Los Kitos Go Back to School

During the summer of 2007 a special cartooning and animation class was offered through a federal foreign language assistance program grant. The purpose of the grant is to enhance foreign language learning through the arts and technology.

Martha Montoya, bilingual teacher in residence and cartoonist for Los Kitos cartoon strip and John Hall, animation teacher at Laguna Hills High School, co-taught the class.

Research in the kids learning languages through the arts has shown that it promotes 2nd language acquisition and builds confidence, self identity, self control, collaboration as well as social tolerance. These special two-way language immersion classes focus on teaching students in secondary school about cartooning and animation.

With the classes conducted in both Spanish and English, students are motivated to apply their language skills in both languages in order to cooperate with each other on activities that promote positive opportunities for creative expression. Please visit http://216.100.95.242  for more details.