City to launch pre-K
dual language classes
Courtesy of the mayor’s offi ce
BY BILL PARRY
The city is launching new duallanguage
pre-Kindergarten 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 providing New Yorkers in
every zip code with access to early
childhood education,” de Blasio
said. “By offering even more duallanguage
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-proficient 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 classrooms 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 Language
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 language
programs can be found at the following
schools and pre-K centers:
- PS 19, Elmhurst – Spanish
- PS 29, College Point – Spanish
- PS 163, Flushing – Chinese
- PS 197, Far Rockaway – Spanish
- PS 112, Dutch Kills – Spanish
- PS 127 Aerospace Science Magnet
School, East Elmhurst – Spanish
- Mi Nuevo Mundo, Corona/
Woodside – 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
Elmhurst – Spanish
- Corona Friends, Corona –
Spanish
- BWY Preschool, Jackson Heights
– Spanish
- District 25 Pre-K Center, 123-07
22nd Ave., College Point – Spanish
(expanding)
All New York City families with
children 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 calling 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 grassroots member
organizations know first hand
how important it is to immigrant
families that their children have
access to programs that celebrate
their native 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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