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Middle School
Language in the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program (IB-MYP) speaks volumes!
There are three languages developed in La Scuola Middle School—English, Italian, and Spanish. While the primary language of instruction in middle school is English, students engage daily in their Language 2 (either Italian or Spanish) and twice weekly in their Language 3 (either Spanish or Italian). Additionally, some actively visual and hands-on middle years subjects— Design and Arte—may be learned in Italian.
MYP Language acquisition spans five phases, from introductory to advanced. Advanced Italian or Spanish students participate in Language & Literature inquiry, with an emphasis on text analysis. For example, identifying and commenting upon significant aspects of texts and author’s choices or identifying similarities and differences in features within and between texts, and producing text.
Students’ action resulting from this inquiry included taking to the stage, performing mini plays in Italian in the school community to celebrate Carnevale. Younger students excitedly viewed the costumes and listened to lively exchanges among the characters, responding with joy to the middle schoolers.
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 4 Phase 3
Phase 5
CARNEVALE
