- Japanese language students participate in a traditional tea ceremony.
Foreign language learning is an essential component of a well-rounded curriculum. Current brain research indicates that foreign language learning should start at the earliest age. Language is a vehicle for communicating ideas and the study of a foreign language opens up new areas of literature and expression to the student.
Foreign language study fosters an understanding of how languages develop and increases an awareness of the logic and structure of language in general. The exposure to other cultures and ideas provides opportunities for developing critical thinking, creativity, and confidence in self-expression.