Mission Statement

 The mission of the Cranston Public Schools World Language Educator is to provide students with the knowledge that language and communication are at the heart of the human experience.  The Cranston Public schools will educate students to interact linguistically and culturally in a pluralistic American society and abroad.  We envision that ALL students will develop and maintain proficiency in English and at least one other World Language.

WORLD LANGUAGE PROGRAM OUTLINE

Western Hills Middle School currently offers World Language (French, Italian and Spanish) to all students in grades 7, and 8. The program is based on the newly designed World Language Middle School Curriculum adopted by our school system.
The four language learning skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing and World Language Standards are paired with GLE's (Grade Level Expectations for Language Arts).

Seventh graders have the opportunity to choose a language and continue studying it in the eighth grade. The program is designed to achieve Level I (High School) proficiency during grades 7 and 8. If the students pass both levels, they will be able to be placed in Level 2 of the same language in grade 9. Classes meet four times weekly for the entire year and are now part of the content areas.

This program also emphasizes oral communication, survival skills, and real life situations. The students will be exposed to the evolving nature of World Languages and will learn strategies that will prove to be beneficial not only for future language study, but also for the enhancement of expressing language skills.