Thank you to our parents, Board of Education and district leadership for recognizing the importance of providing students with opportunites to increase their cultural awareness and global perspectives. We are grateful for this generous and enlightened support of comprehensive World Language programs, our participation in the NJDOE Seal of Biliteracy Program and World Language Curricula designed to provide our students with essential skills to become global citizens.

Our global community is a source of strength at Hopewell. We are grateful to our families from around the world who graciously and generously share their world view and unique perspective with our community of learners. 

We offer English Language Learners an opportunity to grow and thrive in our schools through our excellent support services for language acquisition.

Lois Baldwin
Supervisor (K-12)
609.737.4000 x7136
loisbaldwin@hvrsd.org

The ability to communicate with respect and cultural understanding in more than one language is an essential element of global competence. This competence is developed and demonstrated by investigating the world, recognizing and weighing perspectives, acquiring and applying disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge, communicating ideas, and taking action. Global competence is fundamental to the experience of learning languages whether in classrooms, through virtual connections, or via everyday experiences.

The World Language faculty at Hopewell Valley Regional School District is a talented team of individuals with diverse and multi-cultural backgrounds. At HVRSD we are committed to providing your child with the language skills and cultural competencies essential to global citizenship. Language learning contributes to an important means to communicate and interact in order to participate in multilingual communities at home and around the world. This interaction develops the disposition to explore the perspectives behind the products and practices of a culture and to value such intercultural experiences. (ACTFL).

For more information about World Language learning in the 21st century please refer to the following links:

NJDOE NJSLS World Languages

How does learning a world language inform our understanding of world cultures and promote cultural competency?
Teen TED-Why learn languages?

On January 19, 2016, New Jersey became the 15th state to implement a legislated statewide Seal of Biliteracy.

By achieving the Seal of Biliteracy, students demonstrate that they are able to speak, read, listen and write in two or more languages at a high level of proficiency.

In 2024, 52 students received the Seal of Biliteracy for their fluency in Chinese, Croatian French, German, Hindi, Italian, Korean, Latin, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian and Vietnamese

4 students earned the Seal of Biliteracy in more than one language.

These students receive certificates from the New Jersey Department of Education and an insignia has been affixed to their official transcripts indicating that they have been awarded the NJ Seal of Biliteracy. 

The World Language National Honor Societies recognize the commitment and academic achievement of high school students enrolled in World Language classes. This is the highest honor in World Language a high school student can achieve.

Congratulations to our 2023-24 World Language National Honor Societies’ Inductees

The National Language Exams are administered in the spring to students enrolled in our World Languages Program. These are competitive exams that track student progress with proficiency in languages and recognizes excellence in World Language learning.

College Board information about AP Exams

In the 2023-24 school year, students took AP Exams in Chinese, French, German, Latin and Spanish. Students' scores on these exams speak volumes of the dedication of our teachers of World Languages and commitment of our students to the study of World Languages.

We understand that language acquisition is not a separate subject but rather a systemically supported practice situated in the authentic context of the classroom. Integrated language and content learning provides ELLs the opportunity to acquire English through content-area lessons. This approach is a powerful way for ELLs to develop their academic and language skills.

(Dove & Honigsfeld)

If you speak a language other than English and are interested in being a mentor to our new families for whom English is not their first language, please contact Lois Baldwin, loisbaldwin@hvrsd.org.

Our district website, www.hvrsd.org, provides a translation feature in the upper right corner of the page labeled TRANSLATE. Use the drop down menu and select a language.

If you or a family member would like to have an interpreter present at teacher meetings, parent-teacher conferences or for any school related reason, please donot hesitate to contact us loisbaldwin@hvrsd.org

Using Google Docs to Write or Translate in Different Languages

Parent resources for ESL/Bilingual

LALDEF: Established in 2004, the Latin American Legal Defense Fund is an organization committed to serving low income immigrant communities of the Mercer County region.

We are always available and happy to assist our ELL families with questions and concerns.

Please contact

Janel Eines, janeleines@hvrsd.org for K-5 questions

Kara Hart, karahart@hvrsd.org for K-5 questions

Joyce Nagel, joycenagel@hvrsd.org for 6-12 questions

Lois Baldwin, Supervisor of ESL, loisbaldwin@hvrsd.org with any district level questions or concerns.