This is Us: The Story of ESL Students
A Documentary About New Students
Matthew Lyons and Aaron Johnson
September 18, 2019
The Language Buddies program at Abington High School is run by ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher Ms. Viviane Freitas. The program pairs English Language Learners with native speaking peers.
In 2019, a video idea was created by Ms. Freitas and then filmed and produced by juniors Matthew Lyons and Aaron Johnson, both members of the Green Wave Gazette. Several Abington students are featured in the documentary, discussing the challenges of learning a new language while at the same time learning new academic material.