Summit is one of the only local schools to offer Spanish instruction to students PreKindergarten-8th grade. Besides exposure to Spanish language and culture, Summit’s goal for students is to help them become confident communicators in Spanish.
Summit’s Spanish program is designed for personal and relationship development through the experience of language learning. Classes are conducted mostly in Spanish, using high frequency works to prepare students for continued interaction in a variety of situations, prepare for continued accelerated study of Spanish in high school and beyond, and to enjoy the process of language learning.
Early Childhood/Primary:
- Comprehension of frequently used words
- Greet others and introduce self
- Respond to commands
- Answer yes-or-no questions about personal experiences
- Indicate answers to questions by pointing to a picture (where is the dog? who is feeling happy?)
- Identify primary colors
- Say the days of the week and months of the year in order
- Count to 10
Intermediate:
- Speaking in and comprehension of short sentences
- Follow commands in Spanish
- Identify common objects encountered in daily life situations
- Say the date, including day, month, and year
- Follow classroom directions in Spanish
- Count and identify numbers 1-100
- Ask and answer questions about personal preferences, wants and needs, emotions
Middle School:
- Speaking in and comprehension of longer narratives
- Ask and answer questions about quantities of objects
- Order a meal in an imagined restaurant
- Use first, second, and third person in spoken and written narratives
- Provide detailed answers/responses beyond short sentences
For more on Summit’s Spanish program please email Spanish teacher Amy Russell.