Applications Now Open! Students who live in Arlington, VA are invited to participate in the Arlington-Aachen High School Exchange for Summer 2026. The trip includes a 2 week homestay the city of Aachen plus three days in Berlin. For more info visit: ArlingtonSisterCities.org/blog @apsva.us

@williamsburg.apsva.us Hispanic Heritage display welcomes everyone with vibrant colors, culture, traditions, and pride that showcase the beauty and strength of the Hispanic community. #HispanicHeritage

Induction ceremony for Wakefield’s Société Honoraire de Français at Wakefield High School. A special thanks to Yoël Kidane for being our guest speaker @franceintheus.bsky.social @apsva.us & thanks to @madameduchaj.bsky.social from APS World Languages. Very proud of these students! 💕

Exciting evening at @wakefield.apsva.us French Honor Society Induction Ceremony! Proud of the students for their dedication to the French language! 🇫🇷 Thank you to Yoël Kidane from the French Embassy for sharing inspiring words. Also so special to reconnect with former @kenmore.apsva.us students!

We kicked off the week with a visit to @wakefield.apsva.us as they began celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month!Students picked flag stickers to wear, music filled the halls, and colorful flags brought the culture to life. Don’t miss the beautiful display right at the entrance! @apsva.us

This month's new teacher feature highlights Dr. Dani Thompson, @yhs.apsva.us 's American Sign Language teacher ✨

Credit by Exam Registration is now OPEN! To register for Credit by Exam, complete the online registration form at apsva.us/curriculum/world-languages Note: Registration closes on September 27, 2025 @apsva.us

World Language classrooms were buzzing today! @swanson.apsva.us Teachers leading in the target language, modeling procedures, establishing routines and encouraging student predictions. 🌍📚 #APSBack2School @apsva.us

@apsva.us Thank you to our bus drivers and attendants who help kick off the 1st day of school!You’re often the first friendly face our students see in the morning & the last one they see before heading home.We appreciate your care,patience & dedication to getting our kids to & from school safely. 🚌💛

Our teachers are working hard to prepare students for the school year and set them up for success. We teamed up with @wl.apsva.us ‘s world language team today to administer placement exams

World Language teachers engaged in our preservice countywide meeting w/ a collaborative spirit, a critical thinking lens, and positive attitudes. @yhs.apsva.us ‘s Ricardo Huaman kicked off our meeting & shared his summer experience as a Teacher Observer at VDOE’s World Language Governors Academy!

Base camp 25-26 in the books! We look forward to a great school year with our new world language teachers!

Grateful to have learned alongside these LCPS and PWCS educators for Advanced Cognitive Coaching with Thinking Collaborative’s Carol Brooks Simoneau 🌟 💡

At tonight’s School Board Meeting, we proudly recognized students for their National Scholastics Awards, Music Honors, Latin Honors, and the Multicultural Student Achievement Network (MSAN). Congratulations to all of our honorees for their hard work and outstanding achievements!

@apsva.us Please be sure to check your Frontline Professional Growth accounts for completion before EOY AND download/save a copy of your transcripts for your records.

Ms. Weiling's Chinese II students celebrated the end of the year with a field trip—and as an added bonus, they got to meet and chat with Ms. Wang-Ollikainen, their Chinese III teacher for next year!

First grade showcases [email protected]

Kenmore celebrated their retirees on Wednesday and we wished Spanish teacher Ms. Beltran, the best of luck on her next adventure! Sandy has been with APS for 16 years 9 of which were at Kenmore #APSisAwesome #YouGetMoreAtKenmore

Recognizing our Latin Program's 24-25 Accomplishments at The Citizens for the Classics Meeting this week. Thank you for having me as your guest speaker! #APSisAwesome @apsva.us

Congrats to Arlington Career Center's Chinese IV student who is a 2025 Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools (CLASS) Poster Contest winner! Arely received GOLD in the 9-12 regular group.

We love our teachers!

