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DUAL-LANGUAGE PROGRAMS COMING
TO OVER 25 QUEENS PRE-K PROGRAMS
www.qns.com I LIC COURIER I FEBRUARY 2019 23
BY BILL PARRY
The city is launching
new dual-language
p r e - k i n d e r g a r t e n
programs this fall at
26 locations around
Queens.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools
Chancellor Richard Carranza said
the new programming will include
the city’s first French, Haitian-Creole,
Hebrew and Japanese pre-K.
“Building the fairest big city in
America starts in every classroom. We
believe every child deserves the same
strong start, which is why we’re provid-ing
New Yorkers in every ZIP code with
access to early childhood education,”
de Blasio said. “By offering even more
dual-language pre-K programs across
the five boroughs, we’re readying our
children for the global economy of
the future.”
Dual language classes are comprised
of 50 percent children whose home
language is the target language of the
program and 50 percent English-profi-cient
students. Instruction is held in both
languages, and students in pre-K Dual
Language classes may continue on the
Dual Language track in kindergarten
and beyond.
“New York City’s youngest learners
gain so much in 3-K and pre-K class-rooms
across the city, and I encourage
all eligible families to apply,” Carranza
said. “I’m also excited to announce
that we’re opening 47 new Dual Lan-guage
programs, where our students
are learning to speak two languages
— one of the greatest gifts there is.
More New York City kids will get an
early start on becoming multilingual,
multicultural, and ready to succeed in
our diverse world.”
In Queens, the pre-K dual lan-guage
programs can be found at
the following schools and pre-K
centers:
• P.S. 19, Elmhurst – Spanish
• P.S. 29, College Point – Spanish
• P.S. 163, Flushing – Chinese
• P.S. 197, Far Rockaway – Spanish
• P.S. 112, Dutch Kills – Spanish
• P.S. 127 Aerospace Science
Magnet School, East Elmhurst –
Spanish
• Mi Nuevo Mundo, Corona/Wood-side
– Spanish
• Sesame Sprout, Corona – Spanish
• Charles R. Drew ELC 3, Queens
Village – Spanish
• Little Friends School, Sunnyside
– Spanish
• Long Island City YMCA – Spanish
• Kon Wah Day School, Flushing
– Chinese
• Home Sweet Home Children’s
School, Fresh Meadows – Chinese
• Atonement Preschool, East Elm-hurst
– Spanish
• Corona Friends, Corona – Spanish
• BWY Preschool, Jackson Heights
– Spanish
• District 25 Pre-K Center, 123-07
22nd Ave., College Point – Span-ish
(expanding)
These schools currently have dual
language programs:
• Elm Tree Elementary School, Co-rona
– Spanish
• P.S./M.S. 138 Sunrise, Rosedale
– Spanish
• P.S. 17 Henry David Thoreau, As-toria
– Spanish
• P.S. 76 William Hallet, Long Island
City – Spanish
• P.S. 222, Jackson Heights –
Spanish
• P.S. 228 Early Childhood Magnet
School of the Arts, East Elmhurst
– Spanish
• Ezra Jack Keats Pre-K Center,
153-36 89th Ave., Jamaica –
Bengali
• District 30 Pre-K Center, 96-
10 23rd Ave., East Elmhurst –
Spanish
• District 30 Pre-K Center,
Photo courtesy of New York City Mayoral Photography Office (MPO)
32-52 37th St., Woodside –
Spanish
All New York City families with chil-dren
born in 2016 can apply for the
2019-20 school year; families residing
in district will receive priority. Families
can find their school district by call-ing
311 or visiting schools.nyc.gov/
find-a-school.
“In partnership with the DOE, our
Linking Immigrant Families with Early
Childhood Education project continues
to help immigrant families enroll in
pre-K and 3-K across the city,” New
York Immigration Coalition Executive
Director Steven Choi said. “Our grass-roots
member organizations know first
hand how important it is to immigrant
families that their children have access
to programs that celebrate their na-tive
language and cultural heritage.
We applaud the DOE, on expanding
these critical programs, which are
vital to the success of our immigrant
communities.”
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