President’s Letter-December 15, 2011
It seems as though our conference was a lifetime ago! But in reality it was last month. Thank you to all who came and celebrated our craft of teaching. Based on the survey that many of you took the time to complete, we will be returning to Meredith next November and will then return to Manchester for a two year stay.
World Language Teachers are very special people. We not only prepare our students to communicate through the spoken word, we also teach them the culture of the target language which prepares them to be global learners for the 21st Century. This is such a hectic time for all of us. We are finishing up lessons and in some cases preparing our students for Mid-term Exams. We have visions of oral presentations dancing in our heads.
But alas, The Holidays approach. We need to take this time to rejoice in the love of family and the friendships we share. We need to rejuvenate our spirits for the second half of the school year. I, along with the entire NHAWLT Board, wish you a very merry Christmas, a Happy Hanukah and a New Year full of joy and accomplishments. May you find peace and the time to refresh just in time to begin 2012! May this be a year of health and happiness for us all.
A special congratulations to Corey Henderson of Inter-lakes High School who was voted best of New Hampshire for his workshop on Differentiated Instruction. Corey will represent the state of New Hampshire by presenting at the 2013 NECTFL Conference.
Joyeux Noël
Feliz Navidad
Fröliche Weihnachten
Felix Saturnalia
Happy Hanukah
Mary Chamberlain
NHAWLT President
