Foreign Language Courses

The purpose of this course is to create an understanding of the concepts and structures of Latin as an inflected language by introducing students to the basic Latin forms and relating them to English usage. An understanding of Roman culture is also fostered. This course is for students who plan to begin an extended study of Latin. For 7th and 8th Graders

This course will introduce the student to the fundamentals of Mandarin Chinese. It is designed for beginners and is open to all students. Chinese will be used from the beginning so as to help the student acclimate to a Chinese-speaking environment as soon as possible. For 7th and 8th Graders

This course is designed for beginners. All language skills—listening, speaking, reading and writing—are developed simultaneously. Oral proficiency is emphasized. The phonological, grammatical and idiomatic features of Spanish are presented in logical progression so that the student learns by practice.

This is a course that builds upon the foundation obtained in Introduction to Spanish. This course is designed to develop in depth the listening, speaking, writing, and reading skills of Spanish. It also is designed to expose the student to the cultures of the Spanish-speaking countries.