Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Fall Classes!
Here is a convenient way to browse all the Continuing Education World Language offerings for fall 2016: the flip book!
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
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!
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
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.
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