Our Guest: Gabrielle Kotkov
Show Notes
Gabrielle Kotkov joins the podcast to discuss starting a dual language Montessori program. She explains the different models of bilingual education and why the enrichment model is her recommended program structure. Gabrielle describes things to consider when starting a dual language Montessori program, and how to transition an existing monolingual Montessori environment into a dual language environment. Tamara describes Greenspring’s journey in creating its own dual language program.
About our Guest
Gabrielle Kotkov
Founder of Multilingual Montessori
Gabrielle Kotkov is an AMI 3-6 Montessori educator, consultant, the founder of Multilingual Montessori and the host of the Multilingual Montessori Podcast. She has worked in Montessori schools in NYC, London, and Austin, Texas. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Italian from Vassar College, a Master’s Degree in Child Studies from Linköping University in Sweden and a TESOL Certificate from Teachers College Columbia University. As a recipient of a Fulbright Grant, she spent a year teaching English to Italian high-schoolers in Catania, Sicily. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.
Resources
Multilingual Montessori
Website: https://multilingualmontessori.org
Instagram: https://instagram.com/multilingual.montessori
Podcast: https://multilingualmontessori.org/podcast
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