The Department of World Languages offers French, Italian, Spanish and Mandarin. Our teachers bring a wealth of personal experience and knowledge to their students, providing them with a well-rounded perspective of other languages and cultures.
The World Languages Department is dedicated to helping students become bilingual or multilingual, while also instilling in them an appreciation for other cultures. The department firmly believes that our 21st century learners must possess strong language skills and a well-developed understanding of other cultures to be successful participants in our global community. We have created our Organizing Principles, a shared vision on how to get students to become more proficient.
INSPIRE!
INPUT IS ALWAYS COMPREHENSIBLE.
NAVIGATE WITH VOCABULARY.
STUDENTS SELF-SELECT LANGUAGE BASED ON THEIR LINGUISTIC NEEDS & INTERESTS.
PROFICIENCY IS THE GOAL.
INSTRUCTORS ARE RISK-TAKERS TOO.
RISK-TAKING IS NURTURED AND SUPPORTED.
ERRORS ARE A POSITIVE STEP IN LANGUAGE LEARNING.
The World Languages Department is dedicated to helping students become bilingual or multilingual, while also instilling in them an appreciation for other cultures. The department firmly believes that our 21st century learners must possess strong language skills and a well-developed understanding of other cultures to be successful participants in our global community. We have created our Organizing Principles, a shared vision on how to get students to become more proficient.
INSPIRE!
INPUT IS ALWAYS COMPREHENSIBLE.
NAVIGATE WITH VOCABULARY.
STUDENTS SELF-SELECT LANGUAGE BASED ON THEIR LINGUISTIC NEEDS & INTERESTS.
PROFICIENCY IS THE GOAL.
INSTRUCTORS ARE RISK-TAKERS TOO.
RISK-TAKING IS NURTURED AND SUPPORTED.
ERRORS ARE A POSITIVE STEP IN LANGUAGE LEARNING.