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 education that is centered in arts integration, imagination, child-driven projects, and play based learning!
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I met with entrepreneur Vanessa Handal-Ghenania who founded Petits Poussins too, a bilingual preschool in French and English in Harlem. Vanessa opened her first school in Harlem six years ago and is now working towards opening her fourth school, with Spanish this time. Her schools accept children six weeks old to four years old and expose them to languages all day long!
A rejuvenating tour of La Petite Ecole, a bilingual + arts preschool founded by Virgil de Voldere seven years ago, and now on three sites in New York with perhaps more to come. Start them young! Bilingualism is a gift for life, a gift that keeps on giving! And so are the arts. @lapetiteecolenyc
I have been interviewed by Diana Limongi for MomsRising. I offer insight on dual language program creation in New York City. Continue reading “Interview for MomsRising: Dual Language Creation in NYC”
I was invited by the Alliance Francaise of Greenwich, CT to talk about the importance of being multi-lingual and my research about the bilingual revolution. I was able to explain why I learned English and how important it became for me in my career, thanks to a great teacher in the 6th grade who was able to share his passion for the English language.
I also had the chance to distribute awards and prizes to Greenwich high school students who excel in French. During a lovely ceremony held in the Greenwich Arts Center, the Alliance Française recognized and celebrated the greatness in French Language Studies in Greenwich village. Continue reading “My talk “Why learning languages matters” at the Alliance Française of Greenwich”
I have been working on NYC’s next Bilingual Fair with Emmanuel Saint-Martin, founder of the famous webmagazine French Morning. Continue reading “New York City’s Bilingual Education Fair 2017”
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 by the Consulate of Switzerland in New York)
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I had the chance to meet with Deputy Chancellor Milady Baez of the New York City Department of Education at a breakfast roundtable on French dual language programs in NYC schools, organized by the French Consul General Anne-Claire Legendre. Continue reading “Meeting with Deputy Chancellor Milady Baez of the NYC Department of Education”
Here is my latest contribution to Heritage Language Education in the U.S. written with Jane Ross, Joseph Dunn, Lauren Ducrey, and Julia Schulz: “Sustainability of French Heritage Language Education in the United States” published in Handbook of Research and Practice in Heritage Language Education by Springer International Handbooks of Education. Continue reading “Sustainability of French Heritage Language Education in the United States – New Book Chapter Published by Springer”
Je me suis récemment entretenu avec le fil du biLingue au sujet du développement des filières bilingues français-anglais à New York. J’y présente les particularités de ce dispositif et les défis auxquels ces filières doivent aujourd’hui faire face pour répondre à une demande en pleine expansion. Continue reading “[FR] “Révolution bilingue à New York”, une interview par Le fil du biLingue”
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