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Summer Language Immersion Programs
These programs are recommended by the Friends Academy World Languages and Cultures Department.
  • Abbey Road Overseas Programs
        (France, Québec, Spain)
  • Choate Rosemary Hall Summer Programs
        (China, France, Spain)
  • Concordia Language Villages Credit Abroad Programs
        (China, France, Spain)
  • Council on International Educational Exchange
        (Costa Rica, France, Spain)
  • Experiment in International Living
        (Argentina, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France,
        Ghana, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland)
  • Glimpses of China
        (based in Shanghai with travel option)
  • Global Works
        (Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Mexico, Ecuador,
        Spain, Peru, Ecuador, France, Martinique)
  • Rassias Summer Language Programs
        (France, Spain, China)
  • School Year Abroad Summer Programs
        (China, France)

    WE HAVE NAMED our department the World Languages and Cultures Department in order to emphasize the fact that we live in a global village, where communication and cultural understanding have become increasingly important. Our name reinforces Friends Academy’s longstanding commitment to developing and nurturing a diverse community, where diversity includes a wide range of cultural backgrounds.

    We offer French, Spanish, Latin and Ancient Greek in the Upper School. We will also offer Mandarin language and culture in the Middle and Upper Schools starting in autumn 2007.

    Click here for World Languages and Cultures Frequently Asked Questions.

    Department Head
    Polly Duke Polly_Duke@fa.org

    Department Members
    Trisha Baca Trisha_Baca@fa.org
    Margery Bevad Marge_Bevad@fa.org
    Stephanie Chastain Stephanie_Chastain@fa.org
    Rachel Hall Rachel_Hall@fa.org
    Cynthia Hernandez Cynthia_Hernandez@fa.org
    Hui Lin Lin HuiLin_Lin@fa.org
    John Phillips John_Phillips@fa.org
    Edgar Posada Edgar_Posada@fa.org
    Sara Pozzi Sara_Pozzi@fa.org
    Fina Scibilia Fina_Scibilia@fa.org
    Pamela Spatola Pam_Spatola@fa.org
    Friends Academy was founded in 1876 by Gideon Frost, a leading member of
  • Full-Year Courses
    Accelerated Chinese I
    Accelerated Latin I
    Accelerated Spanish I
    Chinese I
    French I, II, III, IIIH, IV, IVH, V, APV
    Latin I, II, III, IV, APV
    Spanish I, II, III, IIIH, IV, IVH, V, APV

    Full-Year ½ Credit Courses
    Ancient Greek I, II, III
  • Auralog instructions
  • Perseus Latin dictionary
  • Multi World Lang. Dictionaries
  • More French Web Resources
  • Spanish Web Resources
  • More Spanish Web Resources
  • Greek and Roman Classics
  • Greek/Roman Art & Archeology
  • French Resources
  • French/Spanish Glencoe Site
  • French Culture Site
  • Italian Language & Culture
  • Italian Culture
  • French Lit. Read Out Loud
  • Greek & Latin Web Resources
  • Fabulous site for French grammar plus dictionaries
  • Friends Academy Book List

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