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New Haven Public Schools offers 8 languages, Arabic, ASL, Chinese, French, Italian, Japanese, Latin, and Italian.  Most schools begin language instruction by 6th grade.    Follow the links below to learn more about our programs. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.  NHPS World Language Teachers can find our internal WL Google Site here. 

Here is a beautiful article about our 2022 Elementary World Languages Celebration Week during summer school! 

 Here is another article about our wonderful Wilbur Cross Arabic Program!

Learn about languages we offer and how to decide which you prefer.

Why Learn Languages? 

Go to this page to learn about the many benefits of language learning, starting young, and the need for speakers of various languages. 

Read about our engaging thematic units based in real-world topics. 

These are not the language classrooms of 20 years ago!  Learn how we develop real-world language skills.

Seal of Biliteracy Information

Learn how we celebrate our amazing students!

NHPS International trips, after-school, summer programs, and contests.

Our targets for student learning and how we assess progress.

Becoming a World Language Teacher

Here is information about becoming a world language teacher in Connecticut and our career opportunities in NHPS!

At-Home Practice

Looking for ways to practice at home? Check out these links.

Check out a variety of summer programs, grants, and scholarships for K-12 and college world language study outside of NHPS.

Send us an email or call if you have questions.