Tag Archives: Summer Scene

Summer Scene: Life in Two Languages

There’s never a dull moment for Middlebury Language Schools bilingual assistants — even if at times they might wish for a few. On any given day, they’re planning special events, coaching sports, setting up concerts, or solving myriad problems that help students stick to the famous language pledge: No English Spoken Here!  And through all of it, they transition seamlessly between the school’s language and English (where allowed, of course). Middlebury Magazine caught up with Joe Tamagni, a bilingual for the Italian School, to get a taste of his hectic pace and why he loves it so much!

Summer Scene: Bread Loaf School of English

On a beautiful July afternoon, we asked students at Middlebury’s Bread Loaf School of English in Vermont to tell us what course they were most excited about this summer. Some had a hard time choosing, but there was no shortage of enthusiasm. Here’s what they told us: