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Upper Darby School District celebrates diversity with International Mother Language Day poster contest
Summary
Curriculum supervisor Joanna DeMarco reported the district’s annual poster contest for International Mother Language Day, noting over 90 languages represented and local winners from elementary and middle schools.
Curriculum supervisor Joanna DeMarco presented the Upper Darby School District’s International Mother Language Day poster contest, an annual observance the district has run since 2014 to celebrate linguistic diversity.
DeMarco told the board that the district’s theme, “Out of Many Languages Comes One Community,” drew student artwork reflecting more than 90 languages spoken in the district. She named winners for the contest’s K–2, 3–5 and secondary divisions and invited student winners forward for recognition.
Nut graf: The contest is an instructional and community effort to celebrate students’ home languages while supporting English learning. DeMarco said teachers work to give students of limited English proficiency opportunities to learn English while honoring their native languages and cultures.
DeMarco named the winners she had on hand: a K–2 winner from Primus (second grade), a third–fifth grade winner from Highland Park (fourth grade) and a secondary winner listed from Beverly Hills Middle School (sixth grade). The district displayed the contest as part of its broader multilingual programming.
Ending: The board received the presentation as an informational recognition of student work; no district action was requested.
