Middlebury Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) with a Secondary Teaching License students, Georgia Beatty (German) and Ani Ohanian (French), were awarded the 2026 ACTFL Future Teacher Scholars Award.
My son first convinced me to enroll in the Middlebury School of Russian. His plan was to do Russian level 1, and I would do Russian level 2. He had done the Italian School and liked it.
Beginning German student (Level 1), Izzy Barbato, is interviewed on the first day of Middlebury Language Schools and during the 6th week. Izzy was enrolled in the 7-week German for Singers Program.
Jason Martel, the Director of the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) at the Language Schools, received the NYSAFLT Anthony Papalia Award for Excellence in Teacher Education.
| by Sam Bell
I had been accepted to the Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF), as well as the first cohort of Middlebury Language Schools Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program.
“Put your pride in your back pocket for 7 weeks. Ask questions early and often. Take naps.” That’s the advice of retired Army veteran Karen Luisi after seven weeks of studying Spanish at Middlebury. Immersion challenged her, surprised her, and helped her connect more deeply with the Spanish-speaking community around her.
| by Chloe Wright
Chloe Wright, a student at Sewanee, studied in the 7-week School of French and learned more than just French during her summer.
Professor Gabriel Guillén, Professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, starts as new director of the School of Spanish at Middlebury Language Schools.
| by Rachelle Talbert
Middlebury College hosts the most intensive Chinese language program in the U.S., which began in 1966. Students not only study the language for eight weeks, but they pledge to not speak a word of English during that time.
The Middlebury Language Schools held their 112th Commencement on August 7 at the Mahaney Arts Center’s Olin C. Robison Concert Hall, awarding 71 graduate degrees to students in 10 languages.
