The program of the Fairview German Bilingual School, the elementary (K-5) segment of the Cincinnati public school system's German bilingual alternative program, is described. The school provides intensive second-language instruction in German for monolingual English-speaking children with bilingualism as the objective. In 1984-85 the student body numbered 510, from 50 Cincinnati neighborhoods. An active parents' group is a major program element. The teaching staff includes basic classroom teachers for the standard grade-level curriculum and German-language teachers with near-native fluency and extensive exposure to the people, cultures, and institutions of a German-speaking country. The kindergarten German instruction consists of three 20-minute sessions a week. From first grade on, a sequenced and highly structured oral language curriculum is used. German and English-language curricula are integrated to the extent possible. Student academic achievement has been average or above average in reading and mathematics, and German achievement, while difficult to assess comparatively, has been high. The elementary program is followed by a middle school offering bilingual instruction in German, French, and Spanish, an exchange program option, and a choice of international or college preparatory high school programs. The Fairview program has attracted strong community interest and parental commitment. (MSE)