On a recent morning at Frank D. Spaziano Elementary School, around 20 kindergarteners sat in tiny chairs — some drawing, some writing, some plugged into iPads — while their teacher, Esperanza Vallejo, checked in at each of their tables.

Across the hall, another classroom full of kindergartners was working on similar activities while their teacher, Joana Santos, made her rounds.

The two classrooms mirrored each other except for one key difference.

Vallejo spoke in Spanish, while Santos taught in English.

On a recent morning at Frank D. Spaziano Elementary School, around 20 kindergarteners sat in tiny chairs &mdash; some drawing, some writing, some plugged into iPads &mdash; while their teacher, Esperanza Vallejo, checked in at each of their tables.
Across the hall, another classroom full of kindergartners was working on similar activities while their teacher, Joana Santos, made her rounds.
The two classrooms mirrored each other except for one key difference.
Vallejo spoke in Spanish, while Santos taught in English.

A collection of interviews,  press conferences and news actualities from the Newsroom of the Providence Journal, Providence, Rhode Island.

News interviews and actualities from  The Providence Journal

From the Newsroom: The Providence Journal

A collection of interviews,  press conferences and news actualities from the Newsroom of the Providence Journal.

Advertisement