New York CIty Council Member Ben Kallos

French Culture in the United States

French Culture in the United States A French dual-language in the Upper East Side? by French Culture Staff

A French dual-language in the Upper East Side?

The bilingual revolution is still going strong this Tuesday, March 3, 2020, several parent's associations led by Stéphane Lautner met at the Stanley Isaacs Community Center at 6:00 p.m. with the Deputy Chancellor of Early Childhood Education, Josh Wallack, Municipal Councillor Benjamin Kallos, CEC2 President Maud Maron, Superintendent Donalda Chumney, education attache of the French Embassy in the United States Fabrice Jaumont to discuss about the challenges of developing bilingual public preschool programs in New York City. 

The meeting focused in particular on : 

  • The absence of French DLP in District 2.
  • The search for certified bilingual teachers.
  • The identification of the paths to follow after the UPK in K-5.
  • The development of bilingual streams in public schools.