Curriculum:

• Seven languages (American Sign Language, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Latin, Spanish)
• Year-long instruction beginning in the 6th Grade
• 7th and 8th Grades combine for Level 1 high school credit earned in middle school
• Honors, Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate programs
• Spanish for Native Speakers Levels 1, 2 and 3
• Workplace Spanish to prepare for medical interpreter certification

Standards:

Georgia Performance Standards for Modern Languages and Latin

World Languages Georgia Standards of Excellence (Dual Language Immersion)

Extra-curricular and Academic Opportunities:

• Exchange programs and international travel
• Local and state language contests
• Governor's Honors Program (High school)
• Seal of Biliteracy
• International Skills Diploma Seal

Instructional Support:

• Recently-adopted instructional resources for Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Latin and Spanish, including digital platforms for all students
• Proficiency-based instruction with yearly targets and I Can statements
• Supplemental digital resources: District-wide premium subscriptions to Nearpod, Adobe Creative Cloud Express, Quizalize, Gimkit and This is Language
• Microsoft Teams collaboration
• Written course profiles and curriculum units for all languages
• One-to-one district where all students in Grades 3-12 have their own digital device
• World Languages labs for administering performance assessments and differentiating for small-group instruction
• Proficiency-based performance rubrics
• AAPPL testing for proficiency data
• Free, annual training on instructional resources and labs
• Comprehensive training for all new teachers
• On-going professional development
• State and Regional conferencing