“He who knows no foreign language does not truly know his own.”
Goethe
West Chester
Area School District
Foreign Language in
the Elementary School
(FLES)
¡Bienvenidos
a la clase de español!
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The West Chester Area School
District’s FLES program compliments and reinforces the core curriculum. It is
designed to introduce each student to basic vocabulary and phrases necessary for
simple communication in Spanish.
Every student in grade one through five participates in the FLES program.
Classes are held twice a week for a total of 60 minutes of Spanish instruction.
Each 30 minute session is filled with an array of multi-sensory activities to
accommodate a variety of learning styles. Listening comprehension skills are
emphasized in order to promote a natural learning experience in the language.
Culture, which is woven throughout the curriculum, provides opportunities for
children to connect with their own culture and compare their culture with
others.
FLES PROGRAM GOALS
By
integrating Spanish at the elementary level, it is the intent of the West
Chester Area
School District to:
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Provide children with early exposure to Spanish and an optimal learning time
to acquire and develop language skills.
- Foster
recognition, develop appreciation, and further understanding of each child’s
own and other cultures.
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Connect to grade appropriate content curriculum to enhance learning with added
meaning.
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Encourage and support the study of languages throughout each child’s
educational pursuit.
