February 26, 2023 Good News at the End of the General Assembly Greetings, FLAVA Members! Both chambers of the General Assembly adjourned their regular sessions today a bit after 5 p.m. It was a long day, but SB 1052, a good bill on teacher licensure, passed with only...
Hello, FLAVA. Before I exit stage right (never stage left), I wanted to share a few things with you. 1. How much I have enjoyed working with you and how much I appreciate that you have entrusted me to care for FLAVA as the organization’s president twice...
Dear FLAVA Members, As we begin this season of Thanksgiving and gratitude, I am thankful for so many things, among which are our strong world language association, FLAVA, and its incredible members. Part of my duty as the incoming president of FLAVA is to assemble the best advisory board...
Discussion of HB1947 was continued once again from 18 January to 25 January to another date. This means you can still join the chorus asking to #DefeatHB1947! Check out the Call to Action to speak out against this dangerous legislation that threatens world language programs...
Hello, FLAVA. Dick Kuettner here, FLAVA president in his second month, hoping that the year 2020 has seen positive results in all your pursuits. I know for one that the year has been filled with unexpected occurrences which had to be met head on over the past...
Last week several FLAVA members attended the Senate Education and Health committee to oppose SB 323, which would "permit students who are pursuing an advanced studies diploma to substitute two standard units of credit in computer science for two standard units of credit in a...
Dear Friends and Colleagues, I am happy to share with you an important update from the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) and Lead with Languages, ACTFL's public awareness campaign that strives to create a new generation of Americans competent in other languages and...
Let Languages Unlock Your World Please join us for FLAVA's annual fall conference 3-5 October in Williamsburg, VA. Learn more and register here. We look forward to seeing you there!...
GWATFL is proud to partner with DC Language Immersion Project on the 2019 Multilingual Education Fair of DC on Saturday January 26 from 10am to 2pm. Come explore resources to increase your students' linguistic and cultural skills from 70 exhibitors across 12 languages. Join a growing...