Foreign Languages

Our foreign language department offers elementary and middle school exposure to both French and Spanish, as well as French, Spanish and Latin at the high school level. In an effort to allow for students to take a language all the way up, rotations have been set up in the elementary ages. Although students stay at the introduction, beginning and intermediate levels for 2 years, teachers rotate the curriculum so that the course will vary. Students taking a foreign language beginning in elementary school will have the advantage of repeated exposure to that language, and ultimately higher success at the high school level. At the Intermediate level, students who have been taking a language for several years, perform at an "A" level in Intermediate French or Spanish and have a strong background in English grammar will be ready for High School level French 1, Spanish 1, even if they are only in the 7th or 8th grade. This year we are including a Conversational French and Conversational Spanish day on Tuesdays for French and Spanish 1 & 2 to allow for more exposure to the spoken language.

Elementary

Middle School

High School

Elementary Foreign Language

Introduction to French Anne Maroon

Appropriate for grades 2 - 3.

Course Description: To expose children to the French language and culture using games, songs, conversation and fun activities. Some reading and writing will be required.

Parent Role - Private Tutor: Teachers will provide parents with a syllabus and updated information on material being covered each class period. Parents are expected to check homework assignments, and help with any preparation or review needed for their child’s next class. It is the parent’s role to set up a time management schedule with their child to ensure successful completion of each assignment. In addition, some of the tests for these classes will be taken at home under parent supervision. Parents bear the responsibility for ensuring that their child comes prepared for class.

Special Materials: $15.00 supplies fee for cassette tapes and "take-home" pages.

Meets Mondays from 1:30-2:30 Class size : 6-12

Course fee for the year: $184.00 ($5.75 per instructional hour)

Beginning French Anne Maroon

Appropriate for grades 4 - 5.

Course Description: An introduction to the French language in both oral and written form with emphasis on speaking. Games and interesting activities will be used as well as lessons on France and the French culture.

Parent Role - Private Tutor: Teachers will provide parents with a syllabus and updated information on material being covered each class period. Parents are expected to check homework assignments, and help with any preparation or review needed for their child’s next class. It is the parent’s role to set up a time management schedule with their child to ensure successful completion of each assignment. In addition, some of the tests for these classes will be taken at home under parent supervision. Parents bear the responsibility for ensuring that their child comes prepared for class.

Special Materials: $10.00 supplies fee for cassette tapes and photocopying

Text: Adventures, Level 1, Book 2 and Workbook - not to exceed $20.00

Meets Mondays from 12:30-1:30 Class size : 6-12

Course fee for the year: $184.00 ($5.75 per instructional hour)

Introduction to Spanish Tricia McClintock

Appropriate for grades 2 - 3.

Course Description: To introduce the young student to the Spanish language in a fun environment, using hands-on activities to build vocabulary. Students are taught the vocabulary with pictures. Various activities are employed to practice the vocabulary, such as coloring, drawing, watercolor painting, craft projects, games, songs, and story time. Some reading and writing will be required.

Parent Role - Private Tutor: Teachers will provide parents with a syllabus and updated information on material being covered each class period. Parents are expected to check homework assignments, and help with any preparation or review needed for their child’s next class. It is the parent’s role to set up a time management schedule with their child to ensure successful completion of each assignment. In addition, some of the tests for these classes will be taken at home under parent supervision. Parents bear the responsibility for ensuring that their child comes prepared for class.

Meets Thursdays from 12:30-1:30 Class size : 6-10

Course fee for the year: $184.00 ($5.75 per instructional hour)

Beginning Spanish Tricia McClintock

Appropriate for grades 4 - 5.

Course Description: To introduce the student to the Spanish language at the elementary level, while building vocabulary and sentence structure.

Parent Role - Private Tutor: Teachers will provide parents with a syllabus and updated information on material being covered each class period. Parents are expected to check homework assignments, and help with any preparation or review needed for their child’s next class. It is the parent’s role to set up a time management schedule with their child to ensure successful completion of each assignment. In addition, some of the tests for these classes will be taken at home under parent supervision. Parents bear the responsibility for ensuring that their child comes prepared for class.

Meets Mondays from 12:30-1:30 Class size : 6-15

Course fee for the year: $184.00 ($5.75 per instructional hour)

Middle School Foreign Language

Intermediate French Anne Maroon

Appropriate for grades 6 - 8.

Course Description:France and French culture.skills. Will include lessons on An introduction to French grammar with an emphasis on oral and written communication

Special Materials: $10.00 supplies fee for cassette tapes and photocopying

Text: TBA - will not exceed $25.00

Parent Role: Educational Supervisor - Teachers will provide parents with a syllabus and updated information on material being covered each class period. Parents will guide their children by assuming the role of supervisor: setting up a study schedule with their child, checking to be sure that assignments are completed, helping them to understand difficult material, and by helping with time management for successful completion of long term assignments. Parents bear the responsibility for ensuring that their child comes prepared for class.

Meets Mondays and Thursdays from 9:00 - 10:00 Class size : 6-12

Course fee for the year: $370.00 ($5.75 per instructional hour)

Intermediate Spanish Tricia McClintock

Appropriate for grades 6 - 8.

