Seattle Amistad School is an independent, two-way (Spanish/English) immersion school serving grades pre-K-5, that will open in September 2012.

At the Seattle Amistad School, native English speakers, native Spanish speakers, and bilingual students learn together in a bilingual, bicultural environment. Students participate in a dynamic academic program, while developing full proficiency and literacy in both Spanish and English.

At Seattle Amistad School, native Spanish speakers become fully bilingual, biliterate, and bicultural, grounded in family and community, and skilled at navigating the wider world. Studies show that the instructional model used at Seattle Amistad School, two-way immersion, is the only effective model for educating dual language students, and for closing the academic performance gap. Research has consistently shown that native Spanish speakers in two-way programs demonstrate academic outcomes equal or superior to mainstream English-speaking students.