Thatcher Hinman
French & German teacher
hinmant@hartfordschools.net
802-295-8610 x*x2126
Website
Katy Allis-Paredes
Spanish Teacher
allisparedesk@hartfordschools.net
802-295-8610 Ext. *2128
Scott Tarbox 
French & German Teacher
tarboxs@hartfordschools.net
802-295-8610 Ext. *x2123
Cassandra North
Spanish Teacher
northc@hartfordschools.net
802-295-8610 Ext. *2123
Want to learn a language we don't offer?
Sign up for World Language Lab!
This course is designed for students wishing to learn a language other than Spanish, French, or German. Students work as a class on language-learning strategies and study a language of their choice by setting goals and working toward them using online and community resources. Last year, students explored Arabic, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, and American Sign Language.
Application can be found here.
In the last few years, HHS students have traveled with WLC Department Programs to Germany, France, Martinique, Québec, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Peru, and the Dominican Republic.
La France (2018 & 2015) et la Martinique (2017)
This spring (April 2018), Scott Tarbox will take students to France! This is one of several trips he has taken with his students.
In April 2015, 12 students and 2 teachers, Scott Tarbox and Andersen Thorp, embarked on a 2-week extensive tour throughout France. We started in Paris, spending three days visiting quintessential tourist sites, such as the Louvre, the Arc de Triomphe, le Tour Eiffel, L’Eglise Notre-Dame, ending with a boat cruise on the famous river Seine. From there, we took a high-speed train to France’s southern coast to tour the old city of Marseille, across to the Bordeaux region and up to Normandy
Some of our highlights included stopping in Monaco and the coast of Marseille, having dinner in a cave restaurant, and walking around the ancient Roman aqueducts. Furthermore, we visited a variety of castles, museums, markets, pastry shops, and restaurants throughout the country. Besides the larger cultural centers, students had the opportunity to experience rural life in southern villages and coastal towns. Throughout our stay, we were lucky to have nearly perfect sunny weather and many opportunities to speak French with local merchants. Our group ended the trip with a day-long visit the famous Mont St. Michel monastery
During spring break April 2017, students visited the French territory of Martinique in the Caribbean for 8 days, spending time with high school students in local schools, hiking, learning traditional recipes, visiting museums, and traveling throughout the capital and rural villages.
Spanish Immersion & Service Learning Project
Through volunteer work in Ecuador in 2018, Peru in 2016, Nicaragua in 2014, and the Dominican Republic in 2012 we use our Spanish skills to meet new people and learn about other communities in Latin America. Students who continue with Spanish through the advanced-level courses have the opportunity to participate in our project every two years. Stay tuned and get your Spanish ready for our next adventure!!
2014 Trip to Germany
Our partner school in Germany is the Frankenwald Gymnasium, located in the town of Kronach, in northern Bavaria.
We look forward to continuing our exchange once the pandemic is over!
In year's past, we have partnered with schools in Trier (Max Planck Gymnasium) and Heidelberg (Julius Springer Schule). Groups of students travel from Germany to Hartford, and vice-versa. Students stay with host families to experience the daily life of the host community. Trips last approximately two weeks and include community service projects in both countries. Projects have included: working at the Listen Center in WRJ; doing trail work and river restoration; partnering with elementary school students, and refugees; and the community food shelf in Kronach.
To learn more about the German Exchange Program, please visit our page.
HHS and JSS students walk along the Philosophenweg in Heidelberg.
HHS students work at a food shelf in Kronach, Germany
JSS and HHS students collaborate on a project.
FWG and HHS students eat dinner together
