World Languages - Lansing Public School District

05/22/2012

On Friday, March 23, 2012, Lansing School District students competed against various schools in the greater Lansing area, including East Lansing, Dewitt, Ovid-Elsie, and Haslett at the Lansing Community College Foreign Language Day. Lansing students placed in several events!

Sexton Japanese students won 1st place in the Culture Quiz and 2nd place in the Sentence Scramble competition. The Sentence Scramble is a timed grammar exercise. They also won 2nd place in the Singing Contest.

Sexton Spanish students won 3rd place in the Poster Contest.

Thank you to all who participated. We are proud of you!

04/13/2012

12 Lansing middle school delegates and 3 alternates have been chosen to travel to Otsu, Japan in November 2012! To support this cause please go to: www.lansing-otsu.org and join our facebook book fanpage at: https://www.facebook.com/CreatingGlobalLeadersLSD

03/19/2012

World Friendship Day will be held at Peoples Church in East Lansing, March 24, from 9:30 to 3:30. World Friendship Day is a collaboration between Peace Education Center, Greater Lansing UN Association, and LATTICE (Linking all Types of Teachers In Cross-cultural Education). This is an open event to all!

02/10/2012

Please join us Monday, February 27th at 4pm for an opening ceremony of the "Dolls of Japan: Shapes of Prayer, Embodiments of Love" exhibit. The exhibit will be located in the lobby of the MSU International Center. A ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at 4pm in the lobby with a reception to follow in Room 305. The Honorable Kuninori Matsuda, Consul General of Japan in Detroit will attend this event.

01/24/2012

Otsu, Japan is Lansing, Michigan's longest-standing sister-city. Voters in Otsu just elected their youngest female mayor.

Voters in Otsu, capital of Shiga Prefecture, on Sunday elected the nation's youngest-ever female mayor, a 36-year-old lawyer.

12/07/2011

Check out the newly revised Lansing School District Bilingual Education Department's webpage!

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11/21/2011

Attention Language Educators: Here's an opportunity to apply for a short term teaching exchange abroad!

The Educational Seminars program offers Department of State funded grants for U.S. school teachers and administrators. Exchanges are short term, taking place during the summer, and focus on sharing of best practices and professional development.

11/21/2011

The Lansing School District received a 5 year federal FLAP grant for 2010 to 2015! The purpose of the grant is to establish a comprehensive Mandarin Chinese foreign language program that spans grades 6 through 12 and builds upon the existing elementary immersion and Language and Culture programs....

11/21/2011

Check Out the Lansing School District Foreign Language Assistance Program (FLAP) Newsletter for Fall 2011!

11/21/2011

Bernero hopes to bring Japanese investment to Lansing.

10/30/2011

News Clips from Otsu, Japan Middle School students visiting the Lansing School District Oct 5 to 10, 2011

10/18/2011

Scholarship opportunity for High School students to study abroad!

Once you've determined that you meet the basic eligibility requirements, click on the link to the left to begin your online application.Applications for 2012-13 programs are due November 3, 2011.