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  • The Language and Laughter Studio in Brooklyn

    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! Read more

  • Petits Poussins are Growing in Harlem

    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… Read more

  • Documentary On the Way to School

    We often forget that school is a gift. The story of these four children will make you appreciate this fact. It will also touch your heart. Here is why you should watch ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL. Below, I have also listed several activities for the classroom and for home, as well as theaters where… Read more

  • La Petite Ecole Preschool

    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 Read more

  • Interview for MomsRising: Dual Language Creation in NYC

    This is the excerpt for a featured content post. Read more

  • Institutionalization of French Heritage language Education in U.S. School Systems: the French Heritage language Program in The Routledge Handbook of Heritage Language Education

    I co-wrote a chapter in the newly issued Routledge Handbook of Heritage Language Education with Jane Ross and Benoît Le Dévédec: Institutionalization of French Heritage language Education in U.S. School Systems, the French Heritage language Program. Read more