Dual-language program helping students in Palm Beach County

Bilingual and multicultural.

That's what some students who attend dual-language programs will be,

THATBE WHO ATTEND DUAL LANGUEAGPROGRAMS. THE PROGRAM HELPSCHILDREN FACING NEW CHALLENGESWHEN THEY COME TO SOUTHFLORIDA.

BILINGUAL TEACHERINSSCHOOLS PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE.W-P-T-V'S JOSH NAVARRO TAKESUS INSIDE A ONE-OF-ANDKI-PROGRAM.{NAVARR} BEING BILINGUAL ISBEAUTIFUL AND LARGELY HELPINGSTUDENTS IN PALM BEACH COUNTYIN ALL AREAS.

LATINO LEADERSSAY NOT ONLY IT IS ANIMPORTANT ASPECT IN EDUCATNIOAND BUILDING BRIDGES ---- TBUMORE ABOUT CREING AATCOLLABORATIVE CULTURE INHE TSTATE.

[PKG] NATS OF TEACHER&IRENE COLLADO IS A DUALLANGUAGE TEACHER AND PAROFTTHE INTERNATIONAL SPANISHACADEMY OVER AT OKEEHEELEEMIDDLE SCHOOL.

THE FIRSTN ITHCOE UNTRY.{IRENE COLLADO/DUAL LANGUAGE TEACHE} :11“ITTEACH MY LANGUAGE, MY MOTHERLANGUAGE AND ALSO THE VERYRIGHT DIFFERENT CULTURESF OTHE 19 COUNTRIES WHICH SPEAKSPANISH” SHE WAS RECRUITEDFROM SPAIN THREE YEARS AGO TOCOME TEACH.

THE ACADEMYPROVIDES STUDENTS EDUCATION INBOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH.

ITIS BACKED BY THE FLORIDADEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ANDTHE MINISTRY OF EDUCATIOINNSPAIN.{IENE COLLADO/ DUALLANGUAGE TEACHE}:08“WE ALSOWORK WITH GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY,NEW CAVOBULARY THEY STILL EDNETO ACQUIRE AND WE ALSO DOPROJECTS”{IENE COLLADODUAL/LANGUAGE TEACHE}:08“I ALSOTAKE PRIDE IN WATCHINGTHEM,YOU KNOW, EXPLAIN WHERETHEY COME FROM AND WHERE THEFAMILIES COME” SAMUEL PEREIRAAND ISABELLA ARE EIGHTH GRADESTUDENTS IN THE ACADEMY.

BHOTSAY IT HAS IMPROVED THEIRWRITING & SPEAKING SKILLS INSPANISH WHILE LEARNING MEORABOUT THEIR LATINO ROOTS.{SAMUEL PEREIRA / 8TH GRADER INISA PROGRAM} :05“TO CONNECTMORE WITH MY CULTURE BECAUSE IWAS BO HRNERE.

I HAVE BEENABLE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT IT”{ISABELLA / 8TH GRADER IN ISAPROGRA} :04“YOU CAN PRACTICEBOTH YOUR LANGUAGE AND IT ISGOOD FOR YOUR FUTURE”{ALEXANDRIA AYALA/ DISTRI 2CTSCHOOL BOARD MEMBE} :15“ITIS SMEO ANINGFUL TO OURSTUDENTS.

THE STUDENTS WHOALREADY COME FROM COUNTRIES OFHISPANIC OR LATIN ORIGIN FEELSO HEARD, REPRESENTED AND HAVEAN ABILITY TO REALLY GROW INTOTHEIR CULTURE AND THEIRHISTORY” ALEXANDRIA AYALA WHOIS CURRENTLY THE ONLY LATINAWHO SITS ON THE SCHOOL BOARDREPRESENTS DISTRICTTWO----WHICH IS PREDOMANYTLINLATINO.

AYA ALSA THESEYSPROGRAMS REFLECT THEEDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THEIRSPANISH SPEAKING STUDENTS.PREPARING THEM TO COMPETE ANDBE SUCSSCEFUL IN A GLOLBASOCIETY.{ALEXANDRIA AYALA/DISTRICT 2 SCHOOL BODARMEMBE} :24“OUR HISPANICPOPULATION OF STUDENTS RIGHTNOW IS OUR HIGHEST PERCENTAGE.WETHAT WE SERVE BEING THELARGEST CATEGORY AND THAT EARHISPANIC AND LATINBACKGROUNDS.

THAT IS NOT GOINGTO SLOW DOWN.

WE HAVE A LOT OFMOVEMENT COMING INTO STHOUFLORIDA.

PALM BEACH COUNTY ISGROWING AT A REALLY HIGH RE.ATWE WANT TO BE PREPAR TEDSERVE THOSE STUDENTS AND THEIRFAMILIES AT THE HIGHESTPOSSIBLE LEVEL” TO ACCOMPLISHTHAT --- AYALA SAYS THEY ARERECRUITING AND RETAININGQUALIFIED TEACHERS WHO CANMMCOUNICATE WITH THEIRSTUDENTS IN THEIR MEHOLANGUAGE WHILE TEACHING OTHERSTUDENTS.

BUT THE POOL IVERYSCOMPETITIVE SINCE OTHER SCHOOLDISTRICTS AROUND THE COURYNTHAVE THE SIMILAR PROGRAMS---AND THE SEARCH FOR THEM GOESBEYOND SPAIN.{ALEXANIADRALA/ DISTRICT 2 SCHOOL BOARDMEMBE} :24“WE TRAVELED TOSAN JUAN, THE CAPITAOFLPUERTO RICO TO WORK WITH JOBFAIRS AND FIND EDUCATORS ANDRECRUIT THEM TO COME WORK WITHUS.

WE ALSO WORK WITH H1VISAS, LIKE THE PROGRAM THATYOU SEE THAT FILLS OUR ISAROLES WITH OUR SPAIN TEACHSER, OUR TEACHERS THAT COME ORVEFROM SPAIN AND CAN WORK IN OURSYSTEM.

WE WORK WITH DIFFERENTEMBASSIES IN DIFFERENTCOUNTRIES TO MAKE THE PROCESSSMOOTHER”OR F COLLADO ---SHESAYS ITHAS GROWN AS AN EDUCATOR.{IRENE COADO/LL DUAL LANGUAGETEACHE} :19“IN SPAIN I USEDTO TEACH ENGLISH AS A FOREIGNLANGUAGE.

NOW THAT H IAVEEXPERIENCED WHAT IT IS TOTEACH YOUR OWN MOTHER LANGGEUAAND TO TALK ABOUT YOUR CULRETUAND THE CULTURE OF OTHERHISPANIC COUNTRIES, I THINKITTO GO BACK TO MY PREVIOUSEXPERIENCE”{NAVARR} SCHLOODISTRICT LEADERS TELL ME NOTONLY THEY PLAN TO EXPAND TSHIPROGRAM IN SPANISH --BUTLAUNCH ONE FOR HAITI CREANOLESTUDENTS AT ROLLING GREENELEMENTARY.

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