Thursday, September 30, 2010

New Languages Coming Soon!


Mango Languages is adding several more languages to their language learning program. Version 2.0 will be introduced later this fall. For more information about this exciting news, click on the link below to see if the language you are looking for is listed.

Mango Languages

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Hispanic Heritage Month



Hispanic Heritage Month begins on September 15, the anniversary of independence for five Latin American countries—Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico declared its independence on September 16, and Chile on September 18.

The term Hispanic, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, refers to Spanish-speaking people in the United States of any race. On the 2000 Census form, people of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino origin could identify themselves as Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, or "other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino." More than 35 million people identified themselves as Hispanic or Latino on the 2000 Census.

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Monday, September 6, 2010

Let's Reach Out!!


Many of the students at our local school have parents that do not speak English. Check out this link. It shows how teachers can reach out and increase communication with parents.

Friday, September 3, 2010

ESL @ IPL


Starting in September we are going to welcome the Fall by adding another ESL class! Classes will now be offered on Tuesdays at 10:30am and on Thursday evenings at 6:30pm. If you know anyone that would like to learn English please tell them about this fantastic FREE class! There is no sign up and no registration required. Let us help you reach your goal of learning English! All languages are welcome.