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Pathway to Biliteracy Award Program

Culver City Unified School District is proud to honor and celebrate students' multilingualism and multiliterate identities through the Pathway to Biliteracy Award Program. The Pathway to Biliteracy Award Program allows 5th and 8th grade students to demonstrate proficiency in English and in another language. Students must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the second language to be able to participate in the program.
 
Your student will be added to the 8th grade Google Classroom after the Intent to Participate is filled out.

Your student will be added to the 5th grade Google Classroom after the Intent to Participate is filled out.

Culver City Unified School District Pathway to Biliteracy Awards

Beginning in the 2011-12 school year, The State of California introduced the “Pathway to Biliteracy” and the “Seal of Biliteracy” awards. These awards are given as recognition for students who have demonstrated achievement in two or more languages.

Pathway to Biliteracy Awards (for 5th and 8th grade students):

 Pathway to Biliteracy awards honor students who, by the end of 5th and/or 8th grade, have demonstrated a commitment to becoming biliterate and who have reached a certain degree of proficiency in both English and another language. 

 

Seal of Biliteracy Award (for graduating 12th grade students)

The Seal of Biliteracy will be awarded to 12th grade students at graduation. This award is a seal placed on the student’s diploma and noted in the transcript. Recipients will also be awarded an honor medallion to wear during graduation ceremonies. To receive this recognition, students must meet the established criteria.

 

For more information about the Seal of Biliteracy, click Here

 
 
All reading assignments and cultural criteria must be completed and submitted:
April 14, 2025
 
Writing Prompt Administered: 
5th grade: By mid/end of April
8th grade: By mid/end of April
 
Students will receive the Pathway to Biliteracy Ribbon at the 5th Grade Promotion or at the 8th Grade Awards Ceremony.

 

Application Deadline:  January 5, 2025

Deadline to Submit Materials:  Wednesday, April 14, 2025.

Please submit all documents to the Pathway to Biliteracy Google Classroom.  

 

If you have any questions/clarifications please email [email protected]. 

Note To families seeking the pathway in a language other than Spanish or Japanese

 

Note: Students who are seeking the Pathway in a language other than Spanish or Japanese are kindly asked to use the English version of the book report form as a guideline. Please respond to all questions in your chosen language for the Pathway Award.

 

 


Optional contest below--it could get your ready for the writing component--and you might win a prize!

Dear Multilingual Updates Listserv Members,

Please see information below from the Education Office of the Consulate General of Spain and the California Department of Education. Questions about this topic may be directed to Sonia Cabrerizo Diago e Inés García Sal by email at escriboenespanol@educacion.gob.es.

“Escribo en Español” Essay Contest
(Essay Submission deadline is February 28, 2025)

The Education Office of the Consulate General of Spain and the California Department of Education would like to invite all California students to participate in the 2024–2025 “Escribo en Español” writing contest. “Escribo en Español” encourages students in grade three through grade twelve to further their Spanish writing skills by providing awards for the best prose and poetry. The theme for this year’s contest is “El planeta en peligro". All the necessary documents to participate can be found at https://bit.ly/EEE25. Teachers or administrative staff can enroll students at https://tinyurl.com/EEE2425. If you have any additional questions, please direct them to Sonia Cabrerizo Diago e Inés García Sal by email at escriboenespanol@educacion.gob.es.