Our Foreign Languages Courses

List of Courses:

• *Honors Latin I (10 credits) - 7th-12th grade recommended | *out-of-pocket

• *Honors Latin II (10 credits) - 8th-12th grade recommended | *out-of-pocket

• ASL I - 7th-12th grade recommended

• ASL II (10 credits) - 8th-12th grade recommended

  • Course description & book list - coming soon!

• Dual Enrollment courses through Santiago CanyonCollege - Click here to learn more!

  • ASL 110 - American Sign Language I (4 credits)

  • SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish I (5 credits)

*Honors Latin I (10 credits) - 7th-12th grade recommended

Kraken Latin: Students in the logic stage are no longer content just to memorize chants and vocabulary—they are ready to master the systems that make Latin the most approachable of the classical languages, and to dive into the stories that make it the most legendary language. This text contains grammar lessons on all the indicative tenses, demonstratives, and personal pronouns, weekly worksheets and readings, fun activities, and much more. Students progress towards reading "real" Latin by integrating adaptations and translations from the Vulgate, Roman history, fun original stories, and classical myths.

Cambridge Latin: This Latin immersion text incorporates history, culture, grammar and literature. Students begin reading and understanding Latin from the very beginning as they work their way through a text which serves as fictional but realistic novella about historical Roman characters. Students develop a relationship with the characters and are left always wanting to learn what happens next. Unit 1 begins in the town of Pompeii shortly before the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79 and follows the fortunes of the household of Lucius Caecilius Iucundus. Each chapter of the text also features fascinating facts about life in ancient Roman times, including gladiatorial shows, Roman beliefs about life after death, the work and treatment of slaves, education, local government and elections, and much more.

*out-of-pocket

Materials for Honors Latin I:

• Kraken Latin Student 1 Edition by Logos Press (just the $26 student book, not the whole package)

• Kraken Latin 1 Quizlet Flashcards link here (Free!)

• North American Cambridge Latin Course Unit 1 Student’s Book by Cambridge School Classics Project

*Honors Latin II (10 credits) - 8th-12th grade recommended

Kraken Latin: Students in the logic stage are no longer content just to memorize chants and vocabulary—they are ready to master the systems that make Latin the most approachable of the classical languages, and to dive into the stories that make it the most legendary language. This text contains grammar lessons on all the indicative tenses, demonstratives, and personal pronouns, weekly worksheets and readings, fun activities, and much more. Students progress towards reading "real" Latin by integrating adaptations and translations from the Vulgate, Roman history, fun original stories, and classical myths.

Cambridge Latin: This Latin immersion class incorporates history, culture, grammar and literature. Students begin reading and understanding Latin from the very beginning as they work their way through a text which serves as a fictional but realistic novella about historical Roman characters. Students develop a relationship with the characters and are left always wanting to learn what happens next. Unit 2 captures the drama of the daily lives of the inhabitants of two very different provinces at opposite ends of the Roman empire, Britain and Egypt.

*out-of-pocket

Materials for Honors Latin II:

• Kraken Latin Student 1 Edition by Logos Press (just the $26 student book, not the whole package)

• Kraken Latin 1 Quizlet Flashcards link here (Free!)

• North American Cambridge Latin Course Unit 2 Student’s Book by Cambridge School Classics Project

ASL I - 7th-12th grade recommended

This course covers American Sign Language (ASL) fundamentals emphasizing comprehension skills, basic information relating to Deaf culture, and beginning grammatical structure. Students will learn how to generally communicate using ASL while also learning about Deaf culture and history. This course will give students the opportunity to have group discussion about Deaf culture topics as well as group practice of using their ASL skills. Topics include:

•  Greetings and Introductions

•  Fingerspelling

•  Colors

•  Numbers

•  Traveling

•  Family

•  Holidays

•  Food

•  Descriptions

•  Learning to Sign Sentences

•  ASL Grammar

•  Deaf Culture

•  ASL History

ASL I Book List:

• Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly

• The Story of My Life by Helen Keller

ASL II (10 credits) - 8th-12th grade recommended

American Sign Language II explores intermediate concepts related to Deaf culture and American Sign Language (ASL). The course begins with a review of cultural facts and ASL rules and concepts from American Sign Language I. New topics that follow include intermediate conversations, appropriate etiquette, and behaviors in Deaf interactions, ASL literature, performances, and different language styles and skills among Deaf communities. Projects throughout the course assess knowledge of signing vocabulary and mastery of proper signing form.

Materials for ASL II: TBD