The mission of the ASD’s World Languages and Immersion Programs Department is to prepare students for a diverse and multilingual global community. Languages represented in our department include: ASL, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, and Yup’ik. The department oversees and articulates the district’s K-12 world language and immersion curriculum and programming, supporting students, teachers, administrators. Approximately 8,000 ASD students are enrolled in a world language class or immersion program annually. Working collaboratively with various linguistic and/or cultural groups within Anchorage, the World Languages Department coordinates community events that support our students and our diverse city.