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In 2020, The Center for the Advancement of Languages,

Education and Communities took on the exciting task of

hosting webinars and workshops to educate and empower

multilingual families and linguistic communities. Faced

with the COVID-19 pandemic, CALEC’s work this year

particularly focused on establishing virtual resources to

bolster its organizational mission. 2020 saw the release of

new books and translations from CALEC’s publishing arm,

TBR Books. CALEC significantly ramped up its

publications, podcasts, and webinar opportunities and found

new ways to honor its commitment to multilingualism.

Looking to the year ahead, CALEC plans to build on the

momentum gained in 2020. By expanding TBR Books’

catalogue with diverse authors on a wide range of subjects

centering multilingualism, forming new partnerships

around the world, and providing beneficial resources to

more linguistic and cultural communities, CALEC will

advance its goal of creating a world where every child can

grow up bilingual.

A year of opportunity and growth...T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

2020 ANNUAL REPORT | THE CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LANGUAGES, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITIES

2020 Annual Report

INTRODUCTION - 1

MISSION STATEMENT - 2

TBR BOOKS - 3

HIGHLIGHTS - 5

COMMUNICATION - 6

PARTNERSHIPS - 7

NEW AUTHORS - 4

OUR THANKS - 8

To provide information, coaching, support, and

tools to multilingual families seeking to create

language programs and advance cross-cultural

understanding in their schools.

To support diverse communities through

education, coaching, advocacy, knowledge sharing

and international connections.

To publish and distribute research papers, books,

resources, and case studies with a focus on

innovative ideas for education, language, and

culture.

To support and promote authors, researchers, and

artists engaged in multilingual education, the

advancement of languages and linguistic

communities, and cultural development.

To sponsor, host, and/or participate in events and

activities that promote language education and

cultural development.

Our goals are:

The Center for the Advancement of Languages, Education, and

Communities is a nonprofit organization with a focus on

multilingualism, cross-cultural understanding, and the

dissemination of ideas. Our mission is to empower multilingual

families and linguistic communities through education, knowledge,

and advocacy.

MISSION STATEMENT


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TBR BOOKS

With six new publications and translations, TBR Books, CALEC's publishing arm,

advanced its mission to engage diverse communities on topics surrounding

education, languages, cultural history, and social initiatives. From The Gift of

Languages ’ explorations of multilingualism’s shifting landscape in the classroom to

the recounting of generational sagas in The Other Shore, TBR Books has broadened

its horizons to spread new ideas and provide resources to an ever growing number

of linguistic and cultural communities.

A year of expansion...

TBR Books introduced its 2020 Catalog, a 27-page document that highlights our current

publications, as well as new ones announced for 2021. By diversifying and growing its

catalog,TBR Books plans to improve its impact and maximize its reach with nuanced

and inspiring ideas and stories celebrating multilingualism. The 2020 Catalog is

available to download at calec.org/catalog


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2020 Publications

2020 Catalogue

J A N E F L A T A U R O S S ,

TWO CENTURIES OF

FRENCH EDUCATION IN

NEW YORK

S P E C I A L R E C O G N I T I O N

T O O U R T R A N S L A T O R S :

R E N A T A S O M A R

H A G A R M O U S T A F A

R A P H A E L L E E T O U N D I

L E D I A N A B R A G A

M A J D S A R A H

J O S E P H N T H U M B A

S T E F A N I A P U X E D D U

Y U A N C H E N

P E D R O C A P I T A N I

A B I G A I L S A N C H E Z

L U C H E N

L A Y L A T A B B A L

NEW AUTHORS

B A R B A R A G O L D O W S K Y

IMMIGRANT DREAMS

R H O N D A B R O U S S A R D

ONE GOOD QUESTION

D E A N A S O B E L L E D E R M A N

RAINBOWS, MASKS , AND

ICE CREAM

S A B I N E L A N D O L T

CAN WE AGREE TO

DISAGREE?

M A Y A A N G E L A S M I T H

SÉNÉGAL À L ’ÉTRANGER

A G A T H E L A U R E N T

CAN WE AGREE TO

DISAGREE?

