Take a visit to Arthur Middleton Elementary School to see a group of students who will learn to speak English and Spanish together. We profile two students who are off to an exciting start. This is the inaugural year of Charles County Public Schools first Dual Language Program.
While the temperatures finally started to get cooler in late October, excitement and enthusiasm heated up for students in the first Charles County Public Schools dual language program. Get a taste of what students like Julianna and Mackenzie are learning and some of the Spanish they can speak. You can also learn about the program's structure, challenges and big early successes from the school's principal.
There was quite the pulse at Arthur Middleton Elementary School the day before Valentine's Day as a special guest dropped by to tour Charles County Public Schools first dual language program. Follow Maryland Superintendent of Schools Dr. Carey M. Wright on her visit and learn why she thinks highly of this program and Charles County Public Schools as a whole.
Hear from the program's architect, Autumn Hoffman, as she shares the behind-the-scenes implementation of the program in Charles County Public Schools. You can also learn the program's model, the structure of the students' day and an additional, unintended benefit. You can also hear some Spanish words that students are using in their every day lives.
