It's a great way for students that are visual learners to do well in foreign language, because it can be a really difficult subject for a lot of people.

I feel since it's so visual and fun, and it's expressive, I like to get the kids signing in different ways, and excited about it.

Very few graduates have that combination of skills ... many students are shying away from language courses and travelling to places like Indonesia or Malaysia because of the terror warnings.

Students who are English-language learners, many of them, not all, are likely to score better in math than in English-language arts. So that is one subgroup that we have to take a look at their scores.

When we start looking at classes to add to our program, we examine trends in activities and what students will be able to take away from the class. Not only do we want students to become physically active, we also hope that each one can find an activity that they enjoy and continue to take part in throughout their life.

A lot of teachers have already read these stories to their students so that they are familiar with what the play will be about.