2nd Grade

What 2nd grade looks like

2nd grade is new for 2026–27 — added, like every grade to come, because our oldest students moved up and the school grows with them. It's also where our graduated immersion model takes its first step: after years at 90/10, the balance shifts to 80/20, so English grows to about a fifth of the day while Spanish remains the language of the classroom.

The rhythm stays familiar — morning meeting, math, and project (mission) based learning in Spanish, a character trait and memory verse each month, and a monthly family field study. 2nd grade is also where formal English literacy instruction begins: the sound skills students built in Spanish — blending, segmenting, syllables — transfer to English, and students learn the English-specific spelling patterns on top of them. That's the whole point of starting early.

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

For students new to Spanish, 2nd grade isn't an entry point — the immersion model depends on the Spanish foundation built early, so they join at or before 1st grade. Students who speak Spanish at home, though, can join at any grade — 2nd included. If your child is younger, Pre-K through 1st grade is where to start.

2nd grade families use the NC Opportunity Scholarship the same way K and 1st do — 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.

Curious why the English share grows as students do? See how our dual-language model works.