SPANISH

Guardian Angels School was chosen as one of eight schools in Nebraska and Iowa to take part in a U.S. Dept. of Education Technology Challenge Grant.  The grant provides for the teaching of Spanish to grade school children.  1998-99 was the first year that G. A. School was involved in the grant.  We began teaching Spanish in grades K, 1, 3 and 5.  Grades 2, 4 and 6 joined the program in 1999-00.  Grades 7 & 8 were added to the program in 2000-01.  All students are now learning Spanish.

The teachers attend training sessions throughout the year to not only learn Spanish, but also methods for teaching it to the children.  Through the use of computers, videos and teacher presentations, the teachers present the Spanish curriculum.  The children also meet with a Language Associate once or twice a week so they can practice their Spanish language skills.

The object of the foreign language grant is to teach Spanish as an integration with the other subjects in the curriculum.  It is not just Spanish as a foreign language course.