Mexico. Germany. Russia. Korea. Egypt. China. Iran. Brazil. The Philippines. You can take a trip around the world without packing your bags. Just journey to the polyglot destination known as CUSD-land.
Here, students speak 33 languages. Some are English learners. Others are adept at speaking, reading and writing English while fluent in a second language at home.
Our teachers do an amazing job with all students, including English learners. Imagine if 10 percent of your workforce spoke a language other than English.
Then imagine that these 10 percent spoke not one, but several native tongues. This is the situation in our classrooms, which our staff regards as a challenge and an opportunity.
Our nearly 1,000 English learners enter classrooms at all grades. Recent years have shown a decrease in Spanish-speaking students and an increase in other languages, especially Asian and Middle Eastern tongues.
One second-grade classroom might include students who speak Farsi, French and Japanese, but little English. All learn their new language together.
At the elementary level, English language development materials are employed by the classroom teacher, often supplemented by tutoring. Appropriate programming designed to move English learners forward is used at middle and high school levels.
While learning each other's languages, students eagerly absorb different cultures. The result is a delicious, synergistic stew, a multicultural mix celebrated daily in our schools and at special events.
Our global future
Renee Truong, 16, a junior at Carlsbad High, was born and raised in America. Renee speaks English and Vietnamese fluently and accent-free. At home, she and her mom converse in both.
“Speaking English helps my mom learn the language,” Renee said. “Speaking Vietnamese enables me to communicate with my relatives in Vietnam.”
Renee is ambitiously taking Spanish. She learns bits of Japanese and Korean from friends, and is picking up yet another language from Taiwanese films.
Renee is the epitome of a global student. She and others like her will indubitably comprise the internationally savvy and culturally empathetic workforce of the future.
Here, students speak 33 languages. Some are English learners. Others are adept at speaking, reading and writing English while fluent in a second language at home.
Our teachers do an amazing job with all students, including English learners. Imagine if 10 percent of your workforce spoke a language other than English.
Then imagine that these 10 percent spoke not one, but several native tongues. This is the situation in our classrooms, which our staff regards as a challenge and an opportunity.
Our nearly 1,000 English learners enter classrooms at all grades. Recent years have shown a decrease in Spanish-speaking students and an increase in other languages, especially Asian and Middle Eastern tongues.
One second-grade classroom might include students who speak Farsi, French and Japanese, but little English. All learn their new language together.
At the elementary level, English language development materials are employed by the classroom teacher, often supplemented by tutoring. Appropriate programming designed to move English learners forward is used at middle and high school levels.
While learning each other's languages, students eagerly absorb different cultures. The result is a delicious, synergistic stew, a multicultural mix celebrated daily in our schools and at special events.
Our global future
Renee Truong, 16, a junior at Carlsbad High, was born and raised in America. Renee speaks English and Vietnamese fluently and accent-free. At home, she and her mom converse in both.
“Speaking English helps my mom learn the language,” Renee said. “Speaking Vietnamese enables me to communicate with my relatives in Vietnam.”
Renee is ambitiously taking Spanish. She learns bits of Japanese and Korean from friends, and is picking up yet another language from Taiwanese films.
Renee is the epitome of a global student. She and others like her will indubitably comprise the internationally savvy and culturally empathetic workforce of the future.