V I C K I E F R É M O N T

THE HUMMINGBIRD

PROJECT


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New York Bilingual Fair

Multilingual Education Fair in DC

Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

The Bilingual Revolution at Mercy College and at St. John’s University

The Bilingual Revolution Webinars with the Coalition of Community-Based

Heritage Language Schools, with CIES Language Issues SIG, with the French

Embassy in the U.S., and with the European Commission in Brussels

Can We Agree to Disagree Discussion - Houston Chamber of Commerce

Looking Toward the Future: Championing Bilingual Education Webinar with NYU

Steinhardt and with D'Une Langue A l'Autre

Fabrice Jaumont Interviews with the OFALYCEE Podcast

La Rivoluzione Multiculturale bilingue, the Italian way Webinar with Fabrice

Jaumont & Antonella Sorace

Bastille Day with the FPA

HIGHLIGHTS

Adjusting to a new normal in 2020...

As the entire world has worked to adapt to the challenges that 2020 has posed the

CALEC team persists in its mission to educate and advocate for multilingualism.

Many in person events were cancelled, however, CALEC was able to reach many

more people through virtual webinars and events than normal.

L a R i v o l u z i o n e M u l t i c u l t u r a l e B i l i n g u e W e b i n a r w i t h

I n I T A L I A N O , F a b r i c e J a u m o n t & A n t o n e l l a S o r a c e


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COMMUNICATION

In 2020 CALEC has introduced new social media sites like Linkedin, Pinterest,

TikTok and Instagram to communicate with a larger audience. Our team members

use social media as an advocacy tool to increase the awareness of bilingual

education and deliver valuable sources of information. In the year of global

pandemic, CALEC has been honored to work more closely with our publishing

authors and see them promoting our collaborative work in media streams.

CALEC reaches diverse audiences on different platforms, aiming to target diverse

communities like the professionals (teachers, education professionals, etc.) on

Linkedin, younger audience on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, and teachers and

women on Pinterest.


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Austin Macauley Publishers UAE

Ingram

French Morning

The Consulate General of Poland

Polish Cultural Institute

New York City Council

The Goethe-Institut New York

Dobra Szkoła Nowy Jork

D’une Langue A L’autre (Dulala)

In Italiano

CALEC was honored to work with the following partners:

Publishing/Media

Government Agencies

Non-Profit Organizations

We would like to thank our partners for their commitment to advancing the

bilingual revolution.

PARTNERSHIPS

CALEC has established a number of partnerships with

organizations equally committed to the advancement of dual-

language education and multilingualism. Our partners enable us to

better reach communities with our message and resources...


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CALEC would like to wholeheartedly thank its supporters, patrons,

and friends for an incredible year of learning and growing. Without

the following people, our work would not be possible...

- CHAMS LINKPON

- SCHAULEH SAHBA

- EUNJOO FEASTER

- VIRGIL DE VOLDÈRE

- DIANA LIMONGI

- LAVINIA LORCH

- SYLVIA WELLHOEFER

- GILLES BRANSBOURG

- MAJD SARAH

- LU CELIA CHEN

- STEVE NORMAN

- MARION GUERRIERO

- ISABELLE REFOUNI

- MARY ANN HANSEN

- STEFANIA PUXEDDU

- NATHALIE CHARLES

- CATHERINE PÉTILLON

- ANDREW CLARK

- RENATA SOMAR

- LAETITIA ATLANI-

DUAULT

- CHRISTINE HÉLOT

- ELISABETH SHOVER

- OFELIA GARCÍA

- DAVID OUIMET

- EUGENIA FEOKTISTOVA

FABRICE JAUMONT, CHAIR

JANE FLATAU ROSS, VICE CHAIR

SKIP HALE, TREASURER

DARCEY HALE, SECRETARY

TEBOHO MOJA

- FERNANDA AGUERO

- JOCELYN FAHLEN

- ZHANIYA MARATOVA

- JOSEPH NTHUMBA

- EVAN LIM

- HAGAR MOUSTAFA

- TOM DESCARPENTRIES

- SOPHIKO JAJANASHVILI

- ELISABETH MCCOUGHLIN

- YUAN CHEN

- ANDREW PALMACCI

- KAMILIA SAMIH

- CHARLELIE FINET

- LAYLA TABBAL

- SOPHIA MAZUROWSKI

- BENJAMIN LISTMAN

- ALINA PAP

- RAPHAELLE ETOUNDI

- ANTOINE LEVANT

- VALENTINE DELBECQUE

- JUSTINE LEMAN

- BAPTISTE BROUTIN

- TOM VANDELANNOITTE

- CHARLES COUBRONNE


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OUR THANKS

CALEC Advisory Committee

CALEC Board of Trustees

2020 CALEC Interns

Documents

CALEC Annual Reportlediana braga majd sarah joseph nthumba stefania puxeddu yuan chen pedro capitani abigail sanchez lu chen layla tabbal n e w a u t h o r s barbara goldowsky i m