I hope you had a restful summer. My family and I traveled to Spain and Portugal to visit friends and family and to see new places. In case you have not checked it out our District's mission statement defines the compromise of District 97 with our students and community:
"The mission of Oak Park Elementary School District 97, the educational prism through which students realize meaning and purpose in their lives, is to guarantee that each student achieves optimal intellectual growth while developing socially, emotionally, and physically through a system distinguished by
* Exemplary instruction focused on each student
* Commitment to the needs of a diverse population
* Meaningful partnerships with families and the community
* Celebrations of the power of art, music, and language
* Confident students challenged to be educational risk-takers"
As the school year begins I reflect on this and the place that foreign language in elementary school (FLES) holds is our community. What are the benefits of learning a second language at an early age? Let's make of this a discussion, leave me a sticky note:
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
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