Lincoln High School to add Arabic classes
Published: Thursday, July 22, 2010, 3:33 PM Updated: Thursday, July 22, 2010, 3:43 PM
Lincoln High School will offer introductory Arabic to nearly 50 students this fall, making it the only public high school in the state -- and one of a handful on the West Coast -- to teach the language.
The Portland School Board this week approved a $70,000 grant from Qatar Foundation International, a Washington, D.C., group that promotes cross-cultural understanding through education. The money is enough to pay a full-time teacher for one year and kick-start development of a four-year curriculum. Denise Dodson, who runs the group's West Coast programs, expects the grant to be renewed.
The foundation chose Lincoln because of its international studies program and long interest in Arabic. The school has offered after-school Arabic classes for more than a decade with help from Portland State University's Middle East Studies Center. The two are now working to expand joint cultural events and lectures.
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