Division of School Support
Office of Bilingual Education
Administration Building
201 N. Front Street, 2nd Floor
Camden, New Jersey 08102
Main Number: (856) 966-2408
Fax Number: (856) 966-2457
Staff
Carmen Rodriguez, Lead Educator
(856) 966-2000, Ext. 12462
Ericka Okafor, Supervisor
(856) 966-2000,Ext. 38217
Annette Valle, Secretary
(856) 966-2000, Ext. 38407
Noemi Albaladejo, Clerk III
(856) 966-2000, Ext. 38403
MISION / MISSION
La Misión del Programa Bilingüe e Inglés como Segundo Idioma (ESL) es el de proveer a los estudiantes con limitaciones del idioma Ingles en el distrito escolar de Camden, una instrucción de alta calidad a través de la enseñaza en su idioma nativo y en Ingles. Esto facilitará integración en la comunidad y ayudara a convertirles en ciudadanos responsables.
El Programa Bilingüe y de Ingles como Segundo Idioma (ESL) sigue un desarrollo natural y provee servicios a los niños con limitación en el idioma Ingles en los grados PreK – 12th. El Programa es de transición mutilinguistico y multicultural.
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The mission of the Bilingual/ESL Program is to provide the English Language Learners (ELLs) in the Camden City School District with high quality instruction in their native language and in English. This will enable the ELLs to interact and to be productive members in a diverse society.
The Bilingual/ESL Program in Camden City is developmental in nature and provides services to ELLs with limited English proficiency in grades PreK-12. The Program is transitional, multilingual, and multicultural.
METAS/GOALS
La meta del Programa de Educación Bilingüe y de ESL (Ingles como Segundo Idioma) es ayudar a los estudiantes a alcanzar su desarrollo académico y emocional con el propósito de que se integren exitosamente en el salón de clase regular al igual que en la comunidad. El Programa fomenta el mantenimiento de la identidad étnica, la lengua nativa y la herencia cultural.
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The goal of the Bilingual Education and ESL Only Programs is to meet the cognitive and affective needs of the students in order to facilitate their successful integration into the mainstream English classroom and the community at large. In addition, the Program encourages students to maintain their identity, native language, and cultural heritage.
Elementary/Family Schools
Bilingual Programs are offered at the following schools:
| Schools |
Grades |
| Catto |
K-5th |
| Cramer |
K-4th |
| Dudley |
K-5th |
| Sumner |
K-5th |
| Wiggins |
K-6th |
Part-Time Program (Vietnamese-English)
| Davis |
K-6th |
| Cramer |
K-6th |
| WWHS |
9th-12th |
ESL Only is offered at the following schools:
| Bonsall |
K-8th |
| Cooper's Poynt |
K-8th |
| Davis |
K-8th |
| Forest Hill |
K-5th |
| Hatch Family |
1st-8th |
| Sharp |
K-5th |
| Whitter |
K-5th |
| Yorkship |
K-5th |
| Veterans |
K-8th |
Secondary/Family Schools
Full-Time Programs (Bilingual & ESL Teachers)
| Woodrow Wilson High School Grades |
9th-12th |
ESL Only Program (ESL Teachers)
| Hatch Family School |
Grades 1sth-8th |
| Creative Arts/Morgan Village Academy |
Grades 6th-12th |
| Brimm Medical Arts High School |
Grades 9th-12th |
| MetEast High School |
Grades 9th-12th |
| Camelot Traansitional Academy |
Grades 6th-8th |
| Camelot Accelerated Academy |
Grades 9th-12th |
World Languages
World Languages is offered at the following schools:
| Elementary/Family Schools |
Secondary Schools |
| Catto |
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| Cramer |
Brimm Medical Arts High |
| Davis |
Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy |
| Dudley |
Camden High School |
| Forest Hill |
MetEast High |
| Hatch |
Woodrow Wilson High |
| Sumner |
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| Veterans Family |
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| Whittier |
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| Wiggins |
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**The Bilingual Office serves the following languages : Spanish, Abkazian, Central Khmer, Chinese, Creoles and Pidgins, English, English-Middle (1100-1500), English-Old (ca.450-1100), French, French-Old (842-ca.1400), Pushto; Pashto, Spanish; Castilian, Urdu and Vietnamese.
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