Our Classes Are Fun!

Our World Language classes are far from boring! Here are some pictures from two Korean classes this summer. They visited Korea Town in Ellicott City throughout the semester, practicing what they learned in class.

 

Our Spanish for School Administrators and Teachers Class Makes a Difference!

Fall Classes!

Here is a convenient way to browse all the Continuing Education World Language offerings for fall 2016: the flip book!

Spanish For Teachers and Support Staff

Enrollment of Spanish speaking students in our schools is increasing. Would you like to communicate better with these students and their families? Spanish for School Administrators, Teachers, and Support Staff (K-12) provides functional Spanish language skills relating to a variety of school situations, enabling more effective communication with students, parents, and family members who are native Spanish speakers. 

This class provides one MSDE Continuing Professional Development credit.

For more information on classes, please click here.  The class is also offered as a contract class, where the instructor comes to you!

The Olympics Begin Friday...Are You Ready?

Here are some fun facts for you about Rio de Janeiro.  You can find more at The Telegraph.

• Rio is not the capital of Brazil--that honor goes to Brasilia.
• Rio 2016 are South America's first Olympic games.
• Rio hosted the largest concert ever in 1994: Rod Stewart performed for 3.5 million people.
• Rio de Janeiro is named after a non-existent river: legend has it that Portuguese explorers mistook the iconic bay for the mouth of a river. They named  the area Rio de Janeiro (“River of January”), which stuck despite being inaccurate.
• The street art that is seen everywhere? Completely legal.
• Language spoken? Portuguese.Want to learn Portuguese? Check this  out.

Polish Festival

Maryland's Polish Festival is July 16-17 at the Fairgrounds in Timonium. Enjoy all things Polish: food, music and entertainment, vendors and craftsmen, and cultural displays. More information can be found here.

Interested in learning to speak Polish?  CCBC offers beginning level Polish classes, in Catonsville in the evenings during the week. Come check us out! For the schedule of classes, click here.

Great Instructors Make a Great Program

Thu Schaeffer with Michael Carey, Executive Dean, Continuing Education

It's our instructors that make our program what it is--and Thu Schaeffer is an example of this. Thu, our Intermediate and Advanced level French and Spanish instructor,  recently celebrated her 30 year anniversary at CCBC--30 years of her passion and knowledge, encouraging students to continue to learn and grow.  Thank you, Thu!