February 14, 2024
Visiting Ridge Street School third-grade teacher Kristie Fon’s classroom on Jan. 29, Blind Brook’s new Foreign Language in the Elementary School teacher Jasminne Paulino asks a question in Spanish, and nearly every student raises their hand to answer. The new program, which Paulino designed, intends to be fast-paced and engaging to ensure language acquisition is retained.
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Blind Brook Schools, like many districts, for years started incorporating World Languages education into the curriculum in middle school, when students are in the sixth grade. However, a plethora of research suggests the earlier children start learning new languages the better, and innovative school districts have leaned into establishing such curricula earlier in their lives.
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