Fall classes begin the week of September 8, 2026.
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Quarter beginning August 31, 2026 |
Tuesday
Japanese Language and Culture I
Quarter(s): 1,2
Day(s): Tue
Open Spots: 0
Konnichiwa (Hello)! Do you want to better understand your favorite anime, manga, or J-pop lyrics, chat with Japanese friends or neighbors, or simply explore the fascinating language and culture of the "Land of the Rising Sun." Whatever your reason, this introductory Japanese course is your chance to begin building real communication skills from the ground up.
Students will focus on speaking and listening through practical, everyday conversation while also beginning to read and write the Japanese writing systems: hiragana, katakana, and beginner kanji. Students will learn vocabulary, grammar, and expressions for introducing themselves, talking about hobbies and interests, describing likes and dislikes, discussing foods and drinks, using numbers and colors, and understanding common everyday phrases. Along the way, they will also gain insight into the humor, emotion, and cultural nuances that make Japanese media so engaging. This class is a welcoming introduction for students who are curious about Japan, excited to study a new language, and ready to begin their Japanese-learning adventure. In class, students will practice conversation, play games, role-play, and watch video clips of Japanese conversation and culture explorations.
Note: A class textbook(s) will be identified by August 1.
11:00 am-11:55 am
7th-12th
(Semester Long)
Spanish Para Pequenos (Little Ones)- Q1 (TUE)
Quarter(s): 1
Day(s): Tue
Open Spots: 3
Hola! Spanish Para Pequenos (Spanish for Little Ones) is a fun, play-based, Spanish immersion class for young children. Following the native language-learning process, children will be exposed to the sounds, letters, and high-frequency words in Spanish through songs, games, stories, puppets, and other interactive activities. The instructor will provide all necessary toys and objects to give young children tangible, and hands-on ways to apply new concepts in practical real-life situations. The instructor uses some Montessori-style activities that create a high-energy, playful environment, engaging tactile and kinesthetic learners alike while appealing to children's natural curiosities. The vocabulary and language structures presented in each session follow a new letter of the alphabet each week that will include greetings, simple phrases, foods, colors, numbers, animals, common action verbs, calendar phrases, articles of clothing and seasonal topics. Vocabulary will be repeated and reviewed often to aid in the retention of the language, and will primarily develop listening and speaking skills. The goal of this introductory course is to lay foundations in sounds, vocabulary, and simple phrases while having fun and building confidence in a foreign language. Fluency should not be expected at this level. Who knows, your child might just come home singing their new favorite Spanish nursery rhyme!
12:00 pm-12:55 pm
PreK-2nd
Spanish Amigos (Q1)
Quarter(s): 1
Day(s): Tue
Open Spots: 2
Buenos dias! Spanish Amigos (Friends) is a fun, play-based, Spanish immersion class for young students. Much like learning their native language, students will be exposed to the sounds, vocabulary, and phrases in Spanish through songs, games, stories, interactive and hands-on activities. The teacher will bring toys and objects each week to give kids tangible, hands-on examples of the vocabulary being introduced. Each quarter introduces new themes and new vocabulary in Spanish, so children can continue to build their language basics. Themes and units are non-sequential, so students may enroll in this level in any quarter. Limited cues in English will be used to prompt students in the first few weeks. Instruction will be predominantly verbal, but key vocabulary words may be written down for students to begin a sense of spelling. A limited amount of writing, spelling, and reading will be expected to emphasize new vocabulary and complete workbook/handout exercises, but note-taking from the board will not be required. The goal of this introductory course is to lay foundations in sounds, vocabulary, and simple phrases while having fun and building confidence in a foreign language. Fluency should not be expected at this level. Recommendations: Students should be at grade level for reading in English. Some homework will be assigned. Textbook: Students will be working from Viva el Espanol- System A (ISBN #978-0076029525) from McGraw-Hill. Compass pre-purchases copies of this book from the publisher. A supply fee of $26.00 is due payable to Compass on/before the first day. Students will only need to purchase this book the first quarter they are enrolled.
10:00 am-10:55 am
3rd-4th
Spanish Para Estudiantes (SEM 1)
Quarter(s): 1,2
Day(s): Tue
Open Spots: 0
Buenas tardes! Spanish Para Estudiantes is an immersive introductory Spanish class for middle school students. In a natural learning progression, students will be exposed to vocabulary and phrases in Spanish through in-class activities, interactive games, role playing, and conversations.
This is a conversation-focused class where students are encouraged to speak in class. Vocabulary and phrases will be introduced in thematic units such as weather, time, members of the family, clothing, food, places in town, hobbies and sports, holidays, etc. As students learn new vocabulary, they will be encouraged to begin to combine adjectives with nouns and nouns with verbs in short phrases, often in mock conversations with classmates.
Grammar will be introduced as it comes up in conversation and in phrases. Students will be exposed to pronouns, noun-verb agreement, adjective-noun agreement, familar vs. formal, ordinal and cardinal numbers, comparisons and superlatives, and more. They will learn present tense regular and irregular verbs as well as command and question structures and infinitive phrases.
This class is structured as predominantly immersion with cues provided through props/objects and gestures. Limited cues in English will be used to prompt students in the first few weeks.
Recommendations/Workload: Students should be at grade level for reading in English. Students are expected to take notes in class, and homework will be assigned.
Textbook: Students will be working from 5th edition "Spanish is Fun- Lively Lessons for Beginners"(ISBN 978-1634199285) from Amsco. Compass will pre-purchased copies of this book to ensure everyone has a copy for $34.00. Students will only need to purchase this book the first quarter they are enrolled.
1:00 pm-1:55 pm
7th-8th
(Semester Long)
Spanish Exploradores (Q1)
Quarter(s): 1
Day(s): Tue
Open Spots: 3
Buenas tardes! Spanish Exploradores (Explorers) is a fun, immersive introductory Spanish class for older elementary students. Much like learning their native language, students will be exposed to the sounds, vocabulary, and phrases in Spanish through songs, games, stories, and hands-on activities. The teacher will bring objects each week to give students tangible, hands-on examples of the vocabulary being introduced. In this level, students will be encouraged to begin to combine adjectives with nouns and nouns with verbs.
Each quarter introduces new themes and new vocabulary in Spanish, so children can continue to build their language basics. However, themes and units are non-sequential, so students may enroll in this level in any quarter. While the theme might be the same as that of a younger level of instruction, more vocabulary will be introduced at the older level.
Limited cues in English will be used to prompt students in the first few weeks. The goal of this introductory course is to lay foundations in sounds, vocabulary, and simple phrases while having fun and building confidence in a foreign language. Fluency should not be expected at this level.
Recommendations/Workload: Students should be at grade level for reading in English and should be able to copy words from the board. Students will be expected to take notes, write new words, and complete activities with new vocabulary and short readings. Some homework will be assigned.
Textbook: Students will be working from Viva el Espanol- System B (ISBN #978-0076029648) from McGraw-Hill. Compass pre-purchases copies of this book from the publisher. A supply fee of $26.00 is due payable to Compass on/before the first day. Students will only need to purchase this book the first quarter they are enrolled.
2:00 pm-2:55 pm
5th-6th
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