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The Khalil Gibran International Academy is a public school in Brooklyn, New York City, New York that opened in September 2007 with about 60 sixth grade students. As the first English-Arabic public school in the country to offer a curriculum emphasizing the study of Arabic language and culture, it has been placed at the centre of controversy by opponents〔 Khalil Gibran, the school's namesake, was a Lebanese-American Christian Maronite poet. The committee that designed the school included the original principal Debbie Almontaser (a former teacher and community activist) and several nonprofit groups, including Lutheran Medical Center, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, the Salaam Club of New York, and the lead partner, the (Arab American Family Support Center ), a Brooklyn-based nonprofit. == Premise == The school's stated mission is Further, the federal government has stated that the country is in critical need of Arabic and Chinese speakers, and grants have been given out for schools teaching those subjects. Modern Arabic language is a dialect continuum with two dozen varieties that might be considered languages in their own right. They are the majority language in 20 countries of the Arab world, which has a population of some 325 million people. The BBC reports that some attendees have joined to reconnect with their families' culture and homeland; others, with no Arab or Muslim background, because they believe learning the language will give them a valuable skill.〔(New York Arabic school sparks row ) - BBC News. Thursday, 6 September 2007〕 A Brooklyn College professor, Moustafa Bayoumi, says that "It's not uncommon for Arab students to feel isolated — I think (school is ) seen as a foothold" and that he believes that the school is making them feel more at home in the city.〔(New Brooklyn School To Offer Middle East Studies ) - New York Sun - March 7, 2007〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Khalil Gibran International Academy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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