Wakefield serves as the home for Arlington Public Schools’ high school level of the Spanish Dual-Language Partial Immersion program. The immersion program at Wakefield is designed to continue and expand on the study of Spanish language and culture begun in elementary and middle school and to increase the study of Spanish literature. Wakefield has been recognized as an International Spanish Academy by the Spanish Embassy in Washington, DC., and the Spanish Ministry of Education.
Students must take and pass a minimum of three Spanish world language courses and two content courses taught in Spanish within the Spanish Immersion Track at Wakefield High School. Upon graduation from Wakefield, students may earn their Spanish Immersion Certificate from the Spanish Ministry of Education.
| World Languages Courses | Content Courses Taught in Spanish |
|---|---|
| Spanish Immersion 9 | Intensified Immersion Biology (9th) |
| Spanish for Fluent Speakers III | Intensified Immersion Chemistry (10th or 11th) |
| Spanish Level V | Immersion Algebra I (9th or 10th) |
| AP Spanish Language & Culture | Immersion Geometry (9th or 10th) |
| AP Spanish Literature | Spanish-Focused Senior Project (12th) |
| Advanced Studies in Spanish, Post AP | Content courses may vary yearly |
- Immersion students are required to take Spanish Immersion 9 and one AP Spanish Language course and pass the corresponding AP exam with a 3 or higher. If a student doesn’t pass AP exam with a 3, they may satisfy this requirement by earning a rating of B1 on the DELE.
- Students may choose their third Spanish World Language course, and are encouraged to take four whenever possible.
Students must pass the DELE A-2/B-1 Spanish Exam.
- Immersion students take the DELE Exam free-of-charge during their 11th grade year and must pass at least the A-2 level. Retakes are possible in the fall of 12th grade, free-of-charge.