Level 1 language consists of a 3 year program (grades 6,7,8) in French, German or Spanish. Twelve Corners Middle School is proud to offer a full-year second language program to students in sixth grade. Most middle schools start LOTE (Languages Other Than English) programs in seventh grade. Since TCMS LOTE students have three years to master level 1, most have far surpassed the requirements of the NYS LOTE Standards. (See NYSED link below.)

Passing the French 8 school year and the NYS French 1 exam (with a 65% or better) give the student one high school credit. These 2 grades do appear on the high school transcript. TCMS does not offer ES (advanced) classes for any LOTE class.  All LOTE classes are grouped homogeneously. Students can be recommended to accelerate to French 2ES in ninth grade at BHS. To receive a BHS Regents diploma, students need to pass NYS June exams at level 1 (8th grade) and at level 3 (10th grade). AP French is offered in twelth grade.

LOTE 6,7,8 classes meet everyday for 40 minutes.

» BCSD Curriculum maps
All LOTE department maps are listed here.
» NYS LOTE Learning Standards
Modern Languages - Checkpoint A
» NYSED Standards for LOTE
Checkpoint 1,2,3
» National LOTE Learning Standards
5 C's
» French 8 website
Cool stuff for cool 8th graders
» Bon Voyage textbook site
games, practice quizzes and enrichment (ch 1-4 for 6th grade, ch 5-9 for 7th grade, ch 10-14 for 8th grade)
» a word from the BHS Foreign Language Dept
» French Proficiency Tests
Practice for your French 8 final exam. See past year's tests. There are the teacher's dictation copy and answer key, too.
» Examples of Students' work meeting NYSED's Standards
» BHS Course of Studies (06-07)
See World Languages page 34.
» TCMS LOTE Dept
Welcome webpage to the middle school's foreign language department
» TCMS Program of Studies
See pages 6-7
» TCMS LOTE page
Watch our FRES "Choose a language" video!