Monthly Archives: April 2016

Seattle International Schools Community Meetings

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“Our vision is to prepare students, in partnership with family and community, for global citizenship in an increasingly interdependent world.” SPS International Education Brochure (PDF) Seattle Public Schools has initiated a process for studying the impacts, risks, and benefits of sustaining and expanding Seattle’s International Schools and Dual Language Immersion programs through the establishment of an International Schools / Dual Language Immersion Task Force. The role of the task force is to gather, analyze,…

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Heritage Language Research Institute 2016

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Ninth Heritage Language Research Institute From bilingual children to adult heritage speakers The University of Washington has the honor of hosting this year's Heritage Language Research Institute, organized by the National Heritage Language Research Center at UCLA. JUNE 15- 18, 2016 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, SEATTLE Director: Maria Polinsky (University of Maryland, College Park) Workshop Director: Maria Luisa Parra (Harvard University) Heritage languages are learned early in life, either simultaneously with the dominant language…

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One World Now! Get Global Youth Conference 2016

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The 11th Annual Get Global Youth Conference is on May 21, 2016 Student-planned and student-led, the OWN Get Global Youth Conference is designed to empower youth and young social entrepreneurs to take action on important global issues. Register for Get Global 2016. OneWorld Now! students present dynamic workshops and inspiring “OWN Talks” to foster meaningful and intentional dialogue about the intersection of social justice issues, global issues, and the role of youth. OWN Get…

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Seal of Biliteracy 2016

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Although the State Seal of Biliteracy was officially launched in Washington state last June, this is the first year that most districts have had a chance to actually prepare for awarding the Seal to qualified high school graduating seniors. Information about the Seal and criteria for awarding is posted on the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) World Languages website. However, there's lots of nitty gritty details to think through at the district level. We have…

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