We are thrilled to announce the opening of CALEC France as well as our new office in Paris, conveniently located on the left bank near Bibliothèque Nationale de France, and several key actors of the publishing industry, as well as major universities.
Continue reading CALEC Furthers Bilingual Revolution with Launch in France
“Kudos to Deana Sobel Lederman for creating this welcome trio of charming paperbacks to reach out to the very youngest readers dealing with the safety restrictions of the pandemic.” Read her interview in Hadassah.
Empowering Readers around the World! Check out our 2021 Catalog and support CALEC with each book purchased.
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Happy and healthy New Year to you and yours from the team, the advisory council and the board of directors of The Center for the Advancement of Languages, Education, and Communities.
On October 2, CALEC President Fabrice Jaumont, PhD joined Council Member Ben Kallos, French Consul Jérémie Robert, Community Education Council President Maud Maron, parents, teachers, and school administrators for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate two new French dual language classes that have opened at the District 2 Pre-K Center located at 355 East 76th Street in Manhattan. The joyous occasion for the families who attended the ribbon cutting and for all supporters comes after a very dedicated group of parents, including members of the Francophone community from Canada, Africa, and France, met with more than two hundred families who pledged to send their children to a French dual language program in Manhattan if one was created. We particularly congratulate the incredible efforts put forth by parents such as Stéphane Lautner, Catherine Rémy, and Nadia Levy who have kept the torch of the Bilingual Revolution burning in Manhattan. The French dual language classes began on September 21st with seats for 36 pre-K students. On behalf of CALEC’s TBR Books program Fabrice Jaumont offered the school several copies of Deana Sobel Lederman’s Rainbow, Masks, and Ice Cream trilogy in both French and English.
Here are quotes from some of the participants as well as a news report and additional photos and links.
Continue reading Ribbon Cut and Bilingual Books for New French Dual Language Program in NYC
When asked if the story—her story—depicted in the recently published memoir and ode to the immigrant experience, Immigrant Dreams, created in her a feeling of solidarity and connection to the immigrants of today, Barbara Goldowsky responds, “Absolutely.” Continue reading here.
Great article by Del Mar Times about Deana Sobel Lederman’s trilogy, Rainbows, Masks and Ice Cream, and the efforts led by CALEC’s TBR Books program to make Deana’s books available in a number of languages.
Read more: https://www.delmartimes.net/art/story/2020-07-23/local-cartoonist-publishes-picture-books
In the 20th and 21st centuries, it is often the United States that is cited as the country most effective at engaging in cultural diplomacy. Or, the U.S. is touted as a major exporter of “soft power” to the rest of the world. But, in Jane Flatau Ross’ Two Centuries of French Education in New York, it is France’s efforts to spread influence abroad with culture—in this case education—that is given the spotlight. Dr. Ross, through a look at her own internationally flavored life and long career at the Lycée Français in New York, examines the global network of French schools abroad. She focuses on the subject through the lens of K-12 schools in New York from the early 18th century on, particularly focusing on the 20th-century Lycée Français and an earlier precursor. Read Andrew Palmacci’s full article on NewYorkinFrench.net
Catherine Remy interviews Aneesha Jacko who accepted to tell her more about the opening of a new French dual-language pre-K program in New York’s Upper East Side. Read more on NewYorkinFrench.
Andrew Palmacci recently sat down for a Zoom conversation with authors Agathe Laurent and Sabine Landolt to hear about the making of their new book, Can We Agree to Disagree?, which tackles the challenges, complexities and, yes, struggles of Americans working with the French, and vice-versa, in companies in both countries. Its format is to treat different work-world themes in sections, seasoned with real-life quotes from professionals of both nationalities on the ground. Underlying the authors’ work is the idea of facilitating cross-cultural communication and understanding between professionals from and on both sides of the Atlantic. It’s truly an unconventional attempt to bridge the disconnect between cultures. Read the interview on NewYorkinFrench. Join the authors on FrenchMorning’s show, La Bande FM: Comprendre les différences franco-américaines au travail on July 2, 2020 12:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada).