Course Description: To continue the instruction at the middle school level and to prepare the student for high school Spanish 1. This course focuses more on vocabulary than grammar. There is an emphasis placed on speaking, and translating. Some geography and culture are also taught. Several important grammar concepts are introduced, and the student practices these throughout the year.

Parent Role: Educational Supervisor - Teachers will provide parents with a syllabus and updated information on material being covered each class period. Parents will guide their children by assuming the role of supervisor: setting up a study schedule with their child, checking to be sure that assignments are completed, helping them to understand difficult material, and by helping with time management for successful completion of long term assignments. Parents bear the responsibility for ensuring that their child comes prepared for class.

Meets Mondays and Thursdays from 9:00 - 10:00 Class size : 6-15

Course fee for the year: $370.00 ($5.75 per instructional hour)

High School Foreign Language

French I Anne Maroon

Appropriate for grades 9 and up. Special permission from the instructor for 7th & 8th grade students. Prerequisite: strong English grammar background.

Course Description: First-level High School class. Students will learn French grammar with emphasis on the four basic skills of speaking, reading, writing, and listening comprehension. Lessons on France and the French culture will be included.

Special Materials: $10.00 supplies fee for cassette tapes and photocopying

Text - French is Fun, Book 1 and workbook - will not exceed $20.00

Parent Role: Educational Supervisor - Teachers will provide parents with a syllabus and updated information on material being covered each class period. Parents will guide their children by assuming the role of supervisor: setting up a study schedule with their child, checking to be sure that assignments are completed, helping them to understand difficult material, and by helping with time management for successful completion of long term assignments. Parents bear the responsibility for ensuring that their child comes prepared for class.

Meets Mondays and Thursdays from 11:00-12:00 and Tuesdays from 11:30 - 12:30 Class size : 6-15

Course fee for the year $550.00 ($5.75 per instructional hour)

French II Anne Maroon

Appropriate for grades 9 and up. Successful completion of French I. New students who have not taken French 1 at Westminster will be required to take a pretest for placement.

Course Description: To complete the requirements of High School French II.

Special Materials: French is Fun, Book 2 and workbook - will not exceed $20.00; $5.00 supply fee which includes cassette tapes for listening exercises

Parent Role: Educational Supervisor - Teachers will provide parents with a syllabus and updated information on material being covered each class period. Parents will guide their children by assuming the role of supervisor: setting up a study schedule with their child, checking to be sure that assignments are completed, helping them to understand difficult material, and by helping with time management for successful completion of long term assignments. Parents bear the responsibility for ensuring that their child comes prepared for class.

Meets Mondays and Thursdays from 10:00-11:00 and Tuesdays from 11:30 - 12:30 Class size : 6-15

Course fee for the year $550.00 ($5.75 per instructional hour)

French III TBA

Appropriate for grades 9 and up. Successful completion of French 2. New students who have not taken French 2 at Westminster will be required to take a pretest for placement.

Course Description: To complete the requirements of High School French III.

Parent Role: Educational Counselor: Here parents have the opportunity to monitor the independent school work performed by their children while it is still possible for them to provide additional guidance if needed. The responsibility for time management, preparation for class and academic success falls on the student.

Class time will be arranged with student’s and instructor’s schedule Class size: 7-12

Course fee for the year to be determined by number of days scheduled

Spanish I Tricia McClintock

Appropriate for grades 9 and up. Special permission from the instructor for 7th & 8th students. Prerequisite: strong English grammar background

Course Description: To complete the requirements of High School Spanish I.

Parent Role: Educational Supervisor - Teachers will provide parents with a syllabus and updated information on material being covered each class period. Parents will guide their children by assuming the role of supervisor: setting up a study schedule with their child, checking to be sure that assignments are completed, helping them to understand difficult material, and by helping with time management for successful completion of long term assignments. Parents bear the responsibility for ensuring that their child comes prepared for class.

Meets Mondays and Thursdays from 11:00-12:00 and Tuesdays from 11:30 - 12:30 Class size : 6-15

Course fee for the year $550.00 ($5.75 per instructional hour)

Spanish II Tricia McClintock

Appropriate for grades 9 and up. Prerequisite: successful completion of Spanish 1. New students who have not taken Spanish 1 at Westminster will be required to take a pretest for placement.

Course Description: To complete the requirements of High School Spanish II.

Parent Role: Educational Supervisor - Teachers will provide parents with a syllabus and updated information on material being covered each class period. Parents will guide their children by assuming the role of supervisor: setting up a study schedule with their child, checking to be sure that assignments are completed, helping them to understand difficult material, and by helping with time management for successful completion of long term assignments. Parents bear the responsibility for ensuring that their child comes prepared for class.

Meets Mondays and Thursdays from 10:00-11:00 and Tuesdays from 11:30 - 12:30 Class size : 6-15

Course fee for the year $550.00 ($5.75 per instructional hour)

Spanish III Tricia McClintock

Appropriate for grades 9 and up. Prerequisite: successful completion of Spanish 2. New students who have not taken Spanish 2 at Westminster will be required to take a pretest for placement.

