NYC's Premier Early Childhood Foreign Language Program Introduces Packaged Curriculum For Schools And Parents Nationwide

NEW YORK, March 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Carousel of Languages, New York City's leading early childhood foreign language immersion program, has announced the release of a packaged curriculum for schools and parents across the nation.  The comprehensive Carousel Teaching System, developed by a global team of educators, linguists and illustrators, is based on a multi-sensory methodology of learning through verbal, visual and tactile association.  Successfully utilized in Carousel classrooms for 15 years, the Carousel Teaching System has been customized for a large classroom setting to support and supplement the growing need for early childhood foreign language learning.  

"Parents and educators are responding to research about the profound educational advantage and intellectual stimulation gained from learning a foreign language at a very young age," said Patrizia Saraceni Corman, founder of Carousel of Languages.  "We're on a mission to change the landscape of early childhood foreign language education in the US.  Our Carousel Teaching System is designed to provide educators with the tools and support needed to implement a successful language program for their young students." 

The Brick Church School, one of the leading pre-schools in New York City, will be the first to implement the Carousel Teaching System as they introduce the Spanish language curriculum for the upcoming 2014-15 school year.  "We are thrilled to collaborate with Carousel of Languages and offer a Spanish language program to our students," said Lydia Spinelli, Director of The Brick Church School.  "We've been working closely with the Carousel team to implement a curriculum that will immerse our children in Spanish through age-appropriate props, interactive tools, delightful songs and logical thinking activities."

Carousel also introduced their first app, Carousel of Languages Coloring Alphabet, developed in conjunction with Night & Day Studios (creators of the iconic Peekaboo Barn app), which engages children in interactive coloring and audio learning.  The new app is rich in linguistic exploration of Italian, French, Spanish, Mandarin, Russian, Hebrew and English.  Alphabet posters, with custom illustrations created exclusively in France, are also available in seven different languages.  Additional apps and iBooks will be available for each theme to provide audio and pronunciation support.

"Providing early childhood foreign language educational products is at the core of our mission," added Saraceni Corman.  "We're taking the most effective, successful components of our program and making it accessible to educators and parents nationwide."

For more information on the Carousel Teaching System, please visit: carousellanguages.com/cts.html

The Coloring Alphabet app is available for $1.99 from carousellanguages.com/apps.html or iTunes at itunes.apple.com/us/app/carousel-languages-coloring/id795355210?mt=8. 

Alphabet posters can be purchased from Amazon.com for $28.  For more information, please visit:  carousellanguages.com/boutique.html or amazon.com/gp/product/B00HQIRZDO

About Carousel of Languages
Founded by Patrizia Saraceni Corman in 1999, Carousel of Languages is an early childhood foreign language program offering immersion programs in Italian, French, Spanish, Mandarin, Russian, Hebrew and English.  The Carousel Teaching System is a comprehensive early childhood foreign language curriculum based on a proprietary method of multi-sensory learning through verbal, visual and tactile association.  For more information about our products and services, please visit http://www.carousellanguages.com 

SOURCE Carousel of Languages