Globally Minded Education
Location
Room 210
Strand #1
Teaching - P-12
Relevance
Not Available.
Brief Program Description
The World Language Academy offers students at the very earliest stages of public school education the opportunity to engage in the study of world languages and to engage in a dual language immersion program in Spanish. In this world-class educational setting, students in grades Pre-K - 8 learn under the dual immersion model and receive most of their instruction in Spanish while learning Chinese, Portuguese, and French. With the recognition that high school graduates are faced with increased connectivity with people worldwide, adults in this school guide students to become multilingual, multicultural citizens. This outstanding inquiry-based program provides students real-world opportunities to collaborate with business leaders and educators across the globe. Students hone problem solving skills, acquire new languages, and develop new relationships with peers around the world while creating products and business models.
Summary
Not Available.
Format
Individual/Group Paper Presentation
Biographical Sketch
Not Available.
Keyword Descriptors
Public school education, World languages, Dual language immersion, P-8 education, Spanish, Inquiry-based program, Collaboration, Multicultural citizens
Presentation Year
2015
Start Date
9-18-2015 10:15 AM
End Date
9-18-2015 11:15 AM
Recommended Citation
Woodcock, Carrie, "Globally Minded Education" (2015). Global Education Summit. 5.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ges/2015/2015/5
Globally Minded Education
Room 210
The World Language Academy offers students at the very earliest stages of public school education the opportunity to engage in the study of world languages and to engage in a dual language immersion program in Spanish. In this world-class educational setting, students in grades Pre-K - 8 learn under the dual immersion model and receive most of their instruction in Spanish while learning Chinese, Portuguese, and French. With the recognition that high school graduates are faced with increased connectivity with people worldwide, adults in this school guide students to become multilingual, multicultural citizens. This outstanding inquiry-based program provides students real-world opportunities to collaborate with business leaders and educators across the globe. Students hone problem solving skills, acquire new languages, and develop new relationships with peers around the world while creating products and business models.