West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District in collaboration with New York University offers an annual ten-day STARTALK student program for Hindi and Urdu languages.
West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District in collaboration with New York University proposes a summertime STARTALK student program for both Hindi and Urdu languages. The classes will be offered to 80 students, heritage and non-heritage learners alike, from 6th grade to 12th grade. The proficiency level of the students will vary from novice to advanced for both Hindi and Urdu languages, depending upon the exposure to the language at home or in the community and also prior learning of the language in community schools or back home in India or Pakistan. At intermediate and advanced levels, placement of the students will be based on the loose format of OPI given to the students and also on the reading and writing tasks given to them before they start the camp. A typical camp day will run from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM for 10 days. Instructional hours will focus on learning the literacy skills which students will take beyond classrooms and learn to apply in real life situations. Highly qualified teachers will make the program engaging and challenging.