Bilingual, ESL & World Languages
WELCOME TO BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
BILINGUAL, ESL & WORLD LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT
NEWCOMER ARRIVAL CENTER
Location: Central High School (Room A005)1 Lincoln Boulevard Bridgeport, CT. 06606
Phone: 203-275-1340 Fax: 203-337-0115
Ana Sousa-Martins, Director
Doreen Testani, Program Clerical Assistant
Welcome to Bridgeport Public Schools Bilingual, ESL &
World Language Department
I am honored to represent the Bridgeport Public Schools as the Director of the Bilingual, ESL, and World Languages Department. We are a diverse school district with approximately 6000 English Language Learners. We strive to meet the academic, linguistic, social, and emotional needs of all of our students. As a result, we offer a variety of Bilingual Education services and World Language courses.
Our services include a Transitional Bilingual program, ESL classes, Dual Language programs, Native Language Tutoring, and Immigrant After-School Tutoring. The World Languages offered are Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Mandarin Chinese.
Our goal is to cultivate bilingual. bi-literate and bi-cultural students so that they are career and college-ready.
We are a collaborative group of educators working to continually improve our craft.
Sincerely,
Ana Sousa-Martins