Intercultural Communication strand: investigating and interacting with the products, practices, and perspectives of a target culture
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Spanish and World Languages; Social Studies and Global Studies; English Language Arts and Communication; Agriculture and Environmental Science when farm or environmental activities are included; Service Learning and Civic Engagement; and Career and Technical Education.
Showing Kentucky standards first. National frameworks (NGSS, ACTFL, C3, NCSS) follow below.
Project Esperanza: Curriculum & Standards
Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) for World Language (adopted 2021), built on ACTFL/NCSSFL proficiency benchmarks.
Intercultural Communication strand: investigating and interacting with the products, practices, and perspectives of a target culture
Communication strand: Interpretive, Interpersonal, and Presentational benchmarks, Novice through Intermediate proficiency
Daily Spanish use with a multilingual Dominican-Haitian community supports both strands
Kentucky Academic Standards for Social Studies (2019), High School strands.
HS Geography (HS.G): human-environment interaction, migration, and global interdependence
HS World History (HS.WH): examining historical and contemporary global issues
HS Civics and Economics: civic participation, economic opportunity, and community systems, as explored through Puerto Plata’s Haitian immigrant and refugee community
Kentucky CTE career pathways relevant when the educational-farm or community-service components are included.
Human Services: community support and youth-development pathway standards
Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources pathway standards
Education & Training pathway standards, where students work alongside Esperanza’s educators
Project Esperanza: Curriculum & Standards
Spanish and World Languages; Social Studies and Global Studies; English Language Arts and Communication; Agriculture and Environmental Science when farm or environmental activities are included; Service Learning and Civic Engagement; and Career and Technical Education.
Tennessee Academic Standards for World Languages (2017), based on ACTFL proficiency levels.
Organized around five cornerstones: Communication, Culture, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities
Novice through Advanced performance-level expectations for interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational communication
Supports the Communities and Connections cornerstones through direct, in-country language use
Tennessee Social Studies Standards, organized by content strand: Culture (C), Economics (E), Geography (G), History (H), and Politics/Government (P).
High School World History and Geography course standards
World Geography elective course standards: global interconnection and human use of the Earth’s surface
Economics and Government/Civics standards, as applied to community development and migration in Puerto Plata
Tennessee CTE career cluster standards relevant when the educational-farm or community-service components are included.
Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources cluster standards
Human Services cluster standards
Education & Training cluster standards
For a Spanish or World Languages class, the program connects with ACTFL’s five goal areas.
Communication: apply Spanish in authentic settings and record language use
Cultures: engage with cultural learning and the Dominican-Haitian linguistic and community context
Connections: use language learning to explore migration, education, agriculture, and community development
Comparisons: compare language, cultural perspectives, and community experiences
Communities: interact respectfully through approved, community-guided activities
When the itinerary includes community learning, cultural exchange, or service, students may connect their experience to the C3 Inquiry Arc.
Developing Questions and Planning Inquiries: prepare questions about local education, community life, and community priorities
Applying Disciplinary Concepts and Tools: explore the cultural, geographic, and civic context of Puerto Plata
Evaluating Sources and Using Evidence: draw on approved presentations, observations, and conversations to support understanding
Communicating Conclusions and Taking Informed Action: share reflections or presentations and connect service activities to community-identified priorities
When educational-farm or environmental components are included, possible connections include HS-ESS3-3, HS-LS2-7, and HS-ESS3-4. Science and Engineering Practices may include asking questions, planning observations, analyzing evidence, constructing explanations, and communicating information.
Standards references reflect each state’s currently adopted academic standards as of this writing. Districts should confirm current course codes with their curriculum office, as standards are periodically reviewed and revised.
Project Esperanza: Curriculum & Standards
Spanish and World Languages; Social Studies and Global Studies; English Language Arts and Communication; Agriculture and Environmental Science when farm or environmental activities are included; Service Learning and Civic Engagement; and Career and Technical Education.
Tennessee Academic Standards for World Languages (2017), based on ACTFL proficiency levels.
Organized around five cornerstones: Communication, Culture, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities
Novice through Advanced performance-level expectations for interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational communication
Supports the Communities and Connections cornerstones through direct, in-country language use
Tennessee Social Studies Standards, organized by content strand: Culture (C), Economics (E), Geography (G), History (H), and Politics/Government (P).
High School World History and Geography course standards
World Geography elective course standards: global interconnection and human use of the Earth’s surface
Economics and Government/Civics standards, as applied to community development and migration in Puerto Plata
Tennessee CTE career cluster standards relevant when the educational-farm or community-service components are included.
Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources cluster standards
Human Services cluster standards
Education & Training cluster standards
Your Next Stop Travels | Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Spanish and World Languages; Social Studies and Global Studies; English Language Arts and Communication; Agriculture and Environmental Science when farm or environmental activities are included; Service Learning and Civic Engagement; and Career and Technical Education.
Louisiana World Language Content Standards for Modern Languages.
Strand 1, Connections to Language and Literacy: Interpersonal, Interpretive, and Presentational communication
Strand 2, Connections to Other Disciplines: linking language study to social studies, culture, and community
Supports progress toward the Louisiana State Seal of Biliteracy through sustained, authentic language use
Louisiana Student Standards for Social Studies (2022), High School courses
High School World History standards
High School World Geography standards
History, civics, economics, and geography standards are supported by the program’s focus on migration, community development, and cross-cultural exchange
Louisiana Jump Start career pathway standards relevant when the educational-farm or community-service components are included.
Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources pathway
Human Services pathway
Education pathway, where students work alongside Esperanza’s educators
For a Spanish or World Languages class, the program connects with ACTFL’s five goal areas.
Communication: apply Spanish in authentic settings and record language use
Cultures: engage with cultural learning and the Dominican-Haitian linguistic and community context
Connections: use language learning to explore migration, education, agriculture, and community development
Comparisons: compare language, cultural perspectives, and community experiences
Communities: interact respectfully through approved, community-guided activities
When the itinerary includes community learning, cultural exchange, or service, students may connect their experience to the C3 Inquiry Arc.
Developing Questions and Planning Inquiries: prepare questions about local education, community life, and community priorities
Applying Disciplinary Concepts and Tools: explore the cultural, geographic, and civic context of Puerto Plata
Evaluating Sources and Using Evidence: draw on approved presentations, observations, and conversations to support understanding
Communicating Conclusions and Taking Informed Action: share reflections or presentations and connect service activities to community-identified priorities
When educational-farm or environmental components are included, possible connections include HS-ESS3-3, HS-LS2-7, and HS-ESS3-4. Science and Engineering Practices may include asking questions, planning observations, analyzing evidence, constructing explanations, and communicating information.
Standards references reflect each state’s currently adopted academic standards as of this writing. Districts should confirm current course codes with their curriculum office, as standards are periodically reviewed and revised.
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