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Willard school starts multilingual ambassador program to help newcomer students
Summary
Willard Elementary launched an ML (multilingual) ambassador program in which student volunteers who speak multiple languages provide tours, translation and social support to newly enrolled students; the program covers five languages and is intended to smooth newcomer transitions.
Principal Bodine introduced an ML (multilingual) ambassador program at Willard Elementary and said the school is using student volunteers to welcome and orient newly arrived pupils. "Willard is the personal monthly building to have ambassadors," a school staff member said, describing the program’s creation in response to an influx of newcomer students.
Mrs. Henderson, who oversees the ambassador work, told the board the…
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