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National Spanish Exam
Join the national competition for students in middle-to-high school.
National Spanish Challenge
Participate in the national motivational contest for students in grade 1 – 8.
National Portuguese Exam
Join the national competition for students in middle-to-high school.
National Spanish Assessment
Prepare your students with our online standardized assessment tool.
Examinations and Motivational Contests
The National Spanish Exam, National Spanish Challenge and National Portuguese Exam are motivational contests to recognize student achievements in the studies of Spanish & Portuguese and to stimulate interest and value in the teaching and learning of Spanish & Portuguese. Many Teachers state that they use the National Spanish Exam & the National Portuguese Exam to “Prepare students to take other standardized tests,” such as the AP, IB, SAT II, and other college placement exams. Many Administrators state that they can “Use data from the NSE & NPE to create reports to show how their schools have improved over an academic year.“
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Shout Out 📣 September 2023
The September 2023 NSE Shout-Out goes to Samantha Carraher, Spanish teacher at Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Illinois. Mrs. Carraher
Webinar: Advantages of the NSA
The National Spanish Assessment (NSA) is an online, standardized assessment tool which tests both achievement and proficiency via computer-graded and rater-graded modules for students studying the
Global Citizen 2023 – A Virtual Quest
The Kevin Cessna-Buscemi Global Citizen Scholarship offers opportunities for students who wish to participate in language immersion programs that do
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The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) promotes the study and teaching of the Spanish and Portuguese languages and their corresponding Hispanic, Luso-Brazilian, and other related literatures and cultures at all levels of education.