New School Offers Classes in Three European Languages

From http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/08/26/2376093/south-central-american-foothold.html

New school offers classes in three European languages

This month, the Miami-Dade school district opened a new magnet high school devoted to the study of three European languages.
By Tania Valdemoro Longest
August 26, 2011

Imagine studying Spanish literature, language and history — just like Spanish teens do in Barcelona, Madrid and Sevilla.

Only you’re in Coral Gables at a new public high school run by the Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

That’s the experience of Andrea Villa, a Colombian-born sophomore, who just started classes this week at the new International Studies Preparatory Academy @ Gables – known as ISPA for short.

The school teaches the national curriculum of Spain, Italy or France —to 72 freshmen and 27 sophomores from all over Miami-Dade County. Students take specialized classes based on their language track. In addition, they learn math, science and English in English, except for those being taught in French, who are required to take math and science courses in French.

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