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LIPP Upper Kirby
Language Immersion Preschool in Upper Kirby, Houston
At LIPP Schools Upper Kirby, children learn, explore, and grow in an immersive environment designed to build language skills alongside a strong academic foundation. Conveniently located on Virginia Street between the Upper Kirby and River Oaks areas, our campus provides French and Spanish language immersion programs for children from infancy through age five. Our Upper Kirby campus combines structured, curriculum-based learning with the nurturing environment young children need during their formative years. Through language immersion, hands-on activities, conversation, books, music, art, and opportunities for social engagement, students develop communication skills while building confidence, independence, and curiosity. With an inviting inner courtyard play area and the charming Maison cottage, LIPP Upper Kirby gives children space to learn both inside and outside the classroom. Our goal is to make language a natural part of each child’s everyday experiences while preparing students academically and socially for kindergarten and beyond.
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Discover the LIPP Upper Kirby experience in person. Tour our campus, learn more about our immersion programs, and find the right program for your child.Curriculum Offered
Students at the LIPP Upper Kirby campus may engage in a single or dual-language track preschool program, offered in French or Spanish. Full immersion academics and part- or full-time scheduling are available for students 18 months through 5 years. After-care and ancillaries are additional offerings.
French Immersion
Our French immersion program introduces students to French through consistent classroom instruction, conversation, activities, music, books, and everyday interactions. Children of varying levels of French proficiency can learn together in an environment that encourages natural language development.
Ambient Immersion Infant Care (AIIC)
Language learning can begin well before preschool. LIPP’s Ambient Immersion Infant Care program introduces infants to target languages during a developmental stage when they are naturally absorbing the sounds and patterns of communication around them. The program combines early language exposure with attentive, nurturing infant care.
Spanish Immersion
Our Spanish immersion program surrounds children with opportunities to hear, understand, and communicate in Spanish throughout their school day. Language learning is integrated into academics, activities, play, music, and social interaction, helping students develop their skills naturally through consistent exposure.
The LIPP Schools Approach to Early Learning
At LIPP Schools, we believe educating children through the lens of language helps prepare them to thrive in an increasingly interconnected world.
Our proprietary curriculum brings language immersion together with preschool academics to support the development of the whole child. Students learn through hands-on activities, ongoing conversation, engaging books, music, early literacy, STEAM concepts, art, outdoor learning, and social engagement.
Rather than treating language as a separate subject, LIPP incorporates the target language throughout the child’s educational experience. This allows students to encounter new concepts while simultaneously developing their ability to understand and communicate in another language.
These early experiences are designed to help children build the academic, social, emotional, and communication skills they will carry into kindergarten and beyond.
Why LIPP Schools?
Full Language Immersion
Students experience their target language throughout the school day, creating consistent opportunities to listen, communicate, and build familiarity with the language.
Curriculum-Based Academics
Language is only part of the LIPP experience. Our curriculum incorporates early literacy, STEAM, art, music, and other foundational concepts that help prepare children for their next stage of education.
Teacher-Led, Low-Ratio Classrooms
Structured, teacher-led classrooms provide opportunities for individualized attention while creating a consistent learning environment where students can participate, explore, and grow.
A Whole-Child Philosophy
The early years influence far more than academic development. LIPP’s approach is designed to nurture confidence, independence, emotional intelligence, curiosity, and social skills alongside academic learning.
A Global Perspective
Language can help children understand perspectives and cultures beyond their own. LIPP emphasizes respect, tolerance, integrity, and cross-cultural empathy to help prepare students to participate confidently in a diverse and interconnected world.
Choosing a preschool means choosing the environment that will shape some of your child’s earliest experiences with learning. At LIPP Upper Kirby, we strive to make those experiences academically enriching, culturally engaging, and nurturing.
Whether your child is beginning their first experience with another language or already hears multiple languages at home, our immersion programs provide an opportunity to build upon that foundation while developing the skills needed for future academic success.
Schedule a tour of LIPP Upper Kirby today and experience our language immersion community firsthand.