March 28, 2022 – Camino Nuevo Charter Academy is pleased to announce that it has received a $186,200 grant from the Emerging Bilingual Collaborative, a sponsored project of the New Venture Fund backed by a coalition of five California-based philanthropic funders, to support the implementation of high-quality instructional practices for Multilingual Learners, from pre-K through Grade 3.
Camino Nuevo Charter Academy’s vision for this project is to provide our educators at our three bilingual campuses with high-quality, research-based, standards-aligned professional learning opportunities. For this project, we are also focused on implementing our new English and Spanish language curriculum effectively and supporting our students’ growth. We are also proud to partner with TNTP to develop teacher-led professional learning communities (PLCs) in which grade-alike peers can collaborate, co-plan, examine student work, share best practices, and problem solve around common challenges.
“In the long-term, this investment into professional learning systems sets our schools up to become a model for high-quality bilingual instruction and provides an avenue for transforming entire communities through responsive, student-centered education.”
– Adriana Abich, CEO of Camino Nuevo Charter Academy
Multilingual Learners is an umbrella term that includes both Dual Language Learners (children up to age 5) and English Learners (students in the K-12 system). California is home to more than 3 million Multilingual Learners, the largest in the nation.
In September 2021, Early Edge California and partners created the Multilingual Learning Toolkit, an online hub that features a vetted selection of resources and best practices specifically for educators, administrators, and teacher education faculty whose work supports educators pre-K through Grade 3. The toolkit was created in collaboration with researchers, practitioners, advocacy organizations state agencies, and philanthropic organizations from California and across the nation. This grant will support Camino Nuevo Charter Academy’s work to integrate instructional practices and resources from the toolkit into their educator professional learning systems.
About the Emerging Bilingual Collaborative
The Emerging Bilingual Collaborative, a sponsored project of New Venture Fund, was established in 2019 to support educators to deliver high-quality instruction to Multilingual Learners attending PreK through Grade 3. The Emerging Bilingual Collaborative is supported by the California Community Foundation, Heising-Simons Foundation, James B. McClatchy Foundation, Silver Giving Foundation, and Sobrato Philanthropies. The Collaborative’s work is informed by an in-depth analysis, conducted by Education First, of pressing needs across the state and consultations with leading experts on ML research, policy and practice.
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