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The French Heritage Language Program was created in 2005
by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and received additional
support from the Alfred & Jane Ross Foundation. It is
designed to support and enrich the teaching and learning of
French language, literature, and culture for students of Francophone
background enrolled in New York City public schools. The primary
objectives of the program are to help these students develop
proficiency in French (reading comprehension, writing, oral
expression and other literacy skills), and keep a connection
to their respective cultures and identities, while increasing
their opportunities for success in their new environment.
Through university partnerships, this project also hopes
to contribute to scholarly research in the field of heritage
language learning. As a pilot program, it is a place for pedagogical
and methodological exploration, and a way to build new partnerships.
We seek to develop curriculum models that can be replicated
and adapted in other cities in the United States, in France
as well as in other countries.
The French Heritage Language Program works closely with the Internationals Network for Public Schools, which includes nine high schools for new immigrants in New York City and one in Oakland, California, all working at the development of models for global education.
The French Heritage Language Program currently serves 85 students in five different Internationals high schools, as well as 20 students at an elementary school:
High Schools:
- Bronx International High School
- International Community High School (Bronx)
- Brooklyn International High School
- International High School at Lafayette (Brooklyn)
- International High School at Prospect Heights (Brooklyn)
Elementary School:
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PS 125, Ralph Bunche School (Manhattan)
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