Elementary students take part in World Language and Cultural Diversity program

Emilie LeGoff, French instructor works with fourth grade teacher Ashley Hughes and her class in a new cultural diversity program.

By: Contributed | SCNOW
Published: September 21, 2009

As visitors travel among the third and fourth grade classrooms at Marion Intermediate School, don’t be surprised to hear “bonjour” instead of “hello” as students greet you.

MIS third and fourth graders are learning French as a part of the Marion School District One World Language and Cultural Diversity Studies Program.

Emilie LeGoff (known to the students as Mademoiselle Le Goff) is a second year teacher who graduated from Francis Marion University with a Bachelor’s Degree in French and further completed a program of study at the Universite de Caen, in Normandie Basse.

LeGoff, a native of France, provides direct French instruction to all third and fourth grade students utilizing the state-approved, “Kids Interacting Through Early Language Learning” (KITE-LL) program.

Students receive daily lessons through live and video formats. The lessons reinforce SC academic standards and provide cultural enrichment through rhymes, songs, and stories.

Students are transported to the French culture through technology and hands-on learning activities.

The program is part of the district’s Vision 2020 plan designed to target language skills and encourage an appreciation for cultural diversity.