Cross cultural experience a success at La Paloma

FALLBROOK – On May 16, students and staff of La Paloma Elementary hosted a visit from their “sister school,” Instituto Metropolitano, located in Tijuana, Mexico.

The two schools were paired up by Sister Schools of San Diego last year with the commencement of Fallbrook Union Elementary School District’s Dual Immersion Program.

Children, teachers and parents, including Fallbrook’s Honorary Mayor, Lila MacDonald, spent the day with the kindergarten and first grade dual immersion students. The morning began with a Spelling Bee in which students from both schools spelled words in English and...