Students at Our Lady of Mercy Regional Catholic School study Spanish in grades K-8. They build on foundations of basic vocabulary and conversational phrases by singing songs, listening actively and role-playing. State of the art technology facilitates language acquisition as oral and auditory skills are reinforced with engaging learning software. In the Middle School Academy, curricula focus on improving students’ written, oral, and auditory skills through a variety of spoken and written activities and experiences. Students also learn each year about the foods, customs, and celebrations from various Spanish-speaking countries around the world.