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Stephanie: Police Officer Leading with English and Farsi
As a Second Lieutenant with the Fairfax County Police Department, Stephanie relies on language and cultural skills to supervise the Language Skills Support Unit and the Office of Data Analytics & Strategic Initiatives. The Department currently offers language proficiency stipends to speakers of 24 world languages.
Congratulations Future Educators!
Hailing from 14 home states and planning to teach seven languages other than English, please join us in congratulating our largest incoming class to date: 20 outstanding future educators who join the Lead with Languages Teacher Scholarship Program this fall!
Know a future language teacher who's currently a high school senior? The call for applications will reopen in Spring 2024.
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Sophie: Security Risk Consultant Leading with Arabic
Currently based in the Middle East, as a Senior Consultant at global risk and strategic consulting firm Control Risks, Sophie uses her language and cultural skills to build relationships and trust with clients and colleagues.
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Kenny: Bilingual Education Assistant Leading With Spanish, French & Portuguese
After spending two decades working abroad, Kenny returned to the United States to pursue a career as a Bilingual Education Assistant & Social Worker. Hear why he continues to seek out opportunities to immerse himself in new languages such as Portuguese.
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2021 Class of Teacher Scholars Announced
Congratulations to the most recent awardees of the Lead with Languages Teacher Scholarship Program! Hailing from eight states, they will enter undergraduate programs this fall as the next chapter of their journeys to becoming language educators.
2020 Class of Teacher Scholars Announced
The Lead with Languages Teacher Scholarship Program provides merit-based funding to graduating high school seniors committed to pursuing the language teaching profession in languages other than English. Meet our second class of awardees!
2019 Class of Teacher Scholars Announced
It’s time for congratulations! Hailing from 10 states, meet the first class of our Teacher Scholarship Program. These future Spanish, French, German, and Russian or Arabic teachers will be headed to campus this autumn.