Foreign Language League

We are a language immersion program, serving the areas of Gaston, Mecklenburg, Union and surrounding counties in North Carolina. We strongly believe that learning a second language is a vital element in today's education.

Research proves that speaking more than one language has a positive effect on students’ intellectual growth, enriches and enhances their mental development, promotes flexibility in thinking.

An increases sensitivity to language and a better ear for listening. Learning more than one language even improves a child's understanding of his/her native language.

The rewards of speaking more than one language go on and on. Multilingualism grants a child the ability to communicate with people she or he would otherwise not have the chance to know, opens the door to other cultures.

Helps a child understand and appreciate people from other countries, gives a student a head start in language requirements for college, and dramatically increases job opportunities in many careers.