Our eighth grade has begun a path that can lead to being “double promoted” in high school French course work. Students who master the first section of our textbook this year can qualify to study Level 2 French in high school. No student is forced to do this, and not all students will qualify. The challenge is there, and many students are rising to the challenge, already.

Sixth grade students have just finished their introduction to French and begun their introduction to Spanish. The challenge here is to make sure accomplished Spanish-speakers are challenged, and, at the same time, that English monolinguists are considered, as well as every one in between. Many of our Spanish speakers can benefit from writing, reading, and spelling