World Languages Curriculum Programs

  • PreK-5 Programs

    PreK-5 Programs are offered at the following schools:

    • King Robinson Interdistrict Magnet School has a French Immersion program in Grades K-5 and a Spanish Language sequential program in K-5.  Read more at http://www.newhavenmagnetschools.com/index.php/kingrobinson
    • Ross-Woodward Classical Studies Interdistrict Magnet School has an introductory French program in grades K-5.
    • East Rock Magnet School has and introductory Spanish program beginning in kindergarten.

    Strong 21st Century Communications Magnet and Lab School has Chinese beginning in kindergarten.  Read more here http://www.strongmagnetschool.org/  and this is the website for the world language programs: http://wearestronginlanguages.weebly.com/

    • There are dual-language programs at John C. Daniels, Fair Haven School, Columbus Family Academy, Clinton Avenue, Truman School, John S. Martinez, and Hill Central.
    • See more information about those at___link to ENGLISH LEARNERS PAGE____.

    Curriculum in the PreK-5 programs is determined by the time allotment for language learning at that particular school. In general, the philosophy of these programs is to expose the students to as much of the target language as possible in engaging ways.  Teachers use gestures, visuals, games, songs, cultural artifacts, and links to regular classroom content to build students' language and culture skills.  

    Click here to view The PreK-5 Curriculum document. If you have any questions about the Prek-5 programs, please contact Jessica Haxhi at jessica.haxhi@nhboe.net.

     

    5th & 6th Grades

    Depending on your school, world languages may be offered at the 5th and 6th grade level. The newly revised curriculum for these grades is designed to excite students about the new language they are learning, immerse them in the culture, and give them real-world (or pretend!) experiences in using the language. Click here to see the Unit Summaries document.

    As with all of our curriculum PreK-12, each thematic unit is related to the themes on the Advance Placement test, helping us to organize around these worthy topics: Personal & Public Identities, Families & Communities, Contemporary Life, Science & Technology, Global Challenges, and Beauty & Aesthetics. Click here to view the ""AP Themes Continuum Document"" for more information.

    To learn more about our programs, please go to https://sites.google.com/a/nhps.net/nhpswl/home

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    Level I Middle School/High School

    The Level I Curriculum is taught over two years of middle school (7th and 8th grade) or during one full year of high school study. All languages, except for Latin, now follow the same units of study for Level I, except for slight variations due to cultural differences or language specifics. Read more about how languages are taught and assessed

    Click here to read a summary of each unit in the Level I curriculum, in other words, what students should know and able to do by the end of each unit. Click here to read the description of the proficiency level target, or, how well they should be able to speak, listen, read, and write in the target language by the end of Level I.

    Please see the main World Languages page for a document that outlines how the Advance Placement themes are woven throughout the World Languages Curricula PreK-12.

    To learn more about our programs, please go to https://sites.google.com/a/nhps.net/nhpswl/home



    Level II Middle School/High School

    The Level II curriculum is comprised of 4 main units and one flex-unit. The first four full units fall exactly on a quarter, as illustrated in the box to the right (will there be a box? if not, then delete this part). District-wide quarterly exams and performance tasks are given to, however, reflect assess students’ cumulative proficiency progress across the year.

    Click here to read a summary of the 5 curriculum units, which summarizes what students will know and be able to do.

    Click here to read a description of the "proficiency level" that students will reach by the end of Level II, in other words, how well they will be able to speak, listen, read, and write the target language.

    Please see the main World Languages page for a document that outlines how the Advance Placement themes are woven throughout the World Languages Curricula PreK-12.

    To learn more about our programs, please go to https://sites.google.com/a/nhps.net/nhpswl/home

     

    Level III Middle School/High School

    During the Level III year, students synthesize their knowledge of the language to begin to create their own sentences, speak more at the simple paragraph level and move between tenses. The units in Level III are focused on real-world, engaging topics that relate to concepts from other subject areas such as history, science, and the arts. See the curriculum map to the right for the sequence of units throughout the year.

    Click here to read a summary of each unit in the Level III curriculum, in other words, what students should know and able to do. Click here to read the description of the proficiency level target, or, how well they should be able to speak, listen, read, and write in the target language by the end of Level III.

    Please see the main World Languages page for a document that outlines how the Advance Placement themes are woven throughout the World Languages Curricula PreK-12.

    To learn more about our programs, please go to https://sites.google.com/a/nhps.net/nhpswl/home



    Level IV Middle School/High School

    Students in Level IV classes expand their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills to the intermediate low/mid/high levels by discussing more advanced topics at the connected sentence and paragraph level.  Topics are often taken from themes represented in Advanced Placement testing.  that will be found on the AP test.   Materials Texts are taken directly from the target culture, and consider a variety of real-world topics from science, history, the arts, and other subject areas.  Students synthesize their knowledge of advanced grammar and work on further developing their academic vocabulary in the target language.  Writing assignments are similar to those being done in the native language at this stage, with narrative and argument-writing practiced.

    Click here to read a summary of each unit in the Level IV curriculum describing what students should know and able to do in each unit.

    Click here to read the description of the proficiency level target, or, how well they should be able to speak, listen, read, and write in the target language by the end of Level IV.

    Please see the main World Languages page for a document that outlines how the Advance Placement themes are woven throughout the World Languages Curricula PreK-12.

    To learn more about our programs, please go to https://sites.google.com/a/nhps.net/nhpswl/home

     

    Latin

    In NHPS Latin classes, students develop the ability to:

    • acquire and use accurately level-specific Latin words and phrases.
    • use their knowledge of parts of speech, grammatical syntax, and Latin roots to interpret English text.
    • demonstrate command of the conventions of Latin grammar and usage in written language.
    • demonstrate comprehension of Latin and English phrases, sentences, and passages through translation and explanation.
    • demonstrate understanding of products, practices, and perspectives of Roman culture and how these compare with their own.

    Click here to view the curriculum map outlining the Latin curriculum for levels 1-4. If you have any questions, please contact Jessica Haxhi at jessica.haxhi@nhobe.net .

    To learn more about our programs, please go to https://sites.google.com/a/nhps.net/nhpswl/home