BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//ARCS Project - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://arcsproject.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for ARCS Project
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:UTC
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:UTC
DTSTART:20200101T000000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210424
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230908
DTSTAMP:20260404T071251
CREATED:20230907T041140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T001447Z
UID:10000092-1619258400-1694084400@arcsproject.org
SUMMARY:Global Competence Certificate for Heritage Language Speakers
DESCRIPTION:The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) Migrant/Bilingual Department has awarded a first-ever Heritage Language Program Grant to Evergreen Public Schools in Vancouver\, WA\, to develop a year-long remote-learning program for Heritage Language speakers of Romanian\, Russian\, and Spanish. The project will support the students to develop their language proficiency and literacy in their Heritage Language while also preparing a portfolio for the Global Competence Certificate in the Heritage Language (and English too\, if they like) through the World Affairs Council in Seattle. \n \nUpon completion of the program\, students will also have the opportunity to complete World Language Competency-Based Credit testing to earn high school credits in their language and potentially qualify for the Washington State Seal of Biliteracy.  They may also qualify for the Global Seal of Biliteracy https://theglobalseal.com/. \nThe grant will also fund a series of workshops for teachers throughout the state to learn more about effective Heritage Language teaching practices. \nEvergreen Public Schools will be partnering with a number of community-based organizations\, including the American Romanian Cultural Society\, Ethnic Heritage Council\, Slavic East European Teachers Association of Washington\, Washington Association for Language Teaching\, Washington State Coalition for International Education\, and the World Affairs Council Global Classroom. \nThe program will be open to Heritage Language speakers of Romanian\, Russian\, or Spanish in Evergreen Public Schools and other public high schools throughout the state. \nTo receive our email announcements please fill in this contact form. Or contact: \n\nDr. Michele Anciaux Aoki\, Grant Project Manager\nintledwa@gmail.com\nDr. Otilia Baraboi\, Romanian Program Lead Instructor\notilia.baraboi@arcsproject.org\nDr. Svetlana Abramova\, Russian Program Lead Instructor\nsvetlana.v.abramova@gmail.com\nMr. Pedro Lopez\, Chaves\, Spanish Program Lead Instructor\npedroeuropais@gmail.com\nRyan Hauck\, Education Director\, World Affairs Council\nrhauck@world-affairs.org\n\nView our presentation at the WAFLT 2020 Virtual Conference. \nInfo Sessions on Zoom October 22\, 26\, 29\, Nov 2 and 5 – Register Now!\nCome learn more about the new Heritage Language Grant for the Global Competence Certificate for Heritage Speakers. \nWhat:  \nYear-long remote-learning program for students to earn the Global Competence Certificate for Heritage Speakers and the Global Seal of Biliteracy. \nWho:  \nPublic high school heritage speakers of Romanian\, Russian\, or Spanish. The students need to have intermediate knowledge of Romanian\, Russian or Spanish. \nWhen: \nThe program will run through the school year\, beginning mid-December. \nHow Much: \nThe program is free for qualified public high school students\, but space is very limited. \nTo receive our email announcements please fill in this contact form. To access this information in Romanian go here. \nFAQs\nQ: Who can register for this program? \nA: Because of the state grant funding through OSPI Migrant/Bilingual\, this program is only open to students attending public high schools in Washington state. \nQ: What is the cost of the program? \nA: The cost of the program is funded by the state grant\, so there are no registration fees required of students and their families. \nQ: When does the program begin? \nA: We are planning to recruit students during October-November and expect to begin the program mid-December. \nFor more details about the program please go here.
URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/global-competence-certificate-for-heritage-language-speakers/
CATEGORIES:Education
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://arcsproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/270-Evergreen_Public_Schools_-_HL_Grant_with_email.jpg.webp
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221117T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230324T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071251
CREATED:20230907T004219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230907T004301Z
UID:10000073-1668686400-1679680800@arcsproject.org
SUMMARY:Global Competence Certificate for Romanian Heritage Speakers- 2022-2023
DESCRIPTION:ARCS is proud to announce that we received funds from The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) Migrant/Bilingual Department to continue our program started in 2020\, in partnership with Wenatchee Public Schools\, in WA State. We will develop a year-long remote-learning program for Heritage Language speakers of Romanian\, together with Russian and Spanish speaking instructors\, students and communiy representatives. \nThe project-based curriculum will integrate content and functional language (such as writing or presenting summaries\, narratives\, descriptions\, etc.) through synchronous interactive classes through Zoom and with online videos. Engaging\, culturally and developmentally appropriate activities will be offered in a flexible way so that students’ learning experiences are personalized to their needs and interests. Over the year\, the students would be developing evidence (in the Heritage Language) for their Global Competence Certificate in the areas of Global Learning\, International Engagement\, and Language and Intercultural Learning. Resources from this program will be open to teachers\, schools\, students\, and families throughout the state and adaptable to other languages and cultures. \nThe project will support the students to develop their language proficiency and literacy in their Heritage Language culminating in ALTA testing\, while also preparing a portfolio for the Global Competence Certificate in the Heritage Language (and English too\, if they like) through the World Affairs Council in Seattle. \nREGISTER HERE \n  \n \nUpon completion of the program\, students will also have the opportunity to complete World Language Competency-Based Credit testing to earn high school credits in their language and potentially qualify for the Washington State Seal of Biliteracy.  They may also qualify for the Global Seal of Biliteracy https://theglobalseal.com/. \nThe grant will also fund a series of workshops for teachers throughout the state to learn more about effective Heritage Language teaching practices. \nTo receive our email announcements please fill in this contact form. Or contact: \n\nDr. Michele Anciaux Aoki\, Grant Project Manager\nintledwa@gmail.com\nDr. Ileana Marin\, Romanian Program Lead Instructor\nileana.marin@arcsproject.org\nRyan Hauck\, Education Director\, World Affairs Council\nrhauck@world-affairs.org\n\nView our presentation at the WAFLT 2020 Virtual Conference. \n \nClick on the links below to register:  \n1) Thursday\, August 25 at 6:30pm PST \n2) Monday\, August 29 at 6:30pm PST \n3) Monday\, September 12 at 6:30pm PST \n4) Thursday\, September 15 at 6:30pm PST Focus on Ukrainian \n5) Monday\, September 26 at 6:30pm PST Focus on Ukrainian \n6) Monday\, October 17\, 2022 06:30-07:30 PM Pacific Time \nCome learn more about the new Heritage Language Grant for the Global Competence Certificate for Heritage Speakers. \nWhat:  \nYear-long remote-learning program for students to earn the Global Competence Certificate for Heritage Speakers and the Global Seal of Biliteracy. \nWho:  \nPublic high school heritage speakers of Romanian. The students need to have intermediate knowledge of Romanian. \nWhen: \nThe program will run October 2022 through June 2023. \nHow Much: \nThe program is free for qualified public high school students\, but space is very limited. \nTo receive our email announcements please fill in this contact form. To access this information in Romanian go here. \n \nQ: Who can register for this program? \nA: Because of the state grant funding through OSPI Migrant/Bilingual\, this program is only open to students attending public high schools in Washington state. \nQ: What is the cost of the program? \nA: The cost of the program is funded by the state grant\, so there are no registration fees required of students and their families. \nQ: When does the program begin? \nA: We are planning to recruit students during December and expect to begin the program mid-January. \nFor more details about the program please go here. \nPartners: \nWenatchee Public Schools \nEthnic Heritage Council \nSlavic East European Teachers Association of Washington \nWashington Association for Language Teaching \nWashington State Coalition for International Education \nWorld Affairs Council Global Classroom.
URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/global-competence-certificate-for-romanian-heritage-speakers-2022-2023/
LOCATION:Seattle Public Library\, 1000 4th Ave\, Seattle\, 98104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://arcsproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/316-OSPI_HL_Grant_2022-23_Romanian.png.webp
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221117T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230324T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T071251
CREATED:20230907T004706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230907T004706Z
UID:10000074-1668686400-1679680800@arcsproject.org
SUMMARY:Global Competence Certificate Award Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the closing celebration of the Global Competence Certificate for Heritage Language Speakers via Zoom on June 28\, 6:00-7:30 pm PDT. \nWe’ll be recognizing the students who have successfully tested and qualified for the State Seal of Biliteracy and the Global Seal of Biliteracy\, as well as those who  completed the Global Competence Certificate portfolio developed during this unique program. \nAbout the grant program\nIn August 2020\, the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) Migrant/Bilingual Department awarded a first-ever grant to Evergreen Public Schools in Vancouver\, WA\, to develop an online program for Heritage Language speakers of Romanian\, Russian\, and Spanish. The project has supported the students to develop proficiency in their Heritage Language\, while also preparing a portfolio for the Global Competence Certificate in their Heritage Language (and/or in English)\, through the World Affairs Council in Seattle. Our students also had the opportunity to complete World Language Competency-Based Credit testing to earn high school credits in Romanian and potentially qualify for the Washington State Seal of Biliteracy.  A number have also qualified for the Global Seal of Biliteracy https://theglobalseal.com/. \nFor registration please visit https://www.internationaledwa.org/events/hl-grant-global-competence-award-ceremony-2022/
URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/global-competence-certificate-award-ceremony/
CATEGORIES:Education
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://arcsproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/310-June_28_2021_600-730_pm_Facebook_Event_Cover.png.webp
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR