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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 />
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Chicagoland’s vibrant,<br />
engaging independent<br />
school for junior<br />
kindergarten<br />
through grade 12.<br />
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310 Green Bay Road, Winnetka, Illinois 60093 |847.441.3313 |admissions@nscds.org