Our School
Welcome to Elmer Cave Language Academy
Elmer Cave Language Academy is a TK-8th grade Spanish-English dual-immersion school where students learn standards-based academic content while gaining oral and written proficiency in a second language. As an additive model dual-immersion public school, we foster excellence in our students' bi-literacy in both Spanish and English.
Our Mission
Our mission at Cave Language Academy is to prepare every child to become bilingual and bi-literate in Spanish and English, while achieving high levels of academic success to be college and career ready. This goal is ambitious and requires more commitment, and therefore can only be achieved with full, collaborative support from our school community.
Achieving Bilingual Excellence
Established in 2011, the Academy begins with 90 percent of core instruction in Spanish in TK, kindergarten, or first grade, gradually increasing English instruction by 10 percent each year until reaching a balanced 50/50 ratio by 5th-8th grade. More than 50 years of research consistently demonstrate that dual immersion programs enhance second language proficiency without compromising the first. At Cave Language Academy, students excel academically in both languages, equipping them to enter the global market as bilingual and bi-literate individuals in Spanish and English. The school fosters an inviting community and has offered volunteer-based after-school enrichment classes for the past 10 years.
Announcements
ParentSquare is a single platform for communication from your student's teacher, school, and VCUSD that may include classroom activities to weekly messages from the principal.
Lottery Information
The enrollment window for the 2024-25 school year's lottery spans from December 22, 2023, at 8 am, through April 30, 2024, at 5 pm. The lottery draw is scheduled for May 3, 2024.
Parent Organizations
Learn about our parent organizations, what they do, and ways you may like to get involved.