The MCPS French Immersion program celebrated 50 years during an event on April 27 at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda that included speeches from current and former faculty and students and student performances.
Per MCPS, “The event welcomed two special guests– Susan Churchill, whose father, Dr. Gabriel Jacobs, was principal of MCPS’ first French immersion school, and Dr. Myriam Met, expert in immersion education and former MCPS world languages supervisor.
The French Immersion program began at the former Four Corners Elementary School, and since then, has grown and prospered. There are now two schools in MCPS that have programs at the elementary level–Maryvale and Sligo Creek, and two that have programs at the middle school level–Gaithersburg and Silver Spring International. The MCPS program serves as a model and inspiration for immersion programs across the country.”