The Power of Words: ASD Multilingual Students Read Original Poetry and Prose
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Approximately 20 multilingual Anchorage School District students, grades seven through 12, read original poetry and prose they have written during theASD/UAA Summer Academy. The Summer Academy is a partnership between ASD's English Language Learner Program and UAA's College Preparatory and Developmental Studies Department. Through this exciting collaboration, over 200 students have spent three and a half weeks on campus. They are earning high school math and English credit from team-taught courses by ASD teachers and UAA faculty. Students are also earning UAA credit for a University Studies course. This event is sponsored by UAA College of Preparatory and Development Studies and the Anchroage School District.
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