The Curricular and Instructional Guidance for World Languages is designed to facilitate the acquisition of, or continued development in, a target language.
In alignment with the nationally recognized and research-based standards of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL), language programs prioritize functional language for communicative ability.
The World-Readiness Standards make it imperative that our work incorporate the 5 C’s Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities. This happens first by taking a stance of Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy, one that acknowledges that all students enter a World Language classroom with their own assets of language and culture. The work of the course is then to act as a facilitative connection with target-language speaking communities in Philadelphia, the US, and around the world. Likewise, resources used in World Language courses should reflect the diversity of the target-language speaking communities and of our schools, and lead to target-language interactions that foster the five pursuits of Historically Responsive Education (Identity, Skills, Intellect, Criticality, and Joy).
All teachers of World Languages have access to the WL Resource Site, which aggregates curricular and instructional resources, as well as opportunities for professional learning.
K-8 Spanish Programs
Childs, George W.
Greenberg, Joseph ES
Greenfield, Albert M. ES
McDaniel, Delaplaine
Mayfair School
Mifflin, Thomas ES
Munoz-Marin, Hon. L. ES
Olney School
Spruance
Widener Memorial School
Wright, Richard R. ES
Middle School Spanish Programs
Baldi MS
Conwell, Russel MS
Harding, Warren G.
Hill-Freedman Academy
Wilson, Woodrow MS
Meehan, Austin MS
HS Spanish Programs
HS Programs up to Level 3 are offered at the following schools, (see below for advanced programs)
Arts Academy at Rush HS
CAPA HS
Engineering & Science HS
Fels, Samuel S. HS
Franklin Learning Center HS
Frankford HS
Girard Academy Music Program HS
Motivation HS
Parkway Northwest HS
Science Leadership Academy at Beeber
Vaux: A Big Picture School
AP Spanish
Academy at Palumbo HS
Central HS
Constitution HS
Kensington HS
Lincoln, Abraham HS
Masterman, Julia R. HS
Northeast HS
IB Spanish
Bodine, William W. HS
Central HS
Girls, Phila. HS for
Hill-Freedman Academy
Northeast HS
Washington, George HS
Spanish for Heritage Speakers
Arts Academy at Rush HS
Edison, Thomas A. HS
Franklin Learning Center HS
Frankford HS
Furness, Horace HS
Kensington Health Sciences
Kensington HS
Lincoln, Abraham HS
Northeast HS
Phila. Military Acad. HS
Middle School programs for Chinese
The following high schools offer Chinese up to the AP level
The following schools also offer Chinese in the IB Diploma Programme
Latin is offered at the following schools:
Central HS up to IB
Girls’ HS up to Level 2
Lincoln HS up to Level 2
Arabic is offered at Northeast HS and Motivation HS.
ASL is offered at Lincoln HS, both as an instructed language and as the language of the Academy for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Portuguese is offered at Bodine HS; up to IB HL
Russian is offered at George Washington HS; up to IB HL