News

Check out this great news! Starting Fall 2022, St. Cloud Public Schools will offer the state's first Somali language immersion program for K-5 students. This program is a huge step forward in celebrating and learning about Somali culture and language. Read the article here.

We celebrated #InternationalEducationDay with TBR Books, our publishing arm! Our books offer a range of perspectives on how to foster success and prepare youth to lead in today's world. Check out our titles like In Navigating Dual Immersion: A Teacher's Companion for the School Year and Beyond; Salsa Dancing in Gym Shoes: Developing Cultural Competence to Foster Latino Student Success; One Good Question, How Countries Prepare Youth to Lead; The Bilingual Revolution, The Future of Education is in Two Languages; The Hummingbird Project; Two Centuries of French Education in New York; and The Gift of Languages: Paradigm Shift in U.S. Foreign Language Education.

Book Highlight

We’re excited to announce the release of 'Lapin is Hungry,' a bilingual picture book by Tania and Olivier Czajka! 🥕Follow the story of Lapin, a French bunny, as he searches for food. An inspiring way to introduce little ones to French!

Celebrate the Lunar New Year with these two amazing picture books! 🐇 Super Korean New Years with Grandma by Mary Chi-Whi Kim, illustrated by Eunjoo Feaster and Would you help me choose a pet? by Gail Foster are perfect for bilingual readers and sure to get kids excited for the New Year!
Super Korean New Years with Grandma is also available in Korean, Chinese, French, and Arabic.
Would you help me choose a pet? is also available in French, Arabic, Spanish, and Russian.

Podcast Révolution bilingue

Italienne résidant en Écosse, la professeure Antonella Sorace est la fondatrice de l'organisation Bilingualism Matters, qui permet de faire avancer la recherche sur le bilinguisme et l'apprentissage des langues. Les idées fausses dans ce domaine ont la vie dure et c'est grâce au travail d'Antonella Sorace que nous pouvons aujourd'hui tordre le coup à certains mythes et idées fausses qu'on retrouve souvent dans nos écoles et dans nos sociétés. Écoutez l’épisode ici ou sur le site de CALEC.

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