This language course is designed for curious, motivated students, who enjoy learning about other languages and cultures. The course is ideal for students with advanced reading and writing skills. Students will work on communication skills and experience the excitement of understanding a globally significant language. Students taking this class will not only gain confidence from mastering something new and challenging but they will also become responsible global citizens.

Prerequisite: German 1A in 7th grade

This course is a continuation of the year-long German 1A course in the formal study of the German language and culture. The student must have successfully completed German 1A in order to enroll in this course. Students will continue to work on communication skills and experience the excitement of understanding a globally significant language.

This course begins the formal study of the German language. Students will work on communication skills and experience the excitement of understanding a globally significant language. Students who successfully complete German 1A continue their study of the first level of the language in 8th grade with the German 1 course. 

Russian 1A is a year-long course that introduces students to the Russian language and the cultures of Russian-speaking countries. Students will develop foundational skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, building proficiency in the language as they deepen their understanding of cultural traditions and the role of language in global communities.

Students who successfully complete Russian 1A continue their study of the first level of the language in 7th grade with the Russian 1B course.

Prerequisite: Russian 1A in 7th grade

Russian 1B is a year-long course that continues the study of the Russian language and the cultures of Russian-speaking countries that was started in Russian 1A in 7th grade. Students will build on their existing skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, reaching a higher level of proficiency in the language as they deepen their understanding of cultural traditions and the role of language in global communities. Together with Russian 1A this course follows the same curriculum as a high school Level 1 course. 

Russian 1 is a year-long course that introduces students to the Russian language and the cultures of Russian-speaking countries. Students will develop foundational skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing,  reaching a higher level of proficiency in the language as they deepen their understanding of cultural traditions and the role of language in global communities.

This course follows the Level 1 Russian curriculum. This course receives high school graduation credit and appears on the student’s high school transcript as pass/fail.

I can identify the general topic and some basic information in both very familiar and everyday contexts by recognizing practiced or memorized words, phrases, and simple sentences in texts that are spoken, written, or signed.

I can communicate in spontaneous spoken, written, or signed conversations on both very familiar and everyday topics, using a variety of practiced or memorized words, phrases, simple sentences, and questions.

I can present information on both very familiar and everyday topics using a variety of practiced or memorized words, phrases, and simple sentences through spoken, written, or signed language.

In my own and other cultures I can identify products and practices to help me understand perspectives.

I can interact at a survival level in some familiar everyday contexts.