Course Description: To complete the requirements of High School Spanish III.

Parent Role: Educational Counselor: Here parents have the opportunity to monitor the independent school work performed by their children while it is still possible for them to provide additional guidance if needed. The responsibility for time management, preparation for class and academic success falls on the student.

Class time will be arranged with student’s and instructor’s schedule Class size : N/A

Course fee for the year to be determined by number of days scheduled

Spanish IV - Honors Tricia McClintock

Appropriate for grades 9 and up. Prerequisite: a "B" or higher in Spanish III. New students who have not taken Spanish III at Westminster will be required to take a pretest for placement.

Course Description: To increase the level of fluency in the language. An emphasis is placed on reading comprehension, speaking, translation, and spontaneous interpretation. Successful completion of this course would guarantee that the student would place out of several college Spanish courses.

Parent Role: Educational Counselor: Here parents have the opportunity to monitor the independent school work performed by their children while it is still possible for them to provide additional guidance if needed. The responsibility for time management, preparation for class and academic success falls on the student.

Class time will be arranged with student’s and instructor’s schedule Class size : N/A

Course fee for the year to be determined by number of days scheduled

Spanish V - Honors Tricia McClintock

Appropriate for grades 10 and up. Prerequisite: a "B" or higher in Spanish IV. New students who have not taken Spanish IV at Westminster will be required to take a pretest for placement.

Course Description: The intent of this college level course is to increase reading comprehension and fluency in speaking. Very little grammar is taught. The student must have mastered the vocabulary and grammar concepts needed to read a college level text. In addition to the text, the student is responsible for readings outside of class. The student will also complete various types of composition assignments. Each week the student will receive a short vocabulary list, which is to be used in the speaking exercises. The class is taught in Spanish.

Parent Role: Educational Counselor: Here parents have the opportunity to monitor the independent school work performed by their children while it is still possible for them to provide additional guidance if needed. The responsibility for time management, preparation for class and academic success falls on the student.

Class time will be arranged with student’s and instructor’s schedule Class size : N/A

Course fee for the year to be determined by number of days scheduled

Latin I Marilyn Francis Kehoe

Appropriate for grades 9 and up. Special permission from the instructor for 7th & 8th grade students. Prerequisite: strong English grammar background

Course Description: Five noun declensions; verb conjugations, all tenses, active and passive voice, infinitives; parts of speech; phrases; case uses; and various readings in text.

Special Materials: Jenny’s First Year Latin, 1987 Edition Grade 8 - 12, Prentice Hall, Publisher; ISBN 0-205-08723-X; 1-800-848-9500

Parent Role: Educational Supervisor - Teachers will provide parents with a syllabus and updated information on material being covered each class period. Parents will guide their children by assuming the role of supervisor: setting up a study schedule with their child, checking to be sure that assignments are completed, helping them to understand difficult material, and by helping with time management for successful completion of long term assignments. Parents bear the responsibility for ensuring that their child comes prepared for class.

Meets Mondays and Thursdays from 11:00-12:00 Class size : min. 6

Course fee for the year: $370.00 ($5.75 per instructional hour)

Latin II Marilyn Francis Kehoe

Appropriate for grades 9 and up. Prerequisite: successful completion of Latin 1. New students who have not taken Latin I at Westminster will be required to take a pretest for placement.

Course Description: Review all Latin I Grammar; Advanced Grammar, Verbs and Clauses; Readings: Caesar’s Gallic Wars; Supplementary Readings; some sentence diagramming.

Special Materials: Jenny’s First Year Latin, 1987 Edition Grade 8 - 12, Prentice Hall, Publisher; ISBN 0-205-08723-X; 1-800-848-9500; Second Year Latin, Robert J. Henle, Loyola University Press, Chicago, 1958 Edition, 1-800-621-1008; assignment pad; folder.

Parent Role: Educational Supervisor - Teachers will provide parents with a syllabus and updated information on material being covered each class period. Parents will guide their children by assuming the role of supervisor: setting up a study schedule with their child, checking to be sure that assignments are completed, helping them to understand difficult material, and by helping with time management for successful completion of long term assignments. Parents bear the responsibility for ensuring that their child comes prepared for class.

Meets Mondays and Thursdays from 10:00-11:00 Class size : N/A

Course fee for the year: $370.00 ($5.75 per instructional hour)

Latin III Marilyn Francis Kehoe

Appropriate for grades 9 and up. Prerequisite: successful completion of Latin II. New students who have not taken Latin II at Westminster will be required to take a pretest for placement.

Course Description: Will concentrate on Cicero, his life and works, and Catullus. Course will also include some grammar review and figures of speech, Germane to English, as well as Latin.

Special Materials: TBA - will not exceed $50.00

Parent Role: Educational Counselor: Here parents have the opportunity to monitor the independent school work performed by their children while it is still possible for them to provide additional guidance if needed. The responsibility for time management, preparation for class and academic success falls on the student.

Class time will be arranged with student’s and instructor’s schedule Class size : N/A

Course fee for the year: $370.00 ($5.75 per instructional hour)