Bilingual Learning

Our community brings together a diverse array of families, including those from German speaking countries, those with German heritage, and many families who do not speak any German at home but simply wish to give their children the gift of multilingualism.

Whatever their background, our students become confident speakers of English and German. Starting in sixth grade, they add a third language, either French or Spanish.

Numerous scientific studies have established that the benefits of bilingual education extend far beyond simply being able to communicate in another language. These benefits include:

• Enhanced cognitive development · Bilingual students' cognitive skills exceed those of their monolingual peers in areas such as reading, math, logic, reasoning, and abstract thinking.

• Better focus · Research shows that bilinguals are better at filtering out irrelevant information, an essential skill in today's distraction-filled world.

• Nimble minds · Switching between languages increases flexibility in students' thinking when approaching problems.
  

• Better multitasking · Bilingual students' enhanced executive function means they outperform their monolingual peers when asked to juggle multiple tasks at once.

• Career success · Research demonstrates that employers prefer to hire multilingual employees and that multilinguals earn more than their monolingual peers.

• Lifelong cognitive health benefits · Bilingualism can prevent, mitigate, and delay the effects of disease and brain injury including stroke, dementia, and Alzheimer's disease.

• New York Times: Why Bilinguals Are Smarter
• National Public Radio: 6 Potential Brain Benefits Of Bilingual Education

• Spiegel (German): Bilingualer Unterricht macht Schüler in Mathe besser

• Süddeutsche Zeitung (German): Kinderleicht: Zweisprachig aufzuwachsen, ist fast immer ein Gewinn