther!
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The Spring Lake Park School Board held its annual organizational meeting followed by a regular meeting on Tuesday, January 8.
![Spring Lake Park Schools logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1526499473/springlakeparkschoolsorg/vlfyzpeotpdlubaikq0j/SLP-logo.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1526499473/springlakeparkschoolsorg/vlfyzpeotpdlubaikq0j/SLP-logo.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1526499473/springlakeparkschoolsorg/vlfyzpeotpdlubaikq0j/SLP-logo.jpg","width":760}]){kind=logo}
Carlotta Stomberg, who served on the Spring Lake Park School Board for more than 15 years, died recently at the age of 71. She was a resident of Spring Lake Park for many years and was an active member of the community.
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The Spring Lake Park High School Student Council is hosting a free Winter Carnival for district elementary students on Friday, January 11 from 6-8 p.m. at SLPHS in the Kenneth Hall gym.
![Centerview student smiling, eating breakfast]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1546547618/springlakeparkschoolsorg/tder9w4qwcyloq17opf3/CV2_x800.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1546547618/springlakeparkschoolsorg/tder9w4qwcyloq17opf3/CV2_x800.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1546547618/springlakeparkschoolsorg/tder9w4qwcyloq17opf3/CV2_x800.jpg","width":800}])
This fall, Nutrition Services transitioned meal payment processing to Campus Parent Portal Food Service. Starting the week of January 14, families will again begin to receive student account balance messages.
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