Designing 21st Century Universal Classrooms

World Languages Vision and Mission Statement

Today’s students must be both linguistically and culturally equipped in order to communicate successfully in a pluralistic American society and to be globally competent.   In order to navigate an ever-changing world that has become increasingly accessible to us, we need to develop linguistic and cultural competence based on:

• communication skills;
• insight into the relationship between language and cultures;
• and sensitivity to and understanding of multiple perspectives.

Learning other world languages opens doors to careers, provides a broader world view, and strengthens global competence. The study of Modern World Languages encourages reflective thinking about self and others and promotes continued learning about the world outside our physical communities.

We cultivate and nurture these communication skills in all modern world language learners as they make continuous progress toward linguistic and cultural competence. Our goal is for our students to become engaged, productive, and skilled multi-lingual citizens in the increasingly global and competitive 21st century.

World Language Mission Statement for Essex High School

World Language Power Standards

The Big Ideas

Our curricula are framed by the CCSU Power Standards. These Power Standards represent a synthesis of the enduring, transferable, “big ideas” gleaned from National Standards, the Vermont Framework of Standards and Learning Opportunities, and Vermont’s Grade Expectations. More about Power Standards…

• World Language Power Standards (pdf)

World Language Guaranteed, Viable Curriculum: Power Standards and Power Indicators

The Most Essential Knowledge and Skills

The Power Standards and Power Indicators that comprise the Guaranteed, Viable Curricula outline the knowledge and skills that are most essential  at each grade level for accessing continued learning and making progress in the standards.  The essential knowledge and skills reflected in the Power Indicators are stepping stones to other important and desirable learning opportunities outlined in the Comprehensive Curriculum.   More about Guaranteed, Viable Curriculum: Power Standards and Power Indicators…

• World Language Guaranteed, Viable Curriculum, 5-12 (pdf)

Last updated: Sep 7, 2011 at 9:38 am