The Arabic Summer Academy is a five week intensive (Monday through Saturday) Arabic course for 60 high school students from Boston Public Schools, funded under a grant from the National Security Language Initiative's STARTALK Project.
Here are five great reasons why you should apply:
- 1. Learning Arabic is special! Charlestown High School is the only public school in Massachusetts that offers Arabic. There are only about a dozen schools in the entire country that teach it right now!
- 2. Arabic will help you get into college! College admissions officers are always looking for students who are different and stand out. You'll be one of only a few students in all of America who has studied Arabic. You'll stand out!
- 3. You'll get high school credit! After you graduate from our program, you will have a full year of high school Arabic. It's a great way to get a graduation requirement out of the way!
- 4. We'll pay you! Every student who graduates from our summer program will earn a $500 college scholarship. That'll buy a lot of books when you get to college!
- 5. You'll set yourself up for great jobs! Arabic is a "critical need" language, which means that companies and the government will pay over $100,000 for your skills. Start your learning now!