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Campbell, Lynne B.; Comenale, Rebecca – Learning Languages, 2013
GLASPORT first convened in October 2009 with funding provided by a Foreign Language Assistance Program (FLAP) grant. The grant proposal was submitted by then Glastonbury Assistant Superintendent of Schools (and former Foreign Language Director) Christine Brown. The committee was charged with two ambitious objectives: (1) to aid in the development…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Intercultural Communication, Second Language Learning, Grants
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Haxhi, Jessica; Yamashita-Iverson, Kazumi – Learning Languages, 2009
Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School (MIMS) is the only elementary school in Waterbury that has a world language program and is one of only two elementary Japanese programs in Connecticut. In the past 15 years, more than 1500 students have participated in its Japanese Language and Culture (JLC) Program in grades Prekindergarten through 5th. The JLC…
Descriptors: Magnet Schools, Grades (Scholastic), Japanese, Block Grants
Dalton, Aaron – Teacher Magazine, 2005
Almost since the moment the Berlin Wall crumbled, American schools' interest in teaching Russian did likewise. But precisely because the numbers of Russian learners fell off sharply, Glastonbury and the few other schools that have stuck with the language are finding their students very much in demand. In this article, the author reports how…
Descriptors: Second Language Programs, Russian, Demand Occupations, Educational Practices