The World Language Department at North Central offers a program which is unequaled in the state in depth and breadth. It offers a four-year sequence in Chinese, German, Heritage Spanish, Japanese and Latin. A 5 year sequence featuring Honors and College Preparatory placements are available in French and Spanish at levels II-V. ACP is offered in levels IV & V CP for both French & Spanish.
The North Central World Language Department prepares students for Advanced Placement exams in French Language, German Language, Japanese and Chinese Language and Culture, Latin Literature and Spanish Language. Students can prepare for International Baccalaureate exams in all six languages.
Freshman students who would like to begin in Level III or above are evaluated by teachers and placed according to their level of oral and written fluency with the world language. Placement exams are offered Wednesdays in April for new students entering NCHS the following school year.
Facilities
We prepare our students for the future using sophisticated technology. The following multimedia settings are extensions of the classroom.
- Classrooms equipped with special sound systems and interactive projectors
- Two digital labs equipped with interactive multimedia tools
- 4 Mac mobile carts w/headsets for listening & speaking practices
Travel Opportunities
- Exchange program with Alsace, France
- Summer service learning trip to Costa Rica
- Exchange program with Hamburg, Germany
- Fall Break trip to varied Spanish speaking destinations.
Clubs and Honoraries
All languages offer language club activities at various times throughout a school year. French and Spanish Honor Societies compliment the curriculum for our upper level French and Spanish students.
World Language Department Members
Department Chair, French I – Graham Collins <gcollins@msdwt.k12.in.us>
French I, II X and IV – Jill Thrasher-Reid <jreid@msdwt.k12.in.us>
Spanish II, II X and III X – Megan Casey <mcasey@msdwt.k12.in.us>
Spanish IV X and AP/IB – Erin Lizer <elizer@msdwt.k12.in.us>
Spanish IV, V and Heritage II – James Lang <jlang@msdwt.k12.in.us>
German – Ryan Owens <rowens@msdwt.k12.in.us>
Spanish II and Heritage III – Nancy Hoffman <nhoffman@msdwt.k12.in.us>
Spanish II X and III – Sara Silver-Lee <ssilverlee@msdwt.k12.in.us>
Japanese I and II – Michelle Krulewitch <mkrulewitch@msdwt.k12.in.us>
Chinese and Japanese III, IV and AP – Hong Sweitzer <hsweitzer@msdwt.k12.in.us>
Spanish I and Heritage I – Julia Dobie <smooredefazio@msdwt.k12.in.us>
Spanish I and II – Alex DeCoursey <adecoursey@msdwt.k12.in.us>
Spanish III and III X – Whitney Sumpter <wsumpter@msdwt.k12.in.us>
French II, III X and AP/IB – Habib Diatta <hdiatta@msdwt.k12.in.us>
Latin – Brittany Haworth <bhaworth@msdwt.k12.in.us>
French III, III X and IV X – Marie Satchivi <msatchivi@msdwt.k12.in.us>
