1st Grade

What 1st grade looks like

By 1st grade, our students aren't learning Spanish so much as learning in Spanish. About 90% of the day still happens in the language — morning meeting, math, and project (mission) based learning — with the other 10% given to focused English language time. Foundational literacy is built in Spanish; formal English literacy instruction begins in 2nd grade, on skills that transfer. Classrooms stay two-way: roughly half native English speakers, half native Spanish speakers, becoming bilingual together.

Project-based learning gets more ambitious this year, and it doesn't stay indoors — like the climbing trip where our K–1 students lived out the month's verse, "be strong and courageous," on a real rock face. Each month brings a new character trait and memory verse, and a family field study that parents join too.

The weekly rhythm

• Mon–ThuIn person, 8:30 AM – 2:30 PM. Full immersion school day.
• FridayVirtual day — live check-in 9:00–9:30 AM, plus bookable 15-minute teacher time until noon.
• Sat–SunClosed. Rest and family time.

We run a year-round calendar — roughly six weeks on, one week off, with longer breaks at Christmas and the end of the school year, still about 180 school days. Dates live on the school calendar.

What families should know

1st grade is the last entry point for students new to Spanish — the immersion model depends on Spanish skills built early, so students with no Spanish background cannot enter after December of their 1st-grade year. Students who speak Spanish at home can join at any grade. If your child is in 1st grade or younger, the door is wide open either way.

1st grade families can use the NC Opportunity Scholarship — Sol & Son is an approved Direct Payment School with NCSEAA, so funds flow directly to the school. Tuition, fees, and scholarship tiers are on the tuition page.

Want to see what a 90/10 day actually feels like? See how our dual-language model works.