Leading Through Language Grant
SHSD has been awarded DoDEA 2022 World Language Grant, securing a remarkable $1.5 million for a span of five years.
The grant, Leading through Language, will increase the number of K-12 students in world language courses by creating a comprehensive K-12 World Language Pipeline.
LEADING THROUGH LANGUAGE YEAR 3 UPDATE
HERE'S WHAT WE'VE ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED
Middle School Curriculum Purchases
Purchase of German Curriculum for Pioneer Middle School, aligning with Steilacoom High School for year 1 German students.
Addition of 2 German I Classes at Pioneer Middle School
Previously, students only had the opportunity to take Spanish I.
Seal of Biliteracy Exam
Paid for SHS students to take the Seal of Biliteracy Exam
K-5 Curriculum Purchases
Adoption of K-5 Spanish curriculum (Sube)
9-12 Curriculum Purchases
Purchase of digital French and German curriculum for students in grades 9-12
HERE'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON FOR 2025-26
Adding the final cohort of students at Chloe Clark
Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, all K-3 students at Chloe Clark Elementary School will have access to Spanish curriculum!
Continuation of College in the High School (CiHS) Dual Credit World Langauge courses at SHS
Spanish I, Spanish II, Spanish II
German I, German II, German II
ASL I, ASL II, ASL II
More to come in 2026-27!
Spanish at Saltar's Point Elementary School
K-2 Cohorts of Spanish at Chloe Clark
The first cohort of kindergartners began receiving Spanish instruction during the 22-23 school year. As the third cohort of kindergarten begins this year, the second and first graders continues to grow their skills. Based on a recent survey, this program has gotten extremely positive ratings.
Here's what parents are saying about Spanish at Chloe Clark:
The kids like the immersive experience of learning languages paired with culture, food, fashion and about the communities that natively speak the language.
We just appreciate the opportunity to have our daughter have exposure to different cultures and languages
Learning Spanish has allowed my student to become the teacher in the household because he is able to teach us what he has learned from his teacher.
I believe he has been impacted positively and every effort should be made to expose our children to more language and cultures to better prepare them to communicate effectively with others within our community and the larger world community.
We love that Spanish is being taught beginning in kindergarten and hope to see the program continue to grow. Thank you for providing this service!
It has made her conversations with our family friends better in Spanish and improved her basic language comprehension and her confidence.