North Hills School District is offering an online exploratory Spanish course for students in Grades 5 and 6 from August 27 to Jan. 11.
The course will cover basic grammar, conversational skills, cultural information and pronunciation, and it will be taught by a NHSD Spanish teacher. This coursework will be completed outside of the school day. Students will be able to work at their own pace.
The registration fee is $110 per student, and payment is due by August 20.
For more information, please contact NHSD Assistant Superintendent Dr. Jeff Taylor at 412-318-1017.
We've put together a list of a few commonly asked questions to help you learn more about this new course.
Q: Do students have to be online at specific times?
A: No, the course is completely asynchronous, so students can work at their own pace.
Q: What materials are needed for the course?
A: The following materials will be needed for the course:
- File Box
- Markers, colored pencils, or crayons available for illustrating vocabulary
- Have a 1-½ " binder for your Spanish materials only. The binder needs to be divided into the following sections:
- pace charts
- vocabulary
- structures
- assignments
Q: What are the technological requirements for the course?
A: Students will need access to an email account and a
computer with a microphone headset (USB is preferred.) The computer should have
the following specifications:
Supported Operating Systems
- Windows 7
- Windows 8.1
- Windows 10
- Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion)
- Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion)
- Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks)
- Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite)
- Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan)
- macOS Sierra (10.12)
- macOS High Sierra (10.13)
Supported Browsers
You may use recent versions of the following browsers on a technology capable
device that supports Java, Flash, and improvements to HTML including HTML5.
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 11
- Microsoft Edge
- Mozilla Firefox
- Google Chrome
- Apple Safari
- Supported Browser Plugins and Settings
The following plugins and settings may be required to use
our courses.
- JavaScript enabled
- Cookies enabled
- Flash enabled
- Java installed