World Languages

There are opportunities to learn a world language in Arlington Public Schools from Kindergarten through Twelfth grade.

School Board Value:

"All APS students should be proficient in at least two languages upon graduation and should have access to world language proficiency programs regardless of school of attendance."

(adopted as part of the FLES matrix by the Board on December 16, 2010)

Announcements and Resources:

**APS has been awarded a STARTALK grant for a Summer Program in Arabic and Chinese, to be held July 8th-26th. This is a free program for secondary students currently in grades 6-11. Registration is open March 7th-April 5th and is on a first-come-first-served basis. Please click on the STARTALK link on the left for more information and for a pre-registration form.

We regret to inform the public that the elementary STARTALK program for current 4th and 5th graders was not funded. As a result, we will not offer an elementary Chinese and Arabic program during the summer of 2013.

Parent Academy presentations from February 13, 2013 on Elementary Options within APS and Early Language Learning.

Presentation and agenda from Middle School Options Open House, December 6, 2012

Benefits and advantages of language learning

Secondary Curriculum Frameworks and Language Level Expectations are available here.