Sunset Elementary School
Goldman Sachs Foundation Prizes for Excellence in International Studies
Sunset
Elementary School is an urban magnet and neighborhood school that, for
the past 20 years, has offered a unique International Studies magnet
program to its diverse student population. The program offers an
inquiry-based, global curriculum focused on the topics of civic
responsibility, cultural and environmental awareness, and knowledge of
the global economy. Coursework includes foreign language programs in
Spanish, French and German and instruction in math, science and social
studies in these languages. The International Studies program is
delivered in alignment with the curricula of the Ministries of
Education of Spain, France, and Germany, and students are assessed
through both state and international tests of academic achievement and
language proficiency. In addition to these languages, Sunset began to
offer courses in Mandarin in 2007.