Gunston's Spanish I and II students participated in the National Spanish Exam via AATSP. One student earned gold, two bronze and five will receive the honor diploma 🏆 @gunstonms.bsky.social #APSisAwesome

That’s a wrap on another school wide STAMP testing day 👍@wakefieldhs.bsky.social

A special event celebrating The Journey of an Immigrant Educator & First Latina Elected to the APS School Board, & the release of Dr. Violand-Sánchez’s inspiring memoir, Dream and Shadows: An Immigrant’s Journey.Together, we uplifted stories of perseverance, purpose,and community impact. @apsva.us

Four Chinese IV students from Yorktown HS and two students from ACC participated in CLASS 2nd National Chinese Talent Contest, and both schools won the 2nd place in regular class group! Congrats! @apsva.us #APSisAwesome

Listos para celebrar el día del idioma español, día del libro y la fiesta de Sant Jordi. 📖📝 @madameduchaj.bsky.social @apsva.us

The Office of World Languages wishes everyone @apsva.us a wonderful break!

Congrats to 13 @apsva.us HS students who received invitations to the ‘25 Governor’s World Language Academies for French, German,Japanese,Latin & Spanish.Thank you to our dedicated teachers for supporting students through this competitive process & for their commitment to our programs! #APSisAwesome

Secondary teachers work with our teacher specialist on an agnostic curriculum framework for our modern alphabetic languages #APSisawesome

It’s always fun to work together as strong team on news strategies and activities in our school World Languages IB department’ meeting. #WorldLanguagesRock 🐝📝📖 @apsva.us @madameduchaj.bsky.social @jeffersonreads.bsky.social

It’s not too late to see this fabulous kid friendly bilingual play at the Gala Hispanic Theater, directed by a Washington Liberty alumn!

Yorktown's Latin League team has been working hard and it show! Yorktown earned top 4 of 159 teams that competed in the HS varsity division in the Eastern Super Regional Round. They are one of 8 teams to advance to the national championship of the inaugural year of the Latin League. Congrats!

Our March K.N.O.W Newsletter (Volume 7) is out! Meet Washington Liberty's newest Spanish teacher, Ms. Ms.Yoanna Zavora! #APSisAwesome @apsva.us

Fostering relationships and collaboration between world language MS Leads, HS Department Chairs and the World Language Office today #APSisawesome @apsva.us

Congrats to Arlington Latin students who placed in the 2025 NJCL Competitive Certamen. Swanson placed 2nd in the Novice Open and Novice Competitive,HB Woodlawn placed 2nd in the Intermediate Open,and Yorktown placed 2nd in the Advanced Competitive #APSisAwesome @apsva.us @hbwprogramaps.bsky.social

In honor of National Foreign Language Week, come celebrate with us this evening from 4-6 pm at the Career Center! This year’s event will also include a video compilation featuring teacher and student perspectives, light refreshments, henna tattoo stations and a special Mardi Gras giveaway !

Wrapping up black history month @campbellaps.bsky.social at extended day @apsva.us

World language teachers: we are hiring!

World Languages, Diversity and Cultures Committee is hosting its Annual Celebration in honor of National Foreign Language Week. The event will take place on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, from 4:00-6:00 PM at the Arlington Career Center. We hope to see you there!

Young authors night @campbellaps.bsky.social

Follow our @apsva.bsky.social Starter Pack. We'll continue to update this pack as additional schools, departments and employees join.

Practicing & celebrating kindness is to look for the good,bridge connections accross differences,restore hope and empower people to make our communities strong and resilient.Arabic teacher Wasan Al Qaisi was recognized by VDOE as an Ambassador of Kindness.Congrats! #VAKindnessWeek @apsva.bsky.social

I am honored to celebrate our incredible APS staff who received the 2025 Service Awards. Their dedication and years of service have made a lasting impact on our students and community. I am grateful for their commitment to excellence and all they do. #OneTeamOneAPS 🔗 Read more: buff.ly/3QpJIQG

Alice Cheng from @APSCareerCenter won a Silver Award and Allison Butzer from @GeneralsPride won a Bronze Award in the 2024 National Chinese Essay Contest, sponsored by the Chinese Language Association of Secondary Elementary Schools (CLASS). Congrats!

Our world languages newsletter is hot off the press and our new teacher feature spotlight is on Ms. Dania El Hariri, Arabic and EL teacher at @GeneralsPride @GunstonMS @WarriorBalasWHS

Congratulations to @HBWProgram’s @TeresaTorgoff . Her application was selected for a Language Connects Foundation Vista Classroom Microgrant. Teresa is excited to use these funds to buy more readers for her French classes. C'est fantastique!

Chinese students from @DHMiddleAPS, @YorktownHS and @APSCareerCenter along with world languages teachers celebrated the Chinese New Year this evening 🐍 🏮

We are hiring!

From @APSKenmore to Cornell and Oxford-our students are amazing!