“Public Education – It all starts here”:

This Education Week message certainly describes our community of learners at Fallingbrook, as we celebrate our first year of full day kindergarten learning and our partnership with our Early Childhood Educators. Due to an increase in enrollment, there will be four full-day kindergarten classes in September. We will have one JK class, one JK/SK English class and two SK EFI classes, which are 50 percent French instruction and 50 percent English instruction. Our Kindergarten Information Night on May 23^rd is an excellent opportunity for parents to meet their child’s teacher for next year, as well as visiting the Kindergarten classrooms. We will begin our parent evening in the Community Room at 7:00pm. Read the rest of this entry »

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New York Times: The Bilingual Advantage and the Efficient Brain

March 26,2012
Switching back-and-forth between languages is like a workout for the brain reports the New York Times, which explores how research is exploring why bilingualism might be a big advantage in a child’s cognitive development. 

Much like learning music, it turns out that bilingualism plays, well, a dual purpose: giving kids the advantages of knowing a second language but also better preparing their brains for learning.
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