In conjunction with the Monteverde Conservation League of Costa Rica, seven Nease students are seeking summer internship positions. Staff members attended numerous national conferences, workshops, seminars, and conducted site visits to enhance the LAS curriculum and gather ideas to implement a unique, exciting learning experience for students. Student tracking data base established. A portfolio for each LAS student has been established to monitor progress. This program contains an interdisciplinary curriculum integrating academic requirements with real life experience.
Course work is required in Spanish, literature, and social science.
The only entry requirement for the program is an interest in learning the Spanish language and about Hispanic culture and Latin America. In achieving program goals, the intent of the curriculum is to make foreign language teaching and learning more proficiency oriented by placing the target language in its own cultural context, thus giving it more relevance. Language immersion has proved to be the more effective and natural way to learn a new language. The courses we offer have been awarded honors credit by the St. Johns County School Board. As a matter of fact, the courses are being considered by the University of North Florida for inclusion in their Dual Enrollment program.