PPS offers rigorous core academic courses in Mandarin along with advanced level Mandarin language courses. Both heritage and immersion students enroll in these courses with the targeted outcome of advanced skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing at the end of high school. At the World Institute at Franklin High School, students learn their core subjects in English supplemented by their native language. Students aiming to become a university level Flagship Scholar will be strongly encouraged to participate in special preparation courses both locally and in country along with community based language-learning experiences.