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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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