F R E N C H D L P D O W N T O W N - M I D T O W N P A R E N T G R O U P SM AY 1 6 , 2 0 1 3 - FA B R I C E J A U M O N T

Building Bilingual Communities: New York's French Bilingual Revolution

BILINGUAL PROGRAMS PUBLIC SCHOOLSSchool Location Borough Create

dStudents

Grades

PS58 Carroll Gardens Brooklyn 2007 300 K to 5

PS84 Upper West Side

Manhattan 2008 150 K to 5

PS110 Greenpoint Brooklyn 2011 75 K, 1, 2

PS133 Park Slope Brooklyn 2011 75 K, 1, 2

MS51 Park Slope Brooklyn 2013 60 6MS256 Upper West

SideManhattan 2013 25 6

PS20 Clinton Hill Brooklyn 2013 25 KNY French American Charter Harlem 2010 300 K to

5French Heritage Language Multiple 2005 300 MixEducation Française à NY Multiple 2005 200 MixTotal number of children registered (all nationalities)

1,500 (estimate)

MANHATTAN (FRENCH CONSULATE STATS)

French Children 0 to 4 years old in Manhattan in 2012Upper East Side 288Upper West Side 212Lower East Side 84Chelsea, Clinton 77Greenwich Village, Soho 65Gramercy Park, Murray Hill 55Central Harlem 53East Harlem 35Lower Manhattan 27

(A)PS84, (B)NYFACS, (C)LFNY, (D)LK, (E)UNIS, (F)EINY

A

B

C

D

EF

BROOKLYN (FRENCH CONSULATE STATS)

Northwest Brooklyn 151Central Brooklyn 98Greenpoint, Bushwick, Williamsburg

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Borough Park 17East New York 8Southwest Brooklyn 6Flatbush 5

French Children 0 to 4 y-o in Queens & Brooklyn in 2012Northwest Queens 27West Central Queens 8Southeast Queens 6Jamaica 5

(A) PS110, (B) PS133, (C) PS58, (D) ISB, (E) PS20 (tbc)

A

B

C

D

E

MIDDLE SCHOOL (FRENCH CONSULATE STATS)

Northwest Brooklyn 174Central Brooklyn 36Greenpoint, Williamsburg 16Flatbush 11Borough Park 8Bushwick 7

French Children 5 to 10 y-o December 2012Upper East Side 344Upper West Side 151Gramercy Park, Murray Hill 98Chelsea, Clinton 62Greenwich Village, Soho 58Lower Manhattan 50Lower East Side 46Central Harlem 38Inwood, Washington Heights 27East Harlem 24

(A) MS256, (B) LFNY, (C) LK, (D) UNIS, (E) EINY, (F) ISB, (G) MS51

C

AB

DE

FG

NYC’S FRANCOPHONE IMMIGRATION• Late 1990s = influx of young French-speaking families who could neither afford to live in Manhattan nor pay for private schools.

• Steady increase in French-speaking populations, mostly in:• Manhattan• Brooklyn (Carroll Gardens, Bushwick, Canarsie)• Queens (Cambria Heights)• West Harlem• South Bronx

• These populations include Caribbeans, West Africans, Europeans, Canadians, Central Africans, North Africans, etc.

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FRENCH-SPEAKING PEOPLE IN NEW YORK CITYFrench spoken at home (5 y & older - American Community Survey, 2011)French including Patois, Cajun 85 911French Creole 23,000 (114 986*)French + French Creole who speak French 108 911Includes French speakers 5 to 17 years (NYC 15.3%)

16 663

Estimated French speakers under 5 years (NYC 6.3%)

6 000

Estimated Total French speakers 116 000** (5th place after English, Spanish, Chinese & Russian)

*Total number of French creole speakers. According to Sociolinguist Flore Zephyr, 20% of Creole speaking people are bilingual in French ** does not include language speakers who declared other language (West Africans, etc)French people registered at New York French Consulate (December 2012)Total 18 055 (31 033*)5 to 17 years 2 541 (5 451*)0 to 4 years 1 366 (1 960*)*Total number of registered French in the tri-state

MORE SCHOOLS NEEDED

• 22 600 children who have French as heritage in NYC, • enough to fill 25 schools (NYC average 1/647)• Time 2 if considering NYC’s dual-language model

(50% native speakers + 50% non-native)• Schools gain from new program = more funds,

dynamic population, new opportunities for enrichment, better results.

BENEFITS OF BILINGUALISM • Bilingualism increases mental flexibility for children. Bilinguals

will have two or more words for a single object, concept or idea.• Bilingual children are more willing and able to learn a third

language, and show an increased analytical orientation to language.

• Children who study a second language score higher on verbal standardized tests conducted in English. Bilingual children also perform better in math and logic skills than children with just one language.

• Learning a second language helps children build self-esteem, creativity, problem-solving skills, and math ability.

• Bilingual children maintain a strong sense of their own identity while developing sensitivity towards other people and cultures.

• Since bilinguals need to be aware of which language to speak in which situation, a bilingual child is more aware of the needs of the listener.

• Being taught in two languages gives children a head start in competition for universities and jobs.

FRENCH BILINGUAL REVOLUTION

• 5 year plan• Dedicated parents • Enthusiastic principals to initiate French-English

dual-language programs in primary, middle, and high schools.

• Serve 7,000 students in all boroughs• Excellent Teachers (certified and bilingual)• Quality across schools• Fundraising more schools, better programs, better teachers,

greater access & opportunities for all

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