​​Extended Foreign Language Program (EFL) is offered at Amelia Earhart Elementary. The EFL program is an all-inclusive program; there areno restrictions on the type of student that can participate nor are there GPA requirements. Kindergarten and Grade 1 are the entry points forthe EFL Programs. Student selection is based on Parental Choice letter response. If the number of Parental Choice letter responses exceedsthe number of spaces available in the EFL Program, the date and time for a lottery are advertised. Students whose names are selectedduring the lottery are accepted into the EFL program. A waiting list is created with the remaining student names based on the lotteryrankings. The waiting list is maintained for one (1) year. A student can be monolingual, bilingual, gifted, or classified ESE. The EFL programoffers a school within a school approach to world language education. The goal of the program is to offer students the opportunity to becomeproficient in speaking, reading, and writing in English and one other language. At the elementary level the program is designed for a group ofstudents at each grade level who, after participation in the program for one school year, are enrolled in the subsequent grade level with theultimate goal of creating a K-5 continuum. Language Arts/Reading/Writing are the subjects taught in the EFL Program in which students areprovided 1 hour of daily instruction in Spanish (300 minutes per week).