My Dad left for Luxembourg today after spending a few days with us. He mentioned that his friend and colleague from the Ecole Ermesinde is now considering starting a new school which would have as a distinctive feature the early teaching of languages. It sounds like a great idea. I don't know the details but I feel learning multiple languages through immersion at the earliest age is immensely helpful to developing children's capacities and understanding. If you learn a language through immersion and at a young enough age you don't just learn a communication tool you acquire a slightly different way of thinking. Just imagine if all French school children had to learn arabic (for example) from the age of 5 to 9. I can't think of a better way to integrate people than to recognize who they are through their language.
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