Junior GVA Seal of Biliteracy Award for 5th Grade Students
Your 5th-grade student can earn a GVA Jr. Biliteracy Award!
The Awards are designed to Set a standard for high-level biliteracy attainment for students.
- Rewards engagement in pursuit of bilingualism, biliteracy, and cross-cultural understanding
- Recognizes student's hard work and a high level of language proficiency in two or more languages
- Encourages perseverance and dedication to bilingualism, biliteracy, and cross-cultural understanding.
The GVA Jr. Seal of Biliteracy Pathway Award is given to students on the path to biliteracy who complete the following requirements:
Immersion Language Projects
- A written essay, in English, on the importance of bilingualism.
- An oral presentation, in their immersion language, on a topic of the student’s choice
Community Service & Culture Events
- Ten hours of documented community service or participating in cultural events.
The GVA Jr. Seal of Biliteracy Award is given to students who attain a high level of biliteracy and complete the following requirements:
- The student meets all the requirements for earning the GVA Jr. Seal of Biliteracy Pathway Award plus the assessment results.
Assessment Results
- English: iReady score of “Early on grade level” or “Mid or above Grade Level.”
- Immersion Language: STAMP 4Se- 4(Intermediate Low) score or higher
GVA Jr. Biliteracy Award Coordinator Contacts
- GVA North: Andrea Westwick [email protected]
- GVA Collaborative Director of World Languages Contact: Lin Fang [email protected]
Community Service and Cultural Events Guidelines
To receive credit for Community Service and Participation in cultural events:
- The activity provides the student opportunities to use the immersion language in the community or experience the culture related to the immersion language.
- Student participation is voluntary.
Community Service includes but is not limited to:
- Volunteering in a target language classroom
- Volunteering for a school tour by using their target language
- Volunteering somewhere and using their immersion language
- Using their target language, order food, or buy products
Examples of participation in Cultural Events
- Perform at International Days or Culture Events in or outside of school
- Rehearsal time will be granted in a 1-to-1 ratio.
- For example, a student who performs for one hour at an event will earn two hours of credit (one hour for performance and one for rehearsal).
- For participation in Culture Events outside of school
- There are many cultural events in the Denver Metro that qualify.
- The school newsletter periodically posts local events.
For questions about whether an activity qualifies for credit:
- Please contact the Biliteracy Award Coordinator at your school.
Documenting Volunteer Hours
- The student must record the service hours and report them to their Biliteracy Award Coordinator.
- The maximum credit for service performed in one day is 6 hours.