The mission of Sanford School’s World Language Department includes the following:
To provide the students with the resources available to learn another language and gain a sincere respect and appreciation for other cultures
To provide students with meaningful classroom experiences, develop self-confidence, and experience the joy that comes from learning another language
To prepare students for a multicultural, interdependent world in which knowing a world language has long term advantages such as career opportunities and becoming better citizens of the world
To respect diversity in our country and in others through an understanding of other peoples, nations, and cultures
To strengthen students’ cognitive skills by developing the academic discipline needed to learn a world language, and thereby enhance their ability to master other academic challenges
To enrich students’ knowledge of their native language by comparing and contrasting elements of the second language with their own.