{"id":44369,"date":"2016-02-02T04:07:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T08:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/independent-bilingual-school-celebrates-community-in-its-10th-year\/"},"modified":"2016-02-02T05:08:11","modified_gmt":"2016-02-02T09:08:11","slug":"escuela-independiente-y-bilingue-celebra-a-su-comunidad-en-su-decimo-ano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/escuela-independiente-y-bilingue-celebra-a-su-comunidad-en-su-decimo-ano\/","title":{"rendered":"Independent Bilingual School Celebrates Community in its 10th Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">OAKLAND, California<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Feb. 2, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Escuela Biling\u00fce Internacional announced today that it is celebrating its 10th year as an independent Spanish-English bilingual school. At EBI, students from pre-kinder through 8th grade learn to create innovative solutions for tomorrow&#8217;s problems through the inquiry-based International Baccalaureate programme. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m extremely proud to be a part of the EBI community and everything that has been achieved in 10 years. Our teachers, staff and parents all make this school an amazing place,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Jon Fulk<\/span>, Head of Escuela Biling\u00fce Internacional, which has campuses in <span class=\"xn-location\">Oakland&#8217;s<\/span> Rockridge district and <span class=\"xn-location\">Emeryville<\/span>. &#8220;We are focused on academic excellence as well as characteristics that are important for success in today&#8217;s society, such as diversity and international mindedness.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We first opened our doors in <span class=\"xn-chron\">September 2006<\/span> and were the first independent co-educational day school offering Spanish-English immersion to pre-kinder and elementary students in the Bay Area,&#8221; said Liza S\u00e1nchez, Director of Admissions and founder, Escuela Biling\u00fce Internacional. <\/p>\n<p>Key Milestones<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Opened its doors in <span class=\"xn-chron\">September 2006<\/span>. <\/li>\n<li>Expanded its facilities by acquiring a building in <span class=\"xn-location\">Emeryville<\/span>, opening that location in the fall of 2011. <\/li>\n<li>Authorized by the International Baccalaureate (IB) in 2011 to offer the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP). <\/li>\n<li>Applied in 2015 as a candidate school for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme. <\/li>\n<li>Received accreditation from the California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) through 2021, the maximum accreditation period possible <\/li>\n<li>In <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 2015<\/span>, celebrated the graduation of its first eighth grade class. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>About Escuela Biling\u00fce Internacional <br \/><\/b>The mission of Escuela Biling\u00fce Internacional is to provide an excellent Spanish-English bilingual education based on the highest international academic standards in an environment that thrives on diversity, fosters global citizenship, and develops the character necessary to recognize that cultural uniqueness is the touchstone of our common humanity. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebinternacional.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.ebinternacional.org<\/a> or Like us on Facebook <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ebinternacional\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ebinternacional\/<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p><b>Media Contact:<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>Liza S\u00e1nchez <br \/><span>510-653-3324<\/span> <br \/><a href=\"mailto:lsanchez@ebinternacional.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">lsanchez@ebinternacional.org<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">OAKLAND, California<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Feb. 2, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Escuela Biling\u00fce Internacional announced today that it is celebrating its 10th year as an independent Spanish-English bilingual school. 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