Beaver Country Day School Modern Language Department

Beaver Country Day School Mission Statement

Teachers inspire students to:

Reason and engage deeply with complex ideas and issues;

Be intellectually curious, open minded, and fair;

Identify and build upon their strengths;

Develop leadership and teamwork skills;

Act effectively within a genuinely diverse cultural and social framework;

Serve both school and society with integrity, respect, and compassion.

The MLD reflects the spirit of the BCDS Mission

Through interdepartmental collaboration with the Hyatt Center to connect students with outside community

By embracing new technologies and approaches

In living what we teach

By embracing the cultural and linguistic diversity of the BCDS community and the global community

Teachers in the MLD embody the BCDS mission

We have worked, travelled, and lived in over 30 countries in Africa, Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East.

We are modeling our passion for language learning and cultural understanding by learning Chinese, Arabic, Portuguese, French

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The MLD integrates BCDS values into the languages curriculum

By providing small classes tailored to language learning styles

Through international and domestic cultural exchanges

In lessons designed to opens doors both to understanding classmates and understanding the larger community

BCDS Language students…… Learn outside of the classroom

BCDS language students….. Make presentations in French , Spanish and Arabic

BCDS language students….. Collaborate in Wiki Spaces

French-Wiki Space

BCDS language students….. Learn about cultures

Our students…….. Blog for learning

Ning-Student Blogs

Our students…….. Dance

Our students…….Attend events at local universities

Poem by Martin Espada

Our students….. Study, practice, take notes, are assessed

Our students…… Do projects in class (El Mercado)

Our students…..Connect with the community

Major MLD Projects include several well-defined steps

The project assignment -instructions

First draft

Second draft –considering feedback given

Peer feedback

The rubric which teacher and/or student complete

Produce results (video, essay, project, recording, performance,…)

Continue: Sample Project

Project Assignment -Instructions

Continue: Sample Project

First Draft

Continue: Sample Project

Second draft –feedback

Continue: Sample Project

Rubric - Oral Presentation

Rubric - Research Paper

Continue: Sample Project

The final product might be…An interview with Barack Obama