大家好!這篇文章是由屋倫高中10年級學生Kimmy Chen寫的(下列最左邊). 她在這次的retreat裏面貢獻可大呢!她幫忙清潔和積極參與workshop的活動. 謝謝你啦Kimmy ~Melanie.

三月19號到21號期間, 我們去了南三藩市的Pigeon Point Lighthouse. 因為這次的旅遊我們可以更加的認識大家,同時有我們一起玩的時間.Pigeon Point Lighthouse真是一個度假的好地方呢. 在我們會議的時間我們討論我們的新運動”雙語認可”.這個認可可以幫助ELD學生考上更好的大學. 因為這個簡簡單單的圖章代表了ELD學生可以閱讀,書寫和說出兩種或以上的語言.同時這個認可使ELD學生更加受到雇主或大學的重視和尊重. 我們希望更加多的ELD學生可以考上大學,這就是我們做這個運動的主要原因.我們分開了5-6個人的小組.我們的工作就是鼓勵ELD學生如果走向下一步. 在現時的環境可以用兩種以上語言溝通真的很重要. 我們會讓ELD填寫我們的問卷調查,與他們個人面談從而知道他們的經歷,然後會在ELD班做演講.AIWA正在準備在2011年之前可以贏取這個運動,這樣大家都可以上大學咯~!

Hi Everyone! This wonderful post was written by Kimmy Chen, a 10th grader at Oakland High (bottom row, far left). She was a big help during the retreat, helping to clean up and actively participating in our workshops. Thanks Kimmy! ~Melanie

On March 19^th-21^st, we went to Pigeon Point Lighthouse in South San Francisco. In this trip we get to know one and another, spending our free time playing together. Pigeon Point Lighthouse was a beautiful place to go on a vacation. In the meeting we talked about a new campaign called the “Seal of Biliteracy”. This seal would help ELD students go to better colleges and universities, because this stamp represents the skill of being able to read, write, speak, and listen in two or more languages. The seal also increases the respect and visible among employers and colleges. We want more and more ELD students go to college. This is the reason why we are running this campaign. We were separated into small groups of 5 to 6 people. Our job is to help ELD students taking another step towards their future. Being able to communicate in two or more language in our environment are very useful. We are planning to have ELD students fill out the survey, and interviewing them about how they felt as a ELD student. We also have presentations in ELD classrooms. Aiwa is trying to make sure this will happen in 2011, so more students can apply to a 4 year college/university.   By: Kimmy