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Riverbank Academy of Multilingual Education

Riverbank Academy of Multilingual Education

What is R.A.M.E.?

A World of Opportunities!

RAME is Dual Language Immersion Education that is a research based language program with proven results where the outcome for both native English and Spanish speakers is to become proficient in speaking, reading & writing in both languages.

RUSD provides an opportunity to acquire a third language beginning in the elementary years initiating the program model with the introduction of the Chinese Culture.
 

 

R.A.M.E. Vision and Mission

  • Vision: Dedicated to excellence, responsibility, pride and a vision for the future.
  • Mission: RUSD students in the Riverbank Academy of Multilingual Education program will graduate from the 12th grade multilingual and multi-literate, achieving at or above grade level proficiency in English, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese.

Students will accept civic responsibilities, recognize and respect diversity, and make a positive impact on the future.

Goals of Multilingual Education

Students participating in RUSD’s Riverbank Academy of Multilingual Education (R.A.M.E) will achieve academic competence, technological literacy and become multilingual and cross-culturally sensitive.

They will:

  • Develop a healthy identity and creative and healthy minds

  • Enhance their cognitive flexibility

  • Develop superior reading and writing skills

  • Enhance meta-linguistic awareness

  • Develop higher-level thinking skills

  • Expand their capacity to think divergently

  • Appreciate and respect other cultures

  • Expand their opportunities to a career in the global economy
     

State Seal of Biliteracy FAQs
RAME Parent Meeting Presentation August 22, 2024

Knowing two or more languages is a marketable skill!

R.A.M.E. Program Pathway

  • RAME Program Pathway