A Student's Story

California is home to the nation's largest number of multilingual learners, with 131 languages spoken in its public schools. This rich linguistic diversity presents an opportunity which SEAL has embraced: transforming students' home languages into powerful academic assets! ,
With this short video, we invite you into one of our classrooms and meet one of our second graders. As he proudly shares a poem he wrote about the ocean-in Portuguese! With SEAL, his school, and family he is building his multilingualism in English, Spanish and Portuguese!
During Hispanic Heritage Month and beyond, let’s celebrate the linguistic brilliance of children, recognizing the vital role that family culture and language play in their education.