Foreign Language Courses
Spanish I
Grade: 9th-12th
Instructor:
Celeste Green
Prerequisites: 8th grade reading level minimum (placement test required)
This course will cover first year high school Spanish, and will introduce students to the grammar, structure, and vocabulary of the Spanish language. Other cultural aspects of Spanish speaking countries will be integrated to round out the students’ experience with this widely spoken language. An emphasis on correct pronunciation will be made as well as the ability to converse, as well as write Spanish.
Song School
Latin
Grades 1-2
Instructor: Michele Anderson
Using the fun and engaging Song School Latin course, students will learn Latin using songs, illustrations, hand-writing practice, stories and activities for easy mastery and memorization. Over the course of this two year cycle, young Latin scholars will learn over a hundred engaging everyday Latin vocabulary words for the seasons, body parts, food, animals, and common greetings. A lively musical CD is a delightful piece of the program and comes in the back in each student text for home use. This is an ideal introduction to the language, and will more than prepare a student to begin a grammar school Latin program.
Latin I
Grades 3rd –6th
Instructor: Rachel Ford
Prerequisites: Must be at a 3rd grade reading level minimum. No previous Latin is required.
This elementary course will introduce Latin in a fun and engaging way, while teaching the basic grammar and sentence structure of the Latin language. Understanding this root language, upon which much of our language is born, will greatly increase the students’ ability to understand English vocabulary and grammar in years to come. This course will be taught by an experienced Latin teacher and will use the ecclesiastical pronunciation of the language.
Latin II – CANCELLED for 2011-2012
Grades 5 and up
Instructor: TBA
Prerequisites: Completion of 1-2 years of elementary Latin. A Latin placement test will be given for entrance into this class.
This course will build upon previous Latin instruction and will continue to increase the students’ understanding of grammar, sentence structure, and vocabulary. Since students may be coming into this class from many different Latin course backgrounds, the teacher will work closely with parents to ensure that students are being challenged in their work.
Books Needed: TBA
