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September 2013 Number 1
Website
"It is an empirical
fact that bilingual
immersion will
affect nothing less
than the 'wet-
wiring' of your
child's brain! "
Links:
Special events
Admission
High School
The gift of a bilingual education with a
global view for your child...
Dear Andrew,
Here is the first edition of our monthly newsletter for families who have
initiated an electronic Admission inquiry for September 2014.
There are a wealth of nuanced opportunities in store for your child at
French American. It is impossible to reveal all during a campus tour, the
Open House or even the most systematic of website explorations. The
intention of the monthly newsletter is to supplement the set-piece events
of the application process and to maintain regular communication as the
season unfolds.
Andrew Brown
Dean of Admission
A monumental decision
Choosing an independent school for your child is a monumental decision.
Placing an adorable preschooler on the first rung of the academic ladder is
a life-changing rite of passage.
No doubt you will begin with some self-reflection on your own educational
experiences. You may find yourself examining where you really stand on
the pros and cons of single-sex schooling or the importance of choosing a
school with a religious affiliation or an attractive campus. Other issues
will be more slippery and will require a little more soul searching. Will
your own child thrive in a school with a reputation for high academic
standards? Is there a trade-off between high achievement, creativity and
self-esteem? How important is it that your child can learn alongside
children from different family backgrounds? What is the culture of parent
involvement in the school? Who will be the peer group of children and
parents now and into the teenage years? Is your desire for a high-end,
prestigious school or, perhaps, a very progressive school, more about
your own aspirations than what is really best for your child?
Finding the right match is in the subjunctive mode. It is about hopes and
dreams and imagining the future. It begs a variety of questions... What
kind of world will your child live in? What kind of education is the best
wager for an uncertain, rapidly changing and increasingly interconnected
world? Will the "tried and trusted" kind of schooling that you may have
experienced yourself be adequate as the 21st century continues to
unfold?
The bilingual advantage
The cognitive, developmental and life-changing advantages of
bilingualism manifest themselves only when the child reaches a high level
of competence in both languages. We call this balanced bilingualism.
Click here for a compelling video and recent news articles outlining
the bilingual advantage.
New for this season: a colorful Viewbook
Here in one place are links to electronic archives of all of our admissions
collateral. The texts provide a comprehensive introduction to the school
and the images will delight the eye. They look spectacular when viewed on
an iPad. Save them to your favorites or Diigo account for reference as the
season unfolds.
The French American Viewbook
See also our in-house elementary school, small-format magazine La Petite
Lettre which contains articles on child-centered themes such as social and
emotional learning and our famed literacy in literacy English curriculum.
Finally do not neglect La Lettre: our large format, whole-school, glossy
periodical.
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