World Languages
Students build vocabulary, comprehension, and grammar altogether while exploring world cultures. Students increase their speaking abilities by learning mini-dialogues, retelling stories, and stringing together narratives.
Courses
SIGN LANGUAGE A
American Sign Language I (1 of 2) provides an introduction to American Sign Language (ASL). The course provides guidance in how to communicate with ASL across a variety of basic subjects, including greetings and introductions, information sharing, personal characteristics, family, traveling, and living spaces. The course also explores details about Deaf culture, the history of ASL, and the general rules and concepts needed for communicating effectively through sign language, including fingerspelling and signing parameters.
SUGGESTED GRADE LEVEL: 9-12 PRE-REQUISITES: None
SIGN LANGUAGE B
American Sign Language I (2 of 2) continues to explore introductory concepts in American Sign Language (ASL). The course builds in the first half to guide students in how to communicate on a variety of basic subjects, including with food items, directions, store interactions, job roles, health topics, and plans built around schedules and times. The course also highlights more details about Deaf culture, the history of ASL, and the general rules and concepts needed for communicating effectively through sign language, including classifiers and specific grammar rules.
SUGGESTED GRADE LEVEL: 9-12 PRE-REQUISITES: None
SPANISH 1A
Students are introduced to the basics of the Spanish language by learning through reading, writing, listening, and speaking about personal interests and hobbies, asking for directions, and how to discuss activities with friends using vocabulary associated with restaurants, traveling, vacations. The course also explores cultures of some Spanish-speaking countries, such as Mexico, Columbia, Argentina, Spain, and Puru. *Dual Credit course available
SUGGESTED GRADE LEVEL: 9 PRE-REQUISITES: None
**8th Grade Students may take this course for high school credit if approved by a school counselor.
SPANISH 1B
Students explore how to discuss school subjects, professionals, and daily routines, as well as illness and injury, shopping, and money through reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The course also explores cultures of some Spanish-speaking countries, such as Venezuela, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Cuba. *Dual Credit course available
SUGGESTED GRADE LEVEL: 9 PREREQUISITES: Spanish 1A
**8th Grade Students may take this course for high school credit if approved by a school counselor.
SPANISH 2A
Students continue to build on the basics of the Spanish language by learning through reading, writing, listening, and speaking about personal interests and hobbies, asking for directions, and how to discuss activities with friends using vocabulary associated with restaurants, traveling, vacations. The course also explores cultures of some Spanish-speaking countries, such as Mexico, Columbia, Argentina, Spain, and Puru.
SUGGESTED GRADE LEVEL: 10 PRE-REQUISITES: Spanish 1 A&B
SPANISH 2B
Students continue to build reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills in order to discuss transportation, extracurricular interest, professions, cuisine, clothing, health, and technology. Topics included: present, past, future, and conditional tenses, present subjunctive mood, explores cultures of some Spanish-speaking countries, such as the Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Honduras, Uruguay, and Panama.
SUGGESTED GRADE LEVEL: 10 PREREQUISITES: Spanish 2A
SPANISH 3A
Students build reading and writing of informative, argumentative, and descriptive texts, listening, and speaking skills using the indicative subjunctive, and imperative moods. The course also explores significant historical events of some Spanish-speaking countries, as well as cultural products, practices, and philosophies.
SUGGESTED GRADE LEVEL: 11 PRE-REQUISITES: Spanish 2 A&B
SPANISH 3B
Students will continue acquiring the Spanish language through reading poems and short stories by notable Spanish-language authors. The continuation of writing, listening, and speaking includes exploring behavioral norms in different Spanish-speaking cultures, in order to discuss these topics in the indicative and subjunctive moods in a variety of tenses.
SUGGESTED GRADE LEVEL: 11 PRE-REQUISITES: Spanish 3A
SPANISH 4A
Students build reading and writing of informative, argumentative, and descriptive texts, listening, and speaking skills using the indicative subjunctive, and imperative moods. The course also explores significant historical events of some Spanish-speaking countries, as well as cultural products, practices, and philosophies.
SUGGESTED GRADE LEVEL: 12 PREREQUISITES: Spanish 3 A&B
SPANISH 4B
Students will continue acquiring the Spanish language through reading poems and short stories by notable Spanish-language authors. The continuation of writing, listening, and speaking includes exploring behavioral norms in different Spanish-speaking cultures, in order to discuss these topics in the indicative and subjunctive moods in a variety of tenses.
SUGGESTED GRADE LEVEL: 12 PREREQUISITES: Spanish 4A