The program, one of only two such K-8 programs in the state, has 625 children enrolled at Oak Terrace, Red Oak and Sherwood elementary schools and Northwood Junior High School. Their teachers come from Spain, Argentina, Guatemala, Chile, Mexico and Colombia, Chicago Tribune reports.

“The first students in North Shore School District 112's dual language program are now seniors, having been immersed for their first eight years of school in learning to read, write and think in both English and Spanish,” says the newspaper. Read the complete story here.