Multilingual kids from all socio-economic and racial backgrounds thriving in a Japanese-English dual-language program. In Bushwick! In a public school! For free! This is a no-brainer. Dual language programs are for everyone. They should be offered everywhere. And it shouldn’t … Continue reading
Last Saturday, I met with a group of parents willing to create Brooklyn’s first Korean dual language program. I was thrilled to share some ideas with this group as well as help them understand what steps to follow in order … Continue reading
Thank you all for coming to my book signing at Woops! Greenpoint last Saturday. This kick-off signing is the first of a tour that will take me to New York City, Boston and Washington DC with 14 events in 4 … Continue reading
Hören Sie hier, die von der ARD produzierte Reportage über den ersten kostenlosen deutschen Sprachunterricht an einer öffentlichen Grundschule in New York. Alle Erstklässler, die in diesem Jahr an der P.S 18 in Brooklyn mit „Kindergarten“ im Alter von ca. fünf … Continue reading
Back In Brooklyn where everything began! It was here that, 10 years ago, the first French dual language program was launched at P.S. 58. Many programs followed after that in French, Russian, Japanese, German, Italian, Chinese, Polish, Arabic. More programs … Continue reading
Als ich Sylvia Wellhöfer, eine deutsche Mutter, die in Brooklyn wohnt, zum ersten Mal traf, hatte sie gerade von dem etablierten französischen Dual-Language-Programm an der P.S. 110 (Greenpoint, Brooklyn) erfahren. Sie war überzeugt von der Methode und gründete im Sommer … Continue reading
When I met Sylvia Wellhöfer, a German mother living in Brooklyn, a few years ago, she had just learned about the newly opened French dual-language program at PS110 in Greenpoint (Brooklyn), and was interested in bringing the first German dual … Continue reading
Today I visisted The Language and Laughter Studio founded by Pascale Setbon in 2005. The Language and Laughter Studio is a bilingual pre-school in the heart of downtown Brooklyn. They are pioneers in bilingual education! The believe in progressive language … Continue reading
Swiss Choreographer Marie-Christine Giordano presented her unique approach to movement and contemporary dance – in French – to P.S.133 William A. Butler School‘s French dual language program students in Brooklyn, as part of the “Adopt a School” initiative (here sponsored … Continue reading
French Minister André Vallini awarded the Label FrancEducation to P.S. 110 The Monitor School in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and its principal, Anna Cano Amato. Created in 2011, the label is given to schools that champion the French language and cultures of … Continue reading
