World Languages at APS

[Anonymous]

So looking at YHS, they don't have a listing of courses offered, but they do seem to have instructors in these languages:
https://yhs.apsva.us/academics/world-languages/
Arabic
French
Spanish
Chinese
Japanese
Latin
Spanish
German

So I guess they offer these all these languages at school?

At WL, they list the following:
https://wl.apsva.us/academics/world-languages-2/

American Sign Language (ASL): levels 1, 2, 3, and 4
Arabic: levels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and IB
Chinese: levels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and IB
French: levels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, AP and IB
German*: levels 1, 2, 3, 4, AP
Japanese: levels 1, 2, 3, 4.
Latin: levels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, AP and IB
Spanish: levels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, AP and IB

But German is taught at the Career Center (that's the *)? What does that mean, they have to take a bus ot take German?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So looking at YHS, they don't have a listing of courses offered, but they do seem to have instructors in these languages:
https://yhs.apsva.us/academics/world-languages/
Arabic
French
Spanish
Chinese
Japanese
Latin
Spanish
German

So I guess they offer these all these languages at school?

At WL, they list the following:
https://wl.apsva.us/academics/world-languages-2/

American Sign Language (ASL): levels 1, 2, 3, and 4
Arabic: levels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and IB
Chinese: levels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and IB
French: levels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, AP and IB
German*: levels 1, 2, 3, 4, AP
Japanese: levels 1, 2, 3, 4.
Latin: levels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, AP and IB
Spanish: levels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, AP and IB

But German is taught at the Career Center (that's the *)? What does that mean, they have to take a bus ot take German?

Also, I guess if you are IB diploma, you need to take IB languages, wo Japensese and German would not count towards IB diplomas?

[Anonymous]

I don’t think that YHS list is 100% accurate- DD chose ASL 4 for next year. It was listed as an option on the course sign up form.

I do know that there have been significant problems with securing teachers for various language courses at all schools over recent years. Class offerings now are probably what they hope to be able to offer vs are guaranteed to offer next year.

[Anonymous]

Some languages are offered online or at the career center- Chinese, Japanese, Arabic for sure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some languages are offered online or at the career center- Chinese, Japanese, Arabic for sure.

How do WL students get to career center for class? Is it at end of day or something?

[Anonymous]

German is taught at the career center for all high school students. Yes, they take a bus to/from the career center. If the course is offered at the start of the day (8am) they take the bus to the career center from a hub stop near their home and then take a bus from the career center back to their home school when the class ends at 9:30. This gets them back to their home school in time for the next period. Buses are provided to/from their home schools (or hub stop closest to home at the end of the day) for the Career center midday and end of day classes as well. It's not ideal, but it works.

[Anonymous]

It is explained in the APS HS program of studies found here, https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/HS-PROGRAM-OF-STUDIES-2022-23-2.pdf

On page 66: German Level I-III are offered at the Career Center. Students at the high school may travel to the Career Center to study German. Transportation is provided 3 times a day. Japanese levels I-III are only offered at our comprehensive neighborhood high schools. In some instances, languages may be available only through online courses by outside providers, such as Chinese (except Washington Liberty HS). Courses offered by online distance- learning providers elsewhere in the state or in the country have policies for grading, homework and attendance that may differ from those of APS. American Sign Language (ASL) meets public Virginia university and community college entrance requirements as a world language. Some out-of- state post-secondary institutions do not recognize ASL as a world language. ASL is not considered an IB language.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is explained in the APS HS program of studies found here, https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/HS-PROGRAM-OF-STUDIES-2022-23-2.pdf

On page 66: German Level I-III are offered at the Career Center. Students at the high school may travel to the Career Center to study German. Transportation is provided 3 times a day. Japanese levels I-III are only offered at our comprehensive neighborhood high schools. In some instances, languages may be available only through online courses by outside providers, such as Chinese (except Washington Liberty HS). Courses offered by online distance- learning providers elsewhere in the state or in the country have policies for grading, homework and attendance that may differ from those of APS. American Sign Language (ASL) meets public Virginia university and community college entrance requirements as a world language. Some out-of- state post-secondary institutions do not recognize ASL as a world language. ASL is not considered an IB language.

I guess I’m unclear how the bus schedule fits in their day; that time has to come from somewhere.

Chinese is only virtual at Yhs? Even though they have an instructor?

[Anonymous]

I have a child at YHS who is taking a 1st period class at career center. On odd days, instead of taking her usual bus to YHS, she takes the bus to the career center from a hub stop near our home. The ACC 1st period class starts 20 minutes before her usual YHS start time. The extra 20 minutes at the end of class is then used for the bus ride back to YHS. It seems to work just fine and she says she makes it back to YHS with plenty of time to make it to her next class.

She has never had a midday ACC class but my understanding is that she would miss Patriot Period on days she has to travel to a midday class at the Career Center.

Class times are aligned between ACC and neighborhood high schools in such a way to allow neighborhood kids to take ACC classes during the 1A, 1B, 3A, 3B 5A, or 5B blocks only. They cannot take 2nd or 4th period ACC classes

https://careercenter.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2016/12/Career-Center-Bell-Schedules.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a child at YHS who is taking a 1st period class at career center. On odd days, instead of taking her usual bus to YHS, she takes the bus to the career center from a hub stop near our home. The ACC 1st period class starts 20 minutes before her usual YHS start time. The extra 20 minutes at the end of class is then used for the bus ride back to YHS. It seems to work just fine and she says she makes it back to YHS with plenty of time to make it to her next class.

She has never had a midday ACC class but my understanding is that she would miss Patriot Period on days she has to travel to a midday class at the Career Center.

Class times are aligned between ACC and neighborhood high schools in such a way to allow neighborhood kids to take ACC classes during the 1A, 1B, 3A, 3B 5A, or 5B blocks only. They cannot take 2nd or 4th period ACC classes

https://careercenter.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2016/12/Career-Center-Bell-Schedules.pdf

This is a perfect explanation, thank you.