This course will fulfill the first year of the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum requirements for Group 2 Language B (Second Language). This course will enable the student to understand and use the language appropriately, with an emphasis on language, cultural interaction and communication through the student’s writing, speaking, listening and reading. Students will develop an awareness of the languages and the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world, resulting in the student making connections and obtaining a global perspective. Students not testing their junior year must continue with IB Spanish IV in the senior year.