Contributions

If you value the FLES program’s mission, goals and work, please consider contributing to our organization in any way that you can. Financial contributions are tax-deductible.

To contribute, simply send a check payable to: MCCPTA-EPI FLES Program. We will send you a letter of confirmation to serve as your receipt for tax purposes.

Contributions received to date:

The Philip L. Graham Fund

Mission and Goals

THE FLES Mission

The Foreign Language in Elementary Schools (FLES) Program provides quality foreign language instruction to children in Montgomery County Public elementary and middle schools. Classes are held before and after school, and are coordinated through local Parent Teacher Associations with the cooperation of the Montgomery County Public School System (MCPS). MCCPTA-Educational Programs, Inc.—a non-profit corporation—administers the FLES program as a service to local PTAs.

The FLES Program is founded in the firm belief that:

Language and communication are at the heart of the human experience;
The study of a second language improves overall academic performance
and encourages superior problem-solving skills;
The study of a second language is most beneficial when initiated during primary school
and continued through second school;
Language instruction opens avenues to an increasingly global community
and the successes that result from broad international exposure.

Goals of the FLES Program

• To provide quality instruction of the sequential FLES curriculum, reinforcing the content of MCPS curriculum
• To generate an interest in and curiosity about another culture
• To build confidence in hearing and speaking in another language
• To provide a firm foundation for the continued study of language in middle and high school
• To impart enthusiasm and aptitude for participating in the increasingly global community and economy