This essay studies the rationale for, and develops a modified bilingual program in two Sydney schools; Bondi Beach Public School and St Francis Primary School, Paddington. The programs are evaluated in the light of their feasibility and the conclusions are that primary children enjoy learning a language which they see as being relevant to their environment. The development of a suitable curriculum was initiated but by no means completed. Since all schools do not feel the impact of cultural diversity a curriculum should incorporate teaching about our society's diverse identity. In schools where a dominance of ethnic communities is low this study could be carried out in English. In other schools that have opted to learn one other language this could be done in the second language. The programs carried out showed that a second language can be learnt in the primary school so that the school is in fact a mini bilingual society.