NORTH SHORE SCHOOLS
A W OR L D C L A S S
W OR L D L A N G UA G ES PR OG R A M
GOALS
 ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE IN A LANGUAGE
OTHER THAN ENGLISH
 INCREASED CREATIVITY AND PROBLEM
SOLVING SKILLS
 INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WORLD OF
WORK
 RECOGNIZE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES
IN PEOPLE AND CULTURES WHICHARE
DIFFERENT FROM OUR OWN
A MORE RIGOROUS WORLD LANGAUGE
REQUIREMENT
2014-2015
CURRENT
Grade 6:
Introduction 3/6
Grade 6:
(3/6)
Mandarin/Spanish
Grade 7 & 8
Level I Checkpoint A
Grade 7
Level I
Grade 9
Level II
Grade 8
Level II
Grade 10
Level III
Grade 9
Level III
Grade 11
Level IV
Grade 10
Level IV
Grade 12
Level V/AP
Grade 11
Level V/AP
Grade 12
Level VI
Checkpoints A and B remain in grade 8 and 10, but will be much more rigorous
OPTION A
GRADES K-2 MANDARIN
GRADES 3-6 MANDARIN/SPANISH
GRADES 7-12 MANDARIN/SPANISH/ITALIAN
FRENCH & LATIN
 GRADE 6 WOULD HAVE A CHOICE OF SPANISH/ITALIAN
FRENCH AND LATIN FOR 2013-2014.
 SPANISH, MANDARIN, FRENCH, ITALIAN AND LATIN
WOULD ALL BE OFFERED THROUGH LEVEL SIX INSTEAD
OF LEVEL 5
 ALL LANGUAGES CAN BE USED TO FUFILL THE WORLD
LANGUAGES GRADUATION
 ALL STUDENTS WOULD GRADUATE WITH ONE
ADDITONAL LEVEL OF LANGAUGE INSTRUCTION
OPTION B
GRADES K-2
GRADES 3-6
GRADES 7-8
MANDARIN
MANDARIN/SPANISH
MANDARIN/SPANISH/ITALIAN
FRENCH
GRADES 9-12 MANDARIN/SPANISH/ITALIAN
FRENCH/LATIN
 GRADE 6 WOULD HAVE A CHOICE OF SPANISH/ITALIAN
FRENCH AND LATIN FOR 2013-2014
 SPANISH, MANDARIN, FRENCH, ITALIAN WOULD ALL BE
OFFERED THROUGH LEVEL SIX INSTEAD OF LEVEL 5
 ALL LANGUAGES CAN BE USED TO FUFILL THE WORLD
LANGUAGES GRADUATION
 ALL STUDENTS WOULD GRADUATE WITH ONE ADDITONAL
LEVEL OF LANGAUGE INSTRUCTION
OPTION C
GRADES K-6
MANDARIN
MANDARIN
GRADES 7-8 MANDARIN/SPANISH/ITALIAN
FRENCH
GRADES 9-12 MANDARIN/SPANISH/ITALIAN
FRENCH/LATIN
 GRADE 6 WOULD HAVE A CHOICE OF SPANISH/ITALIAN
FRENCH AND LATIN FOR 2013-2014
 SPANISH, MANDARIN, FRENCH, ITALIAN WOULD ALL BE
OFFERED THROUGH LEVEL SIX INSTEAD OF LEVEL 5
 ALL LANGUAGES CAN BE USED TO FUFILL THE WORLD
LANGUAGES GRADUATION
 ALL STUDENTS WOULD GRADUATE WITH ONE ADDITONAL
LEVEL OF LANGAUGE INSTRUCTION