Classroom Gallery

Attention Educators!

We are excited to celebrate the incredible achievements of our multilingual learners across the state! We invite you to share your students' outstanding work, successful teaching strategies, and memorable classroom events. Whether it's a project that showcases their creativity, a strategy that enhanced learning, or an event that brought the classroom to life, we want to hear about it!

Submit your stories and highlights to help us showcase the amazing things happening in our schools. Let's inspire and learn from each other as we continue to support our multilingual learners on their educational journey.

Submit your entries today and let's shine a spotlight on our students' success! 

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Community Service Projects 

ELLs support their local community - Summer 2024

Gates Chili School District - Rochester, NY

Helping Animals

The Secondary ENL summer program began by having beginning level language learners set language goals for themselves and learned about the importance of community service. They engaged in various activities to practice reading, writing, listening, and speaking in English. Students practiced pronunciation, fluency, and voice projection using a reader’s theater script about visiting an animal shelter.  They also read about homeless animals that are up for adoption and wrote 'Adopt Me' paragraphs. They made cat toys and began building cat scratchers to donate. 

At the shelter, students donated their time by making Kong toys for the dogs to enjoy.  Students also worked together to build cat scratchers that they donated to the animal shelter.  

Helping People

Students spent time preparing to visit the elementary  students.  Before the visit, they practiced "small talk" and initiating conversation. They prepared a story to read with their little friends and practiced speaking and writing by preparing to teach the kids how to paint a rock. 

Students reflected on their language goals and most importantly learned about what they have to offer their school community.  Students left feeling more confident in their abilities and ready for a new school year.