Languages Other Than English (LOTE) Department
LANGUAGES ARE WINDOWS TO THE SOUL
At Venice High School we are proud to offer 8 different LOTE programs for our students.
Arabic, French, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Spanish for Spanish Speakers, and in the Dual Language K-12 program: Mandarin and Spanish.
Please see our Course Catalog for a complete list of courses offered in our department.
Click on the banner above, or use the link in the left margin, to see what we are doing to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 2024.
Oprima el botón arriba para ir a nuestra página de la celebración del Mes de Herencia Hispana.
At Venice High School, we have an annual tradition of setting up an altar with "ofrendas" with the purpose of remembering those who we have lost in life, but also, recognizing contemporary political issues of that year. Below, please see the photos of how we set up last year's altar in Cunningham Court on campus.
Of course, other cultures also have traditional celebrations of related ideas. For example, in France, the French celebrate "La Toussaint"
Read this article to find out how they do so.
Faculty
Dr. Angela Fajardo,
Department Chair
rm 207: Spanish 1, Spanish 2
rm 207: Spanish 1, Spanish 2
Mr. Jairo Cruz
rm 136: Spanish 1 and Spanish 3
Ms. Yi Gao
rm: 245: Mandarin 4, Chinese Art Appreciation, Chinese Seminar
Mrs. L. Arabella Gonzalez
rm 131: AP Spanish Literature
rm 131: AP Spanish Literature
Ms. Amira Kerkache
rm 203: Arabic 1, Arabic 2, Arabic 3, Arabic 4, French 2
rm 203: Arabic 1, Arabic 2, Arabic 3, Arabic 4, French 2
Ms. Rivas Leiva
rm 144: Intermediate ELD, Spanish Speakers 1, Spanish Speakers 2
rm 144: Intermediate ELD, Spanish Speakers 1, Spanish Speakers 2
Ms. Luisa Leon
rm 133: Spanish Speakers 1, Spanish Speakers 2, Spanish 3
rm 133: Spanish Speakers 1, Spanish Speakers 2, Spanish 3
Ms. Maria Lopez-Zamudio
rm 221: Spanish 1, AP Spanish Language
rm 221: Spanish 1, AP Spanish Language
Ms. T. Nomachi
rm 107: Japanese 1,2,3 and 4
rm 107: Japanese 1,2,3 and 4
Mr. R. Silva
rm 103: Spanish 2, Film and Literature
rm 103: Spanish 2, Film and Literature
Mr. Cris Vicente
rm 126: Spanish 1, Spanish 2, Spanish 3, Spanish 4
Mr. Rodrigo Vogel
rm: 225: Spanish 1, Spanish 2,
Ms. Carolyn Willcox
rm 222: Italian 1, Italian 2, Italian 3, Italian 4
rm 222: Italian 1, Italian 2, Italian 3, Italian 4
Ms. Dali Wong
rm 119: Mandarin 2; AP Chinese Lang
rm 119: Mandarin 2; AP Chinese Lang