Students at GMS start Spanish and Chinese as toddlers in bilingual classrooms. The GMS curriculum emphasizes language not only as a tool for communication, but also as a means of developing awareness of and appreciation for people of other cultures. Children are exposed to Spanish and Chinese in an integrated way and as part of their daily activities. Native Spanish and Chinese speakers teach through creative, engaging and collaborative lessons and by exposing children to the rich diversity of the Spanish and Chinese language and the cultures.