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Students in the International Baccalaureate program at Notre Dame Prep  share the benefits of being in the program, how it has helped enrich their learning experience, what they like, and the challenges. Students also share how they balance their workload, the importance of time management, and how the IB program has brought them closer together as friends who have a better awareness of the world around them. They also talk about why the IB program is the best decision they made.

Nǐ hǎo! Hola! Bonjour! What are the benefits of learning a second or third language? Why is this a key component of the IB experience? IB French teacher Andrew Torres, IB Spanish teacher Emily Cunningham, and IB Mandarin teacher Connie Zhao, help host Natasha Estey unpack how learning another language can help students increase their understanding of several cultures, including their own, and explore globally significant ideas and issues through different languages.

Learn about the philosophy of language acquisition as part of an IB education by visiting the International Baccalaureate website. Follow the hashtag #YorkLearns on Twitter to see additional language learning in action.

Written & Produced by Natasha Estey
Audio Editing by Andrew Scott