Valparaiso Community Schools and Valparaiso University have partnered to offer foreign language exploration classes to fourth- and fifth-graders. In this program, Valparaiso University students introduce VCS students to the basics of Chinese, French, German, or Spanish as well as elements of culture, in a one-hour-a-week class.

Our program is what is know as a "Foreign Language Exploratory" or "Foreign Language Experience" ("FLEX") program. This kind of basic program serves as an introduction to language learning.

The classes are held Mondays after school beginning September 24, 2007 and will continue until February 25, 2008.

The instructors are VU foreign language students, carefully chosen for their commitment to work with children.

We are confident that this introduction to language learning will motivate your child to continue foreign language study in middle school and in high school, and we invite your fourth- or fifth-grader to enroll.

For more information, contact:
Dr. George Vrabel
Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Education
(219) 531-3000

Dr. Randa Duvick
Chair, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Valparaiso University
(219) 464-5341