FLICS is a dual-language program where students leave 8th Grade not only proficient in English but in a second language of French, Spanish, Chinese, or Japanese. FLICS students leave the program ready to excel at the country’s leading rigorous, college-preparatory high schools.
The FLICS program design is consistent with best practices in second language acquisition, dual-language, and bilingual education instruction. Students enter the program from Kindergarten to 2nd Grade and follow the language track of their choice (French, Spanish, Chinese, or Japanese) until their promotion from 8th Grade.
Instruction is focused primarily on building strong literacy in Standard American English in Grades K-4, while integrating the second language. Instruction progresses into the second language once student comprehension of content is obtained. For example, a student first needs to understand the concept in English of a math problem such as 34 + 67 = 101 (which involves the concept of “carrying”), before they can have that concept taught in the target or second language.
Research has shown that integrating English, to aid in comprehension, provides much higher academic achievement due to the student’s clearer understanding of the content. In addition, student language proficiency increases due to the higher quality of the language exposure.
- Michigan Golden Apple, Most Improved School, 1998-2000
- Skillman Foundation: Good Schools Making the Grade. in 2005 as an Improving School; 2006 as a High Performing School, 2008 as a High Performing Middle School, 2009 Continuing High Performing Middle School, and Improving Elementary School
Annual Events
- Career Day
- French Festival
- Chinese Festival
- Spanish Festival
- Japanese Festival
- African Festival
- Trunk-a-Boo
- Fun Day
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