Washington- Student group Project Olas launched a Spanish learning program, exactly a year ago, in order to help moms in Guatemala earn some extra money. In exchange, the program has helped students become better Spanish speakers just by having one-hour…
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Silver Spring elementary school is first in Montgomery County with an all-student language immersion program
It’s not uncommon to learn a language in school. It’s a little less common to immerse yourself in that language. One elementary school in Montgomery County is taking that one step further, requiring all students to become bilingual.
Montgomery school challenges students in two languages
SILVER SPRING, Maryland ––– Step into Edwin Amaya’s fifth-grade math class at Kemp Mill Elementary School and you may find yourself overwhelmed, a la “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?” It likely won’t be the mathematics that gives you…
Montgomery County language programs link students to their culture
Leo Sun, 15, on a trip visiting family in China in 2016. Sun views these trips as an opportunity to practice speaking Chinese, which he has learned through the Montgomery County Public Schools language-immersion program. (Photo courtesy Beibei Sun)
Maryland’s highest court hears free speech case regarding Spanish-language license plate
The Maryland Court of Appeals is considering whether the state’s Motor Vehicle Administration acted unconstitutionally in recalling vanity license plates sporting a Spanish scatological word.