Puentes provides a structure for children of different language and cultural backgrounds to learn together. Our curriculum is the same as the rest of RMMS, only the program is taught in both Spanish and English.
All students learn a second language without compromising their first language.
We develop a students' native language and second language simultaneously. Puentes is offered from Kindergarten through 5th grade. All students are invited to join the program, however due to the large number of English speaking applicants, a lottery is held in the Spring to select new students for the fall program. Spanish speaking applicants who wish to be part of Puentes are automatically accepted. Parents are as essential to the success of this program as they are to the Magnet School as a whole.