Spanish

The Spanish curriculum is designed to build upon skills that students might already have in the Spanish language. The goal of the Spanish program is to introduce and improve upon the students’ speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills in the Spanish language, as well as to expose students to other Spanish-speaking cultures, so they can explore the similarities and differences with people across the borders or even just across the room. Students learn vocabulary and dialogues through cooperative activities, games, songs, projects, and assignments. Returning Stevenson students have a solid Spanish foundation, a working conversational vocabulary, and an understanding of the basic structures of grammar. Students new to Spanish might be challenged by the material, at first, but will work closely with their teacher to catch up. Lower School students use their classroom computers to extend and support topics and assignments.