My daughter started at Amistad in pre-K with no previous Spanish experience. 1.5 years later she can have conversations in Spanish with proper verb conjugation and her accent is spot on. She reads in both Spanish and English and sometimes when she can't figure out a word in English because it's not spelled they way it's pronounced she looks at the Spanish and figures it out. I love that the student population is diverse and her teachers come from all parts of Central and South America and bring their culture into the classroom. The teachers are wonderful and my child is known and looked out for by everyone, whether they are her teacher or not. I truly look forward to the bilingual and multicultural education she will continue to have there. This kind of education is not available elsewhere in Seattle.

I have two family members who have kids here. They love this school. They have found an amazing learning community at this school. My nephews are able to speak and learn Spanish in a way that their Salvadoran father could not do alone at home. They are experiencing academic success and support in a way that I know they would not receive in public school where they'd most likely be labeled in a way that would not be productive. I cannot sing enough praises for this school for folks looking for a bilingual immersion school.