World Languages
Most children are experts in their own language by the time they go to kindergarten. The World Language Department at Collegiate Academy believes that it takes at least three years for a student acquiring a second language to achieve basic proficiency. Therefore, we require a minimum three-year commitment for the study of a World Language and offer the ability to take a fourth year. When students sign up for a language in their freshmen year, they are also choosing to explore the culture and mindset tied to that language. All World Language programs guide the student from novice toward an intermediate level. Students leave the program able to navigate outside the classroom in the language and culture of their choice. Students are also able to study two World Languages simultaneously, beginning in their sophomore year – and many do! Welcome to the Global Village!