Pathway Awards

Achieving advanced levels of knowledge and proficiency in another language takes many years and must start early with young children. The SDUSD Seal of Biliteracy also establishes a system of "pathway" awards from pre-school through high school recognizing benchmarks towards biliteracy. These awards are designed to reward engagement in the pursuit of language skills in two or more languages to affirm positive attitudes towards multilingualism, and to validate the use of multiple languages for all students. Additionally, these awards promote the need for students to continue in long-term, sequential world language study in high school.