Maria Busick
1999
Wheeling, WV
Steenrod Elementary School
Busick's "Language Instruction for Neighborhood Kids (LINK)" offers children the opportunity to study and explore Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Hindi, Japanese, or Russian. Native-speaking language facilitators nurture cultural understanding by sharing traditions, singing songs, telling folk tales, preparing food, dancing traditional dances, crafting folk art, and teaching basic expressions in their native languages.