World Languages

World Language Department

Department Coordinator: Kerri  Pezzicara

IPC Secretary: Carolyn Bonner 

Phone: 215-944-1155  

The study of world languages is designed to help students use language for meaningful purposes, to function effectively in both oral and written forms, and to maintain a degree of accuracy necessary for clear communication of ideas. 

Council Rock offers the study of French, German, and Spanish in a five-year sequence and Latin in a four-year sequence. Council Rock students who have studied  four or five years of language frequently receive university credit and/or advanced placement in their college language courses. 

Students are encouraged to begin the study of world languages at the earliest opportunity and to commit themselves to a four or five year sequence in a language.

The Council Rock School District is dedicated to fulfilling the five standards developed by the American Association of Teachers of Foreign Languages (ACTFL):

1.  Communication - learning to express thoughts and ideas.

2.  Cultures - gaining knowledge and an understanding of other cultures.

3.  Connections - recognizing other viewpoints and connecting with other disciplines.

4.  Comparisons - understanding the nature of languages and cultures through comparisons.

5.  Communities - using the language beyond the school setting.