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20 | January 24, 2019 | 22nd century media private school guide<br />

22ndCenturyMedia.com<br />

High school French success starts in preschool<br />

Former French School students<br />

deliver exceptional national<br />

test results<br />

Fifteen years ago, the French<br />

School in Winnetka opened its<br />

doors to preschoolers. Recently,<br />

families of previous students<br />

(now in high school), reached out<br />

to the French School to express<br />

gratitude for their children’s<br />

solid foundation in French. Former<br />

French School students have<br />

placed into high-level French<br />

courses in high school, placed<br />

in the top 1 percent on the National<br />

French Exam (Le Grand<br />

Concours), scored 5’s on the<br />

Advanced Placement French<br />

test, and even obtained a perfect<br />

800 on the SAT Single Subject<br />

French test.<br />

The long-term benefits of acquiring<br />

a foreign language at<br />

an early age are numerous, and<br />

when students get a head start<br />

and view foreign language learning<br />

as a joy rather than a burden,<br />

it is clear why families choose<br />

French immersion preschool for<br />

their children.<br />

Toddlers and preschoolers<br />

have an extraordinary ability<br />

to acquire and retain language.<br />

Their sponge-like brains are<br />

hardwired to learn languages –<br />

even several at the same time.<br />

This doesn’t last forever though.<br />

Based on research, the critical<br />

period for acquiring language<br />

naturally only lasts until about<br />

age six. It’s no surprise then<br />

that immersion preschools are<br />

gaining popularity; they’re the<br />

best and easiest way to achieve<br />

language fluency and native accents!<br />

Here’s why they work:<br />

Total Immersion<br />

Just as you learned to speak<br />

English, acquiring a foreign<br />

language requires frequent exposure,<br />

practice and interaction<br />

with native speakers. Preschool<br />

immersion programs work because<br />

they are all language all<br />

the time. From snack time to story<br />

time, preschoolers are continuously<br />

exposed to the language,<br />

developing their French skills effortlessly.<br />

Remember, you didn’t<br />

learn English by attending a couple<br />

of lessons a week!<br />

Natural Setting<br />

Whether they are painting,<br />

having a snack, playing outdoors<br />

or baking a cake, preschoolers<br />

are exposed to a variety of settings<br />

accompanied by fun, ageappropriate<br />

activities. These<br />

experiences help internalize language<br />

and create natural links to<br />

new vocabulary.<br />

Native Speakers<br />

When taught by native speakers,<br />

children attending immersion<br />

schools effortlessly adopt<br />

native accents as they have a<br />

remarkable ability to imitate<br />

sounds. Later in life, children can<br />

intermingle with natives without<br />

sounding like foreigners.<br />

Repetition<br />

Children never tire of singing<br />

their favorite songs or listening<br />

to their favorite stories, and<br />

this repetition is critical for true<br />

language mastery. Parents often<br />

report their children frequently<br />

sing in French at home.<br />

One-on-One<br />

Small class sizes, combined<br />

with caring and experienced<br />

teachers, provide the individualized<br />

attention necessary for preschoolers<br />

to take risks, explore,<br />

and make new discoveries.<br />

Ready to see immersion preschoolers<br />

in action? The French<br />

School creates a warm and nurturing<br />

environment where children,<br />

as early as age two, acquire<br />

French naturally while growing<br />

in knowledge. The French<br />

School prepares children to<br />

be tomorrow’s global citizens<br />

through a curriculum that creates<br />

awareness about diversity and<br />

our world with the added benefits<br />

of being part of a worldwide<br />

network of French schools that<br />

follow the renowned French National<br />

Curriculum. To learn more<br />

about advantages of early second<br />

language acquisition, visit the<br />

benefits page at FrenchSchool-<br />

Winnetka.com. We invite you<br />

to come to the French School in<br />

Winnetka and see for yourself<br />

how natural and easy it is for<br />

preschoolers to learn French!<br />

Submitted by French School, 564<br />

Green Bay Road, Winnetka, IL<br />

60093, (847) 501-5885, frenchinstitutens.com/school.<br />

North<br />

Shore<br />

Country<br />

Day<br />

Chicagoland’s vibrant,<br />

engaging independent<br />

school for junior<br />

kindergarten<br />

through grade 12.<br />

nscds.org/welcome<br />

K-12 Application Deadline |FEBRUARY 1<br />

310 Green Bay Road, Winnetka, Illinois 60093 |847.441.3313 |admissions@nscds.org

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