Preparing students to participate in our global community
Courses
French I French II French III Honors French IV (CIHS) Italian I Spanish I Spanish II Spanish III Honors Spanish IV (CIHS) Honors Spanish V
Signifies Honors, Advanced, or AP Course offering
World languages at OLSH:
prepare students to participate in our increasingly global community.
establish connections to other academic disciplines.
promote the appreciation of other languages, cultures and diverse ways of thinking.
Students are required to take three world language credits, two of which must be earned consecutively in the same language.
Technology enhances education in the world language department via interactive vocabulary and grammar games, and the use of a variety of apps for the Chromebook.
Projects, including the creation of Day of the Dead decorations, crèche scene pieces and Mardi Gras floats, help students better understand the culture related to the languages they are studying.
The department helps to coordinate cultural experience trips abroad in the summers; recent destinations included France, Spain, Costa Rica, and Italy
Students in Honors French IV and Honors Spanish IV can earn college credits through Duquesne University.
Faculty
Michael Miller, Chair French & Italian MA University of Pittsburgh BA University of Pittsburgh 28 years of experience
Amy Turnbull Spanish BS Slippery Rock University 29 years of experience