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Families seeking a bilingual education in district 6 will get together in Bennett Park (Fort Washington Ave / 184-185 St). Kids are of course welcome and feel free to bring anything you want to drink and eat (and play). We will meet on the South side of the park, by the benches (exact location in the park will be announced later). Saturday, May 23 2015 from 2pm to 5pm (Rain date is Sunday, May 24 2015 from 2pm to 5pm as well). A tres bientot!        

To join the group, like us on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DLPWAHI/

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Why a Dual Language Program?

Studying two languages side by side in school across the curriculum in a DLP would give students the opportunity to share ideas, experiences, and play with their peers in another language than English. Cognitive studies show too the benefits on the brain of Dual Language learners and the increased empathy and cultural awareness.

And results from the recent first graduating elementary school children in French DLPs in the city show higher test scores, higher retention, and acceptance at the best middle schools.

While ultimately the language doesn't matter, as it is bilingualism that is most important, like all things in public school, DLPs require support. In addition to committed families in the community hoping to see a French DLP Washington Heights & Inwood, the French DLP Committee, which includes parents, the French Embassy, and other engaged leaders in the NYC community, is an non-profit organization committe to helping French DLPs with resources in the classroom, from French language books, translations of school specific materials, to classroom support, to scholarships to teachers doing bilingual extensions. We will thus have a helping hand though out the process. French is also an official language of the UN, a language spoken in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas, and a language spoken by 22,000 francophone children in NYC.

How would it work'

Half the class would be native French language speakers and the other half Anglophones. Instruction is in both subjects across the curriculum. Typically a bilingual instructor would teach the class.

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Donate to Support French-English Dual-Language Programs

If you would like to donate to the French American Cultural Exchange (FACE) to support the French Dual Language Programs in New York City Public Schools you can donate online through the website Network for Good. This website enables individuals to safely and efficiently make their donation online. These donations, contributed to the non-profit French American Cultural Exchange Council (FACE), are tax-deductible. Please type "DLP" in the designation box.

These donations are used to purchase textbooks and materials for classrooms, and to fund scholarships and teacher development programs. 
All checks can be made payable to FACE (French-American Cultural Exchange), 972 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10075.

https://www.networkforgood.org/donation/ExpressDonation.aspx?ORGID2=136165672

 

 

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