<h3>What is this training about?</h3>Acculturation by Design is a student-centered training that focuses on how schools intentionally shape the experiences that influence multilingual learners’ success. This training centers on how students are supported as they navigate a new academic, cultural, and social environment.Participants explore how to move beyond instruction alone to support language development, identity, and belonging through purposeful, structured experiences. This includes designing effective onboarding, providing meaningful academic orientation, and implementing culturally responsive practices that help students adjust and engage from the moment they arrive.This training emphasizes that acculturation is not incidental—it is intentionally designed. When schools create thoughtful, student-centered experiences, they reduce barriers, build confidence, and support multilingual learners in developing the skills and sense of belonging needed to thrive. <h3>Participants will gain</h3><ol><li data-list="bullet">Student Experience Design: Learn how to intentionally design academic, cultural, and social experiences that support multilingual learners as they enter and navigate a new school environment from day one.</li><li data-list="bullet">Acculturation Insight: Understand how to support students in adjusting to a new school culture while honoring and strengthening their bicultural identity.</li><li data-list="bullet">Language &amp; Identity Development: Explore how structured language development, literacy, and meaningful interaction opportunities build both confidence and competence in multilingual learners.</li><li data-list="bullet">Belonging &amp; Engagement Strategies: Identify practices that foster connection, increase engagement, and create a strong sense of belonging for multilingual learners.</li></ol> <h3>Who should attend?</h3>This training is ideal for:<ol><li data-list="bullet">District and campus administrators seeking to strengthen the student experience within multilingual systems</li><li data-list="bullet">Multilingual and newcomer program leaders, coordinators, and instructional coaches focused on onboarding, acculturation, and instructional support</li><li data-list="bullet">Counselors, registrars, and front-line staff who shape students’ first experiences and play a critical role in orientation, placement, and support</li><li data-list="bullet">Teachers across grade levels and content areas who serve multilingual learners and want practical, student-centered strategies that build language, belonging, and engagement</li></ol>