St. Patrick School - Dual Language Immersion Catholic School in North Hollywood Serving Preschool, Elementary and Middle School Students
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"Two new studies demonstrate that multilingual exposure improves not only children’s cognitive skills but also their social abilities."
- http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/13/opinion/sunday/the-superior-social-skills-of-bilinguals.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share

"Dual language learning has been found to be the only method of second language acquisition to facilitate the full closure of the achievement gap between English learners and English speakers in primary and secondary education."
- http://www.thomasandcollier.com/assets/jncl-nclis-white-paper-on-dual-language-education.pdf

"Students in schools following this model are achieving high levels of academic proficiency in reading and mathematics"
- https://www.utb.edu/vpaa/coe/Documents/CI%20Yvonne%20Freeman%20Documents/YFreeman20Dual_2005.pdf

"Students who participate in these programs gain grade level academic ability, well-developed language and literacy skills in two languages, and cross-cultural competence."
- http://www.cal.org/twi/toolkit/PI/Basics_Eng.pdf

"Dual-language students outperformed their peers in English-reading skills by a full school year’s worth of learning by the end of middle school."
https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/11/30/whats-going-on-inside-the-brain-of-a-bilingual-child/

"People who regularly use two languages tend to perform better on executive function tasks and maintain better cognitive functioning with age."
-http://www.takepart.com/article/2011/06/06/5-reasons-love-dual-language-immersion-programs

"Multilingualism has been shown to have many social, psychological and lifestyle advantages. Moreover, researchers are finding a swathe of health benefits from speaking more than one language, including faster stroke recovery and delayed onset of dementia."
-http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160811-the-amazing-benefits-of-being-bilingual?ocid=ww.social.link.email
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Saint Patrick School

​North Hollywood's Dual Language Immersion Catholic School
Preschool - Elementary School - Middle
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10626 Erwin St.
​North Hollywood, CA 91606
(818) 761-7363

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Office Hours:
Monday-Fri 8:30AM-3:00PM
  • Home
  • About Us
    • COVID-19 Documents
    • Schoolwide Learning Expectations
    • School Non-Discrimination Policy
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    • Activities and Athletics
    • Faculty/Staff >
      • Mr. Landeros
    • Parent Links
    • Calendar
    • Alumni
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    • Apply
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  • Dual Language Immersion
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    • Dual Language Immersion Research
  • Preschool
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  • Español
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