VCS Multilingual Learners

🌟 Welcome to Our Dual Language Family! 🇪🇸📚

We are excited to welcome Mrs. Santiago, our new first-grade Spanish teacher, to the Dual Language Program at George Marks Elementary! 🎉

Through engaging, hands-on science instruction in Spanish, Mrs. Santiago is creating meaningful learning experiences that inspire curiosity, exploration, and discovery. We are excited to see the positive impact she will make on our students as they learn, grow, and develop their language skills. 💙🌎

A heartfelt thank you to Mrs. Encarnacion for your dedication, commitment, and passion for teaching in our Dual Language Program. Your hard work, positive attitude, and unwavering support have made a lasting impact on our students, families, and colleagues. ❤️

We also want to thank Principal Mrs. Carey and Assistant Principal Mrs. Turner for believing in the vision of our Dual Language Program and for your continued leadership and support. Your commitment to student success helps create meaningful opportunities for our students, teachers, and families. 🌟

Welcome, Mrs. Santiago! We are so happy to have you as part of our team! 🎊🇪🇸



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Welcoming New Teachers to Holly Hill Elementary! 🇪🇸💙

We are excited to welcome Mrs. Rodriguez and Ms. Garcia to the Holly Hill Elementary family! Joining us from Spain, they bring valuable cultural experiences, fresh perspectives, and a passion for teaching that will enrich our Dual Language Program.

Our students are already enjoying meaningful learning experiences in Spanish! In kindergarten, students are exploring rhyming words, while first graders are actively engaged in whole-group instruction. Our second graders are strengthening their Spanish through interactive lessons, discussions, collaboration, and authentic opportunities to listen, speak, read, and write.

Having teachers from Spain gives our students the opportunity to connect with authentic language and culture while developing their Spanish communication skills and global awareness.

We are so happy to have Mrs. Rodriguez and Ms. Garcia at Holly Hill Elementary and look forward to the wonderful impact they will have on our students and school community!

¡Bienvenidas a Holly Hill Elementary! 🇪🇸📚✨



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🌎✨ MLL Department TLL Kick-Off! ✨🌎

What a great way to kick off the school year with our Multilingual Learners Department at our Teaching, Leading & Learning Kick-Off Meeting! 🎉

Our entire MLL family came together including ESOL, Dual Language, World Languages, and MIND to celebrate the start of another exciting school year! 💙

We were inspired by messages from Dr. Balgobin and Dr. Valle, and we took time to celebrate the accomplishments of all our departments and the student success that helped lead Volusia County into its second year as an “A” district! 🏆🎓✨

We are proud of the work our educators do every day to support our students and families. Here’s to another year of collaboration, growth, achievement, and student success! 🌎📚❤️



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✨ Bienvenidos to the VCS World Languages Department! ✨

We are excited to welcome Mr. Patrón and Mrs. Marte to our World Languages Department at University High School!

Although they are new to our department, they are already creating opportunities for students to use the Target Language from day one! Students were engaged in conversations, practicing how to introduce themselves, share their names, and connect with one another.

This past Thursday, Dr. Pereles-Coleman had the opportunity to visit and support our new teachers as they began this exciting journey. It was wonderful to see students already communicating, participating, and learning through meaningful interaction! 👏

Welcome to the team! We are so happy to have you as part of our VCS World Languages family. Here’s to a GREAT year of language learning! 🌎




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✨ A New Year, A New Chapter for MLL! ✨

Last week, our Multilingual Learners (MLL) Department came together for our very first department meeting of the school year! 🎉

Our MLL Department is made up of ESOL, Dual Language, World Languages, and M.I.N.D., bringing together a team dedicated to supporting multilingual learners across our district. 🌎💙

During our first meeting, we connected, collaborated, and shared our new goals, expectations, priorities, and vision for the upcoming school year. It was the perfect opportunity to build our team, align our work, and get excited about the year ahead!

🌟 A special congratulations to Mrs. Lopez Toledo, who was recognized with the “Out of This World” Award for her incredible dedication and commitment to student success. Her passion, hard work, and dedication to our students truly make a difference! 🚀💫

We are ready for an amazing year of learning, collaboration, and impact. Here’s to a GREAT 2026–2027 school year! 🎉📚🌎


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🌟 Bienvenido , Sr. Cabrera! 🇨🇷

Today, Dr. Pereles-Coleman had the opportunity to visit and support Sr. Cabrera, our newest World Languages teacher at Atlantic High School! 🎉

His students were already putting their Spanish skills into action! They practiced greetings and basic conversations, asking questions like “¿Cómo te llamas?” and “¿De dónde eres?” He even challenged them with a fun Spanish tongue twister! 👏🗣️

It was wonderful to see students engaged, speaking, laughing, and learning while using Spanish from day one! What a great start to an exciting school year!

Welcome to the VCS World Languages family, Sr. Cabrera! We are so glad to have you at Atlantic High! 🌎✨



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✨ Meet One of Our Newest VCS World Languages Teachers! 🇪🇸

Dr. Pereles-Coleman would like to introduce you to one of our newest Spanish teachers at DeLand Middle School! Bienvenida Mrs. Whaley. 🤩
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to visit and support her as she began her first days with us.

She started by getting students familiar with school and classroom policies, followed by a fun game of Bingo! 🎉 Then, it was time to jump into Spanish as students began working on the days of the week and weather. 🇪🇸☀️🌧️

It was wonderful to see her building relationships, creating a welcoming classroom environment, and getting students excited about learning Spanish.

Please join me in welcoming her to our VCS World Languages family! 🌎❤️ We are excited to have her and look forward to a GREAT year!




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🌍📚 The 2026–2027 school year is off to a GREAT start with our World Languages Pre-Planning Curriculum meeting!

This year marks an exciting new chapter as our teachers prepare to implement new instructional materials, an updated curriculum, and a new course progression designed to strengthen language learning and support student success across our World Languages programs.

A special thank you to Mr. DeGirolmo, Principal of DeLand High, and the entire DeLand High administration for graciously hosting our meeting and making our team feel so welcome.

We also extend our sincere appreciation to Seth and Betty from Lingco for providing engaging professional learning for our Spanish teachers, and to Wayside Publishing for delivering an outstanding training session for our French teachers. Your partnership and support are helping equip our educators with innovative resources and strategies for the classroom.

Here's to a year of collaboration, innovation, and inspiring students to become confident multilingual global citizens. We are excited for all that the 2026–2027 school year has in store!



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📚✨ George Marks Elementary welcomed families for Meet the Teacher, giving them the opportunity to explore our growing Dual Language Program, meet our incredible teachers, and visit their classrooms before the start of an exciting school year.

We are proud to introduce our dedicated team:
🍎 Kindergarten
🇪🇸 Mrs. Saliva, Spanish
🇺🇸 Ms. Pacheco, English

🍎 First Grade
🇪🇸 Mrs. Santiago, Spanish
🇺🇸 Mrs. Encarnación, English

🍎 Second Grade
🇺🇸 Mr. Stone, English

A special thank you to Principal Mrs. Carey and Assistant Principal Mrs. Turner for their leadership and commitment to providing students with the opportunity to become bilingual, biliterate, and culturally competent.

We look forward to an amazing year of learning, language, and growth. Welcome to the George Marks Dual Language family! 💙💛


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