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STAMP exams assess world language proficiency levels of students

Evie Mace, News editor June 20, 2023

World language students took the Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency (STAMP) examinations for the first time this spring, allowing the World Language department to collect information about language...

French students collect their luggage after arriving at the airport in Marseille Saturday, Jan. 28.

Foreign exchanges take off as students begin their travels abroad

Annalise Vito, News editor February 12, 2023

The send-off date has arrived for North’s Spanish, French, and Italian exchange students, with Spanish students beginning to prepare for their flight to Burgos, Spain Friday, Feb. 11. Meanwhile, French...

Sophomore Esha Bhawalkar and junior Esther Ocio-Ortega, her Spanish exchange student, enjoy an afternoon in Cambridge at Harvard library.

Foreign exchanges begin, students reflect on their experience thus far

Dea Pance December 13, 2022

Foreign exchanges have returned to North in full swing, offering students an immersive exposure to native speakers and their cultures during the 2022-2023 school year. After a three-year hiatus due...

Students visit Europe on exchange trips, experience different cultures

Students visit Europe on exchange trips, experience different cultures

The Newtonite April 8, 2016

by Laura Schmidt-Hong Students at North recently visited Spain, France, and Italy for exchange trips that immersed them in different cultures and exposed them to new experiences. Between visiting tourist...

Language department revises French sequence

The Newtonite January 13, 2012
by Samantha Libraty Beginning next year, the French honors sequence will be revised to include a fourth year honors course to precede French 5 Advanced Placement language, according to world language department head Nancy Marrinucci.
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