Every subject at SELA begins with building solid foundation progress from simple to sophisticated, thus encouraging students to write and read intelligently while learning the proper comprehension, spelling, and syntax of the language.

SELA expects to have every graduate achieve real fluency in a second language. Because fluency in a second language enhances the ability to learn a third language, K-8th students take a third language, Mandarin (Chinese). SELA students leave with high proficiency in Mandarin and fluency in Spanish. The chart below details the percentage of instruction time by language: