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The 6th International Conference on Immersion and Dual Language Education

Last weekend, I participated at the 6th International Conference on Immersion and Dual Language Education: Connecting Research and Practice Across Contexts organized by the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The CARLA conference was an impressive gathering of bilingual and immersion educators in Minneapolis. Patricia C. Gándara, Research Professor of Education, UCLA, spoke about the labor market advantage to bilingualism in the United States. Dr. Myrian (Mimi) Met presented an international panel on bilingual and immersion education in the United States, with speakers from Brazil, Canada, Ireland, Estonia, Finland, and Spain.
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Normandale, a French Immersion School in Minnesota

I visited an impressive French immersion school in Minnesota: Normandale elementary school in Edina.

Normandale is a K–5 French immersion elementary school with more than 600 students. Normandale follows the same curriculum as that of the other elementary schools in Edina. However, all curricular content is in French and English. Finding my way around the school was easy as all signs were in French: in the classrooms, in the hallways, and even in the cafeteria!

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French Government Awards M.S. 256 in New York with Label “FrancEducation”

Middle School 256 in Manhattan (154 West 93rd Street, New York, NY) was awarded the Label FrancEducation by the French Government for its successful French dual language program.

The ceremony took place at M.S. 256 on September 22, 2016 in the presence of Brigitte Ayrault, wife of Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, Bénédicte de Montlaur, Cultural Counselor of the French Embassy in the United States, and Kareen Rispal, Director of the Americas at French Ministry of Foreign Affairs who gave the award to Brian Zager, principal of the school.

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French Minister Vallini awards Label “FrancEducation” to P.S. 110 in Brooklyn

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 the French-speaking world by providing successful French Dual Language programs. Continue reading “French Minister Vallini awards Label “FrancEducation” to P.S. 110 in Brooklyn”

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The 2016 New York French American Charter School Graduation

This morning, we celebrated the graduation of the 5th graders at New York French American Charter SchoolNew York French American Charter School (NYFACS) in Harlem.

New York French American Charter School Principal Marc Maurice delivered a touching speech in honor of the first cohort to have attended NYFACS from Kindergarten to 5th grade. Continue reading “The 2016 New York French American Charter School Graduation”

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[FR] Portrait dans la revue Le francais dans le Monde pour le Dossier “Filières bilingues: deux langues pour réussir”

Retrouvez mon portrait, “États-Unis : Fabrice Jaumont multiplie les cursus franco-anglais”, dans le dossier spécial “Filières bilingues: deux langues pour réussir”, publié dans la revue le français dans le monde. Continue reading “[FR] Portrait dans la revue Le francais dans le Monde pour le Dossier “Filières bilingues: deux langues pour réussir””

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[FR] “Comment créer des classes d’immersion en français dans une école publique” – Panel organisé à Washington, DC

J’ai récemment participé à une conférence organisée par l’association Français du Monde à l’Ambassade de France à Washington, DC, dans le but de soutenir la création et le développement des filières bilingues dans la ville. Continue reading “[FR] “Comment créer des classes d’immersion en français dans une école publique” – Panel organisé à Washington, DC”

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M.S. 256 celebrates Joan of Arc in New York

Today, the 6th and 7th grade students of M.S. 256 took part in the centennial celebration of the Joan of Arc Statue, one of the City’s crown jewels, an artwork of worldwide significance, as well as a community landmark. MS256 is also called The Joan of Arc school as it is located on 93rd street, a few blocks from Joan of Arc Island on Riverside Park in New York’s Upper West Side. The students are here with their teacher, Patricia Leboeuf, and Principal Brian Zager. Continue reading “M.S. 256 celebrates Joan of Arc in New York”