The SSFS Upper School French & Spanish Department curriculum embraces, in practice and in spirit, the School's mission statement. From active participation in cultural immersion programs, enriching field trips and international service intersession excursions, to authentic theatrical reproductions, oral presentations and meaningful exchanges in the target language, our students certainly are encouraged to "let their lives speak."

Our curriculum cherishes the worth and dignity, not only of each individual, but of their subsequent cultures, as well. These differences among us are celebrated daily in a number of pedagogical ways, manifested annually and publicly, in the International Assembly.

The creative implementation of the ACTFL (American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages) Standards for Foreign Language Learning: communication, cultures, connections, comparisons, communities, which we certainly exercise in our classrooms, also reflect the School's mission statement. These standards, along with our own individual expectations and unique contributions, provide a challenging academic program rooted in the sharing of insights, equality and cooperation.