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.
![teacher smiling and working with a student]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1551388786/springlakeparkschoolsorg/no42qotblo2ex83wrsni/Laura_Johnston.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1551388786/springlakeparkschoolsorg/no42qotblo2ex83wrsni/Laura_Johnston.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1551388786/springlakeparkschoolsorg/no42qotblo2ex83wrsni/Laura_Johnston.png","width":680}])
3rd grade Looping Spanish Immersion Teacher, Woodcrest
I am #SLPPantherProud because we are a learning community that is always striving to move forward, to innovate and to learn from today in order to create a better tomorrow.
![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.
![Woodcrest kindergarten teacher Lina Mraz helping a student with his school work]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1550674975/springlakeparkschoolsorg/zbhbklr8usserqtimabt/Lina_Mraz.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1550674975/springlakeparkschoolsorg/zbhbklr8usserqtimabt/Lina_Mraz.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1550674975/springlakeparkschoolsorg/zbhbklr8usserqtimabt/Lina_Mraz.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1550674975/springlakeparkschoolsorg/zbhbklr8usserqtimabt/Lina_Mraz.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550674975/springlakeparkschoolsorg/zbhbklr8usserqtimabt/Lina_Mraz.png","width":1251}])
Kindergarten teacher, Woodcrest
I am #SLPPantherProud because the Spring Lake Park School community works extremely hard and is very committed to creating the best learning experience for all of our students.
![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.
![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.
News
In Other News…
![Presentation of 2019 financial award at September board meeting]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1568316638/springlakeparkschoolsorg/ww7qaz3xkr2kkheryhsn/2019DistrictFinancialAward.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1568316638/springlakeparkschoolsorg/ww7qaz3xkr2kkheryhsn/2019DistrictFinancialAward.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1568316638/springlakeparkschoolsorg/ww7qaz3xkr2kkheryhsn/2019DistrictFinancialAward.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1568316638/springlakeparkschoolsorg/ww7qaz3xkr2kkheryhsn/2019DistrictFinancialAward.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1568316638/springlakeparkschoolsorg/ww7qaz3xkr2kkheryhsn/2019DistrictFinancialAward.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1568316638/springlakeparkschoolsorg/ww7qaz3xkr2kkheryhsn/2019DistrictFinancialAward.jpg","width":2200}])
The Spring Lake Park School Board held a regular meeting on Tuesday, September 10.
![R & B Hip Hop Concert poster]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1568304446/springlakeparkschoolsorg/zxbkkun5hm6eld4ikydd/Showcase2019HipHopPostersquare.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1568304446/springlakeparkschoolsorg/zxbkkun5hm6eld4ikydd/Showcase2019HipHopPostersquare.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1568304446/springlakeparkschoolsorg/zxbkkun5hm6eld4ikydd/Showcase2019HipHopPostersquare.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1568304446/springlakeparkschoolsorg/zxbkkun5hm6eld4ikydd/Showcase2019HipHopPostersquare.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1568304446/springlakeparkschoolsorg/zxbkkun5hm6eld4ikydd/Showcase2019HipHopPostersquare.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1568304446/springlakeparkschoolsorg/zxbkkun5hm6eld4ikydd/Showcase2019HipHopPostersquare.jpg","width":1870}])
Mark your calendar for the R & B Hip Hop Revue Band Showcase, coming Monday, October 7 at 7 p.m. in the Spring Lake Park High School’s (SLPHS) Fine Arts Center and the Young People’s Concert on Tuesday, October 8 at 6 p.m. in the SLPHS Fine Arts Center
![24 staff members who being recognized for 20 and 30 years of service]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1567101224/springlakeparkschoolsorg/pl3yxpd3waj7mnwvlnei/Staff_Kick_Off_2019.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1567101224/springlakeparkschoolsorg/pl3yxpd3waj7mnwvlnei/Staff_Kick_Off_2019.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1567101224/springlakeparkschoolsorg/pl3yxpd3waj7mnwvlnei/Staff_Kick_Off_2019.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1567101224/springlakeparkschoolsorg/pl3yxpd3waj7mnwvlnei/Staff_Kick_Off_2019.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1567101224/springlakeparkschoolsorg/pl3yxpd3waj7mnwvlnei/Staff_Kick_Off_2019.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1567101224/springlakeparkschoolsorg/pl3yxpd3waj7mnwvlnei/Staff_Kick_Off_2019.jpg","width":2200}])
Spring Lake Park Schools held its annual Staff Kick-Off event on Tuesday, August 27 where more than 80 new staff members were welcomed to this district.
![Flip grid Back to School 2019 image with four students smiling]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1567091099/springlakeparkschoolsorg/z3eswl3lrttgd7pexrp9/ScreenShot2019-08-29at100248AM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1567091099/springlakeparkschoolsorg/z3eswl3lrttgd7pexrp9/ScreenShot2019-08-29at100248AM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1567091099/springlakeparkschoolsorg/z3eswl3lrttgd7pexrp9/ScreenShot2019-08-29at100248AM.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1567091099/springlakeparkschoolsorg/z3eswl3lrttgd7pexrp9/ScreenShot2019-08-29at100248AM.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1567091099/springlakeparkschoolsorg/z3eswl3lrttgd7pexrp9/ScreenShot2019-08-29at100248AM.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1567091099/springlakeparkschoolsorg/z3eswl3lrttgd7pexrp9/ScreenShot2019-08-29at100248AM.png","width":1728}])
To welcome back students and families to the 2019-2020 school year, Spring Lake Park School’s staff from across the district have created Flipgrid videos to introduce themselves and share why they are excited for this school year.
![Director of Communications and Marketing Erika Taibl's headshot]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1564679848/springlakeparkschoolsorg/sgjckhegvhnqdwxbikzm/ErikaTaiblHeadshot-2017-small_square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1564679848/springlakeparkschoolsorg/sgjckhegvhnqdwxbikzm/ErikaTaiblHeadshot-2017-small_square.jpg","width":500}])
Spring Lake Park Schools is excited to welcome Erika Taibl as the district’s new director of communications and marketing. Taibl will be responsible for strategic communications, marketing and public relations.
![Westwood students smiling, doing work on their iPads]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1547656954/springlakeparkschoolsorg/un8oaodhnbjayocgruuj/WW-Stock-Photos0565.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1547656954/springlakeparkschoolsorg/un8oaodhnbjayocgruuj/WW-Stock-Photos0565.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1547656954/springlakeparkschoolsorg/un8oaodhnbjayocgruuj/WW-Stock-Photos0565.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1547656954/springlakeparkschoolsorg/un8oaodhnbjayocgruuj/WW-Stock-Photos0565.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1547656954/springlakeparkschoolsorg/un8oaodhnbjayocgruuj/WW-Stock-Photos0565.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1547656954/springlakeparkschoolsorg/un8oaodhnbjayocgruuj/WW-Stock-Photos0565.jpg","width":2200}])
All grades 4-12 students in Spring Lake Park Schools will be provided an iPad for use in the classroom and to take home. For the 2019-2020 school year, the cost of the iPad Protection Plan will be $10 per student, with a deductible to cover damage to the iPad or if it is lost or stolen.
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