… Check the most recent NYTimes article on Bilingualism:"Why Bilinguals are Smarter" http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/opinion/sunday/the-benefits-of-bilingualism.html Looking forward many fun playdates!!  

We are native speaking mandarin teachers who believe language can be absorbed through natural interactions with Children. We are creating a unique community for you and your children, where your passions and experience for the language and culture are shared with your new friends. Our mandarin lesson is in the format of ‘PLAYDATE’. We ‘play’ with your children in Mandarin and expose your children to Chinese culture at the same time. In our inspiring environment, Mandarin is introduced to childre …

Our mission is to keep the Spanish language alive within our children by meeting up for playdates and other activities conducted in Spanish. Our written communications on the meetup pages are in English, but our meetups are held in Spanish. It is a place to meet bilingual and bicultural (Spanish/English speaking) families. Raising a bilingual child has its challenges: use our message boards to talk to one another about whatever comes up.  Members can also suggest meetups.  If you would like to h …

We are a group of German speaking moms from Long Island. We are looking for new members to extend our network of support for raising our children bilingual. We enjoy playdates, outings, mom's night out and sharing information and resources. Of course, we are also here to help support each other with the daily challenges and joys of raising young children. Wir freuen uns neue Mamas kennen zu lernen!