Grades KA-8 English Language Development

Middle School English-Language Development

English as an Additional Language (EAL) support in the Middle School is specifically designed to meet the needs of our multilingual learners, to help all students develop the language skills needed to access the curriculum.  

Students in the Middle School, whether they are coming from the TAS Lower School or another organization, must have a high proficiency in academic English to succeed in their classes and to take advantage of the many opportunities offered at TAS. Multilingual learners who are approaching grade-level proficiency in English but would still benefit from additional language instruction and monitoring are placed in the EAL Immersion program. Instead of taking a world language class, these students receive academic language support and instruction from an EAL specialist for five periods in each six-day cycle. They have equal access to all core classes and electives.  

At the end of every semester, a holistic evaluation (including students' test scores, work samples, and teacher observations) is conducted to determine each student's appropriate placement for the following semester.