Why is bilingual education important?

We also understand more clearly the importance of bilingual education to students' understanding of self and community. Nelson Mandela once said, "If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. read more

It makes sense that language boundaries should also come down and with help from our K-12 education system. Dual language programs show students a broader world view, whatever the native language of the student. A bilingual brain is a more powerful brain. read more

Bilingual education: brain insurance. In fact, there is ample research to show that bilingualism gives children social, linguistic and cognitive advantages over their peers. Bilingual children out-perform their monolingual peers in study after study. read more