3438645940?profile=originalHappy first day of summer, everyone! With the help of parents in our community and at PS 20, and the committed efforts of Mr. Fabrice Jaumont of the French Embassy and Ms. Lena Barbera, Principal of PS 20, the French Dual Language Program is a go and will open in September 2013! We've received DOE approval, as well as grants from the DOE to kickstart the program and the French Embassy in the form of books. Ms. Barbera is currently interviewing French dual language certified teachers, and we are considering a French language after school enrichment program. There are STILL spots available for Francophone children. Please read further for more information! My heartfelt thanks to all the parents who helped make this a reality and I'm looking forward to growing this program with you in the years to come! Shareen Anderson (mom to Zoe, PS 20 student-to-be).

PS 20 The Clinton Hill School located at 225 Adelphi Ave in Brooklyn is opening a French Dual Language kindergarten class in September 2013 and will expand the program to include all grades (K-5). There are spots still available for Francophone children for the 2013-2014 academic year. These spots are currently open to children located both IN and OUT of the PS 20 zone and District 13. If interested, please contact Jont Enroth at ps20.french.program@gmail.com or 917 602 5806 for more information and to schedule an appointment for your child to be assessed for French language ability.

PS20 is a Pre K-5 school that serves over 325 students in a nurturing environment. It provides a high-quality education to a diverse community. Students learn to think critically and care for their community, each other, and the world. Adding a dual language program to the school is only reinforcing our goal to prepare our children to thrive and lead in tomorrow’s world.

The school has developed several excellent cluster classes; French, Art, Music, Science, and Chorus, benefiting each and every grade. Other initiatives include PS20 Farms, an innovative urban farming program in which our kids plant, tend, and harvest vegetables and flowers; a seed-to-salad food, biology, and environmental program has blossomed. The PS20 Artist-In-Residence program provides studio space to artists for the school year who in turn share their work experience and teach art to the school’s students. We’re one of very few elementary schools in the city to offer music education to all its students and we’re very proud of our school band.

The school participates in The Leader in Me, an innovative, school-wide model that emphasizes a culture of student empowerment and helps unleash each child’s full potential. Applying The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People®, teachers and students internalize timeless leadership principles that nurture the skills students need for success in the 21st century.

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