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For over 50 years, the SED Center has provided bilingual education programs for children ages 3 months to 4 years, their families, and adults in the Washington metropolitan area. We help build the knowledge, skills, and confidence necessary for our families to navigate an increasingly multilingual, multicultural society. ​
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In accordance with the Federal Civil Rights Law, the Spanish Education Development (SED) Center does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, marital status, family responsibilities, political affiliation, or sexual orientation.

Jaime Escalante

10/2/2014

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Nacido en La Paz, Bolivia, Jaime Escalante, se hizo conocer a través de su gran obra, en el este de Los Angeles, durante el año 1982.-- Logró lo que muchos pensaban imposible: ayudar a 18 estudiantes del este de Los Ángeles pasar el examen A.P. de cálculo. Consecutivamente, en 1991, sobre 570 estudiantes de Garfield High School, donde enseñó Jaime Escalante, fueron motivados a tomar los exámenes A.P... SED destaca a Jaime Escalante por creer en el potencial de estudiantes inmigrantes y de bajos recursos. También destacamos su pasión y su creencia de que la educación puede cambiar el futuro de cualquier estudiante. 

Born in La Paz, Bolivia, Jaime Escalante, rose to prominence through his great work, in East Los Angeles, during the year 1982. He accomplished what many thought impossible: help 18, east L.A students pass the A.P. Calculus exam. Subsequently, by 1991 over 570 students from Garfield High School, where Jaime Escalante taught, took on these A.P. exams. SED highlights Jaime Escalante for his belief in immigrant and low-income students, his determination to fight against the odds, and his passion and belief that education can change one's life.



Juan Sebastian Roa 
Head of Communications and Marketing 
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    • Curriculum
    • Language Enrichment >
      • Conversation
      • Literacy Activities
      • Sign Language Resources
    • Language Enrichment >
      • Literacy Activities
    • Virtual Classroom Tours >
      • Preschool Classes >
        • 3A
        • 3B
        • 3C
        • 3D
        • 4A
      • Infant Classes >
        • IA
        • IB
        • IC
        • ID
        • IE
        • IF
        • IG
        • IH
        • II
  • Adult Program
    • General Information
    • Class Schedule / Horario de Clases
    • Testimonios
    • Cómo Inscribirse
  • Volunteer
    • Volunteer Opportunities
  • En Español
    • Quiénes somos
    • Programa de Niños >
      • Plan de Estudios (Currículo)
      • Rutinas Diarias
      • Galería de Fotos
      • Cómo Inscribirse
    • Programa de Adultos >
      • Horarios
      • Cómo Inscribirse
    • Oportunidades de Voluntariado
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