The National Spanish Challenge (NSC) is an online elementary contest for students in Grades 1 – 6 who are studying Spanish as a second language.
Divisions of Competition
The National Spanish Challenge has 5 divisions of competition based on:
(1) the student’s grade level and
(2) how the student has been exposed to learning Spanish
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Division
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Is for a student in Grade
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Who
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Non-Immersion Divisions
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A
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1
2
3
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- Has no experience studying Spanish other than the classroom
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B
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4
5
6
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- Has just begun studying Spanish and has no experience studying Spanish other than the classroom OR
- Is in a strictly oral program
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C
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5
6
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- Has studied Spanish for several years
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Immersion Divisions
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D
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1
2
3
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- Is in an immersion or partial immersion program OR
- Has been privately tutored for two or more years OR
- Is studying in a Spanish-speaking country OR
- Has had more than one year of immersion preschool.
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E
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4
5
6
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- Is in an immersion or partial immersion program OR
- Has been privately tutored for two or more years OR
- Is studying in a Spanish-speaking country
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Teachers can find the appropriate Division of Competition for their students by referring to the following chart:
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If the student is enrolled in
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And
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Then the student will compete in
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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
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- Has no experience studying Spanish other than the classroom
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Division A
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- Is in an immersion or partial immersion program OR
- Has been privately tutored for two or more years OR
- Is studying in a Spanish-speaking country OR
- Has had more than one year of immersion preschool.
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Division D
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Grade 4
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- Has just begun studying Spanish and has no experience studying Spanish other than the classroom
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Division B
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- Is in an immersion or partial immersion program OR
- Has been privately tutored for two or more years OR
- Is studying in a Spanish-speaking country
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Division E
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Grade 5
Grade 6
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- Has just begun studying Spanish OR
- Is in a strictly oral program
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Division B
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- Has studied Spanish for several years
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Division C
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- Is in an immersion or partial immersion program OR
- Has been privately tutored for two or more years OR
- Is studying in a Spanish-speaking country
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Division E
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For purposes of the National Spanish Challenge, partial immersion is defined as any program with 500 minutes per week in Spanish.