School Year 2025-2026 Dual Language Immersion (DLI) Program Information
All rising kindergarten and first grade students who live in Fairfax County may enter a lottery to participate in Dual Language Immersion (DLI) programs. In DLI programs, students are learning elementary content in two languages with students spending half of the day learning in either language. English Language Arts and Social Studies are taught in English. Math, Science, Health, and Target Language Arts are taught in another language.
FCPS offers DLI programs in French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. Online lottery application begins on January 13, 2025 (8:30 a.m.). For additional registration information, please visit here.
Program Sites and Informational Meetings
The schools listed below offer county-wide DLI program enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year. Parents are encouraged to attend one of the informational meetings. The dates for all meetings are listed below. Meetings will be held at the elementary school listed except for the virtual event. Please note that Laurel Ridge will be holding Spanish Immersion Meeting on January 14, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
| LANGUAGE | GRADES | LOCATION | DATE | TIME | SNOW DATE | TIME |
| French | 1 | Kent Gardens | January 15 | 5:45 p.m. | January 22 | 5:45 p.m. |
| German | 1 | Orange Hunt | January 13 | 6:00 p.m. | January 23 | 6:00 p.m. |
| Japanese | 1 | Fox Mill | January 30 | 7:00 p.m. | January 31 | 7:00 p.m. |
| Japanese | 1 | Great Falls | January 23 | 5:00 p.m. | January 30 | 5:00 p.m. |
| Korean | K & 1 | Colin Powell | January 15 | 7:00 p.m. | January 22 | 7:00 p.m. |
| Spanish | K & 1 | Bailey’s Primary | January 22 | 7:00 p.m. | January 23 | 7:00 p.m. |
| Spanish | K & 1 | Fort Hunt | January 27 | 6:30 p.m. | January 29 | 6:30 p.m. |
| Spanish | K & 1 | Lake Anne | January 9 | 6:30 p.m. | January 16 | 6:30 p.m. |
| Spanish | K & 1 | Laurel Ridge | January 14 | 6:00 p.m. | January 21 | 6:00 p.m. |
| Spanish | K & 1 | London Towne | January 21 | 7:00 p.m. | January 30 | 7:00 p.m. |
| Spanish | 1 | Ravensworth | January 16 | 6:30 p.m. | January 27 | 6:30 p.m. |
| Spanish | K & 1 | Rose Hill | January 27 | 6:00 p.m. | January 28 | 6:00 p.m. |
| All Languages | K & 1 | Virtual | February 4 | 6:00 p.m. | n/a | n/a |