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Seal of Biliteracy
Apoio à Biliteracia | Apoyar la Alfabetización | Supporting Biliteracy | 支持双语教育 | 이중언어능력 지원
Students can apply by clicking the image | Los estudiantes pueden solicitarlo haciendo clic en la imagen
The Amherst Regional Public Schools value the linguistic diversity of our community. To celebrate the assets of multilingualism and to promote sustained English language, native language, heritage language, and global language learning, the Amherst Regional School District is excited to announce, once again, a new language initiative called the Seal of Biliteracy. The Seal of Biliteracy is awarded by the state department of education and local school districts to recognize students who attain proficiency in English, as well as one or more additional languages learned in school or another setting. Biliteracy is defined as having a functional level of proficiency in each language, and there are various levels of biliteracy. Student biliteracy will be measured through participation in language assessments. This recognition will be included with students’ high school transcripts and diplomas and serves to certify attainment of a student’s biliteracy for employers and universities.
ARMS Biliteracy Club meets on Tuesdays from 3-4pm at google meet code ‘carmonam’, contact Mirialys Carmona at carmonam@arps.org to join.
Elementary Biliteracy Club, meets on Thursdays from 3:15-4pm at google meet code 'biliteracy'
- Students interested in earning these awards of participating in language enrichment activities at all grade levels
- Parents interested in supporting their students to participate and/ or volunteering
- Staff members interested in supporting this work
- Community members interested in volunteering with our students
- Unite for Literacy: Early Learning eBooks: More than 100 original ebooks carefully crafted to connect with young children and their families. Books are written in English and include audio narration in English and 28 languages.
- Worldstories: A growing collection of short stories including retold traditional tales and new short stories from around the world. The stories can be read and listened to online, or downloaded and they're all free!
- International Children's Online Library: A searchable library of digital children's books in more than 50 languages.
- Rosetta Project: Books in Multiple Languages: Digital books in more than 40 languages.
ARHS: Oumy Cisse: cisseo@arps.org
ARMS: Mirialys Carmona: carmonam@arps.org
Crocker Farm: TBD
Fort River: Alejandra Noguera: nogueraa@arps.org
Wildwood: Carolina Rothkegel: rothkegelc@arps.org