Lead with Languages!

Take a look at how language learning opens many different opportunities for our students!

http://www.leadwithlanguages.org/

Costa Rica Trip 2017

The Costa Rica trip begins today! Follow along with the adventure here.

www.costaricawhs.blogspot.com

Instagram: @CostaRicaWHS

¡Que lo pasen bien!

Hispanos famosos

Our students in Ms. Chiodo's Spanish 3 at the High School got into character and shared their own (auto)biographies of famous hispanics in the world. Students dressed and presented as:

El rey Felipe de Borbón, Former Queen Sofia of Spain, Juan Carlos (Former king of Spain), David Ortiz, Pau Gasol, Pit Bull, Pablo Picasso, Hernan Cortes, General Santana de Mexico, Rafael Nadal, Shakira, Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, George Lopez, Queen Isabel, Christopher Columbus, Francisco Pizarro, Santa Teresa de Avila, Shakira, Selena, Catherine of Aragón, Sergio Aguero, Cervantes, Hernán Cortés, and Augusto Pinochet

Four reasons to learn a second language!

Check out this TED talk about language and keep learning!

https://www.ted.com/talks/john_mcwhorter_4_reasons_to_learn_a_new_language?language=en

Bilingual brains have better attention and focus...

Check out the article here!

http://www.sciencealert.com/want-to-boost-your-attention-span-and-focus-learn-another-language

¡¿Cómo te llamas?! What's your name?!

Students at Lowell Elementary show off that they can say their names by speaking Spanish and drawing their self-portraits! Below are "Me llamo..." (My name is...) self portraits from Thursday's and Friday's classes.

Bienvenidos, Benvenuto, أهلا بك

Welcome back to Watertown! Classes are currently back in session and learning has begun! Students have been learning about what their path to proficiency might look like in a second language!