The Fair
More than 50 exhibitors in New York
For the fair’s 6th edition in New York, more than 50 companies and organizations will be presenting their offers to parents and families.
Kids' activities
Music writing workshop for French-speaking children
While you are visiting the fair, your kids will have access to multiple free activities to keep them entertained (in multiple languages!).
This year, French rapper Hippocampe Fou will be leading a workshop for French-speaking children. 20 lucky kids will be able to take part in one of two sessions: one for children from 8 to 11 years old, and another for kids from 12 to 15 years old.
New York
Fordham University School of Law
150 West 62nd Street
New York, NY
November 23, 2019
10:00 AM – 04:00 PM
50+ exhibitors
Schools, after-schools, camps, publishers
Buy Your Tickets
$5 right now, $10 at door
This Year's Panels & Presentations Schedule
We are organizing panels and presentations about bilingual education for all parents interested in learning more about how useful it is and how to ensure their children have access to its benefits. Here are the panels and presentations planned for this year’s edition.
# | Session | Speakers | Time | Venue |
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1 | Bilingualism and multiculturalism in Public Schools | Mark Levine, Lucas Liu, Dr. Dawn Best, Dr. Alison Alexander, Annavaleria Guazzieri | 10:30 to 11:30 | Conf. Room |
2 | Navigating Special Education in New York City and the Bilingual Child with Special Needs | Jenny Prince, Angela Gigliotti Manessis, Sheila Blachman, Ellen McHugh, Shanitah Young | 11:45 to 12:45 | Conf. Room |
3 | Trials and Tribulations of maintaining minority languages alive : the example of Sardinian, Catalan, Alsatian and Breton languages | Thierry Kranzer, Marie-Reine Jezequel, Francesco Fadda, Giuseppe Corongiu, Daniel Parcerisas | 11:45 to 12:45 | Conf. Room |
4 | Award Ceremony with Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer | Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer | 1:00 to 1:30 | Conf. Room |
5 | Raising happy kids between cultures and languages | Mariam Ottimofiore Navaid, Sharon Schanzer | 1:30 to 2:30 | Conf. Room |
6 | Singing and speaking: reciprocal influences of music and language in early childhood development and learning | Evelyn Troester De Graf, Meryl Sole, Claudia Calì, Adriana Diaz Donoso, Valentine Biollay | 2:45 to 3:45 | Conf. Room |
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