Foreign Language

Courses

French	Latin
Spanish	Grade 6 POL
Foreign Exchange Programs	Foreign Language Objectives
Chinese	Student Blurbs

Department Overview

The Bancroft Foreign Language department is committed to students' acquisition of a modern or classical language. Recognizing the importance of a global approach to education, the department emphasizes not only communication skills, but also an awareness and appreciation of other cultures and traditions. Through a structured sequence initiated in the Lower School and Middle School, the department designs and selects its course content around the four skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing. Furthermore, the Foreign Language Department strives to broaden linguistic and cultural perspectives so that students might discover connections with other cultures, gain self-knowledge, and recognize their role as world citizens.

The department has identified 13 objectives based on its statement of purpose.

The department's philosophy and objectives reflect the school's mission as stated in the booklet A Community of Learners "to prepare young people to participate confidently and responsibly in an increasingly complex society" The Foreign Language Department recognizes that today's world requires a global approach to education that allows students to make interdisciplinary connections while at the same time gaining intercultural knowledge. By sensitizing students to cultural differences and connections, both in classroom work and beyond and also through the exchange programs, we respond to the mission statement of the school.