Meet Gaspard!

MBA's French students have enjoyed getting to know a special classmate, Gaspard Chantraine from Dijon, France. Here he is (middle right, navy shirt) with Madame O'Connell's Français I class. Un très bon séjour, Gaspard!

German Exchange Students and Hosts visit Wildhorse Saloon!

On Friday, April 15th, German Exchange Students Marc Rodewyk, Patrick Wallisch, und Simon Weidmann and their host families visited Nashville's Wildhorse Saloon. All fifteen German students participating in this year's GAPP exchange at MBA, HH and Brentwood High enjoyed a night of line dancing, live country music, laser tag, and exploring 2nd Avenue. In addition, several freshmen from MBA's German I class joined the party! Fun was had by all.

Rundberg Family- Daniel and his exchange student Patrick

Host Gaines Garrett and his exchange student Simon

AP German students Will McCaskill and Jack Keller (host). Exchange student Marc. Senior Nick Bessette.

Wilson Language Grant Applications

Calling all 10th and 11th grade language students:

"MBA is proud to announce new language study awards to approximately fifteen to twenty 10th and 11th grade students for this coming summer. Those students who excel in Chinese, French, German, Latin, or Spanish will be eligible after two years of study to apply for a special grant to study for four to six weeks in a foreign country. Our hope is that these opportunities will strengthen student interest and expertise in these languages, develop MBA’s language program overall, and provide greater opportunities for our community both during their time at MBA and for their applications to college."

View the whole announcement on MBA's homepage. Very exciting!

Tennessean Article: Chinese at MBA

Thanks to Joan Li for sending this article about the future of our exchange program with China. Very interesting!