Category: Multilingualism

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Watch the Replay of Raising Multilingual Children: from Home to School and Back

I was invited to speak at a live panel entitled ” Raising Multilingual Children: From Home to School and Back,” alongside Rita Roseback, Family Language Coach and founder of Multilingual parenting website, Marianna du Bosq, host of the Bilingual Avenue podcast, William Rivers, Executive Director of the Joint National Committee for Languages (JNCL). The panel, organized by Language Learning Summit, was hosted by Tetsu Yung who, among many other things, organizes LangFest Montreal.

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The Bilingual Revolution reviewed by The Epoch Times

Here is a recent review of my book, The Bilingual Revolution, The Future of Education is in Two Languages, written by Frederic Colier for The Epoch Times’ Books du Jour column, alongside Tides, by Jonathan White, Say Bonjour to the Lady: Parenting From Paris to New York, by Florence Mars and Pauline Lévêque, and Never Out of Season by Rob Dunn.

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[FR] La Révolution bilingue dans une ville multilingue : Genève

Lors de mon séjour en Suisse pour participer au Symposium on Philanthropy in Education (article en anglais), j’ai eu la chance de pouvoir rencontrer Sami Kanaan, Conseiller administratif en charge du Département de la culture et du sport à la ville de Genève et discuter avec lui d’éducation multilingue. J’ai pu ainsi mieux comprendre les … Continue reading [FR] La Révolution bilingue dans une ville multilingue : Genève

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[FR] Rencontre et dédicace à l’American Library in Paris

Aux États-Unis, on fait aussi la révolution ! De passage en France, j’ai pu présenter mon nouveau livre, La Révolution bilingue, à l’American Library in Paris. L’occasion de parler d’éducation bilingue et du développement constant des filières bilingues dans les écoles aux États-Unis. C’était ma première rencontre et dédicace en France, à Paris, en langue anglaise et, qui plus est, dans une institution américaine !

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The Bilingual Revolution at the American Library in Paris

Revolutions do come from the United States! I stopped by the American Library in Paris to present my new book, The Bilingual Revolution, and discuss bilingual education and the rise of dual language programs in the United States. This was my first book talk in France, and it was done in English and in an American institution!

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NYC Bilingual Fair and First Ich Bin Expat Fair

I was thrilled to take part in both NYC’s Bilingual Fair and the Ich Bin Expat Fair today. The first event was hosted by French Morning and Fordham University and gathered hundreds of exhibitors and participants from various linguistic communities.  The second event was hosted CityKinder, a New York-based group, and offered a multitude of opportunities to meet German businesses, schools, and community organizations. I was able to take part in several talks on bilingual education and share insights on the Bilingual Revolution while meeting with parents and educators from the Tri-State and beyond who shared the same desire to see more dual language programs open in schools everywhere.
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The Bilingual Revolution in Washington, DC

Back from DC where I proudly supported the efforts of DC Immersion and its wonderful team in what is now referred to as the Bilingual Revolution in DC. During these three days, I took part in no less than 9 events and talked about my book, the role of parents in creating dual language programs, and how these could benefit DC public schools. I stopped by in all 8 Wards and met with community leaders, elected officials, motivated parents, and bilingual educators, while explaining how NYC parents and educators have created new dual language programs in a dozen of languages.

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