Gutiérrez asks about partnerships with One World Project
Gutiérrez mentions One World Project's Spanish immersion program and asks how NYCPS works with existing providers. Branch describes bilingual education models including immersion, dual language, and transitional bilingual education.
So you referenced some of these, some other local providers that might be able to provide potential two-year-old, three-year-olds with some of these like multi-language experiences.
I know that we have Joanne here from One World Project.
I think I visited her site.
If you haven't, DC, you should.
But it's really a really thoughtful and wonderful program.
How are you all?
As you're thinking about potential expansion, how are you all working with a group like that that is already kind of doing this work?
And is there a communication when, for example, a parent goes to a school where this just doesn't exist, they really want it, or they're just not equipped necessarily?
Are there referrals to some of these providers in those instances?
That's a good question.
What I love about bilingual education is it's an umbrella with different models.
And one of the models that I know of that One World has is this Spanish immersion model, right?
So that's one model.
Then we've got the dual language model.
Then we've got transitional bilingual.
Those are different types of ways that we support students'home language.
But to answer your question, if we're thinking about expansion, then that also includes thinking about expanding the different type of models that we offer to our families, too.