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Posted by DMIS on May 14, 2013

2013 Trip to Spain: Lunes de Mercado

May 13 View Slideshow Like every Monday, Reinosa hosts a public open-air market visited by most of the inhabitants of the valley. At the market, people can buy fresh veggies and fruits, cured meat, clothes, jewelry, shoes, and so much more. It is a place full of colors, and noise – really vibrant. We could not miss an opportunity to visit such a place. Therefore, Monday was Lunes de Mercado...

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Posted by DMIS on Apr 3, 2013

DMIS Announces New Head of School

Today, April 3, 2013, DMIS announced today that François Penalver was promoted to head of school and will officially assume the position in August 2013. Penalver joined the school as academic director in 2007, having previously served as the head of the primary schools at the Lycée Français in Bilbao, Spain and the Lycée Français in Valencia, Spain. The current executive director of DMIS, Adam...

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Posted by DMIS on Nov 16, 2012

Building for tomorrow’s global leaders

DMIS celebrated the opening of its restored, historic Peacekeeper building by opening its doors to students in grades 5-7 for the 2012-13 school year. Renovations started with a groundbreaking attended by Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock on March 5, 2012. The new building — which served as the military police headquarters for the former U.S. Lowry Air Force Base — houses beautiful classrooms; a...

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Posted by DMIS on Nov 3, 2012

IB the DMIS Way

There is no better place than DMIS to send a middle-school child who wants to speak more than one language. No other middle school in metro Denver offers foreign-language instruction as intensively as we do. Though we believe it is ideal for children to begin acquiring second and third languages as young as possible, we are very specially trained and equipped to work with students who are learning...

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Posted by DMIS on Nov 2, 2012

Embracing our core values

The DMIS community embraces 10 core values that support our vision — “Giving Children the World” — through our mission: The mission of Denver Montclair International School is to develop conscientious, self-confident, multilingual and multicultural thinkers and learners prepared to thrive in a competitive world. Our school’s 10 core values are: 1. Language-immersion...

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Posted by DMIS on Oct 27, 2012

With DMIS, children see the world

DMIS is the only elementary school in the Denver region that offers study-abroad opportunities for elementary students. Students in grades 4 and 5, who are enrolled in the French and Spanish programs, travel either to France or Spain for a full-immersion, international — and unforgettable — experience. Traveling under the close supervision of our native faculty, DMIS students live for nearly...

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Posted by DMIS on Oct 15, 2012

Star Alumnus: Landon Harris

Star Alumnus Landon Harris is soaring to impressive heights in the world of arts and entertainment. Born in September 1997, Landon, now 15, is one of the nation’s young actors and dancers to watch. He’s studying full time in Tampa, Fla., at the Straz Center’s Patel Conservatory, under the direction of Peter Stark, artistic director of Next Generation Ballet. Landon’s artistic...

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Posted by DMIS on Sep 30, 2012

DMIS named top Spanish school in North America

DMIS was recently ranked as one of the top four elementary Spanish language-immersion schools in North America by the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport. A DMIS representative traveled to Washington, D.C. to receive this award from the Spanish Ambassador in September 2012.

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Early Childhood Education

The DMIS family keeps growing!

Posted by DMIS on 12-3-12

The big shift to English instruction

Posted by DMIS on 12-7-12

When parents choose DMIS for their child’s education, they choose a distinctive way of life. The Vita Annual Fund is a lifeline that allows DMIS to fulfill its mission of helping students experience a different way of learning and seeing the world. Your gift to the Vita Annual Fund provides essential support for the school’s talented faculty, student opportunities and expansion of academic programs. We encourage all DMIS families, faculty and staff to give to the Vita Annual Fund.

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2013 Trip to Spain: Argüeso Castle & Folk Presentation

Posted by DMIS on May 13, 2013 in Student Travel Diaries | 0 comments

May 12 View Slideshow 1 View Slideshow 2 After a great extra family day due to the strike, we came back to school on Friday. Some of the students came dressed in the traditional suit, and our biggest surprise was...

2013 Trip to Spain: Town Hall Visit

Posted by DMIS on May 10, 2013 in Student Travel Diaries | 0 comments

May 8 View Photos We arrived at school and had morning classes until 11:15. During that time Natalia taught math to 3rd and 4th graders, and Luis taught English to K1, K2, and K3 – it was fun to have several...