{"id":17228759,"date":"2024-11-18T16:21:26","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T21:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.efboston.org\/?page_id=17228759"},"modified":"2026-07-30T12:44:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T16:44:15","slug":"bilingual-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.efboston.org\/fr\/bilingual-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Bilingual Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#191362&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;12vw||7vw||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;14vw||10vw||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;30vw||10vw||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;align-items:center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Greed Condensed|800|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFA700&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Greed Condensed|800|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#f9f5ed&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Greed Condensed|800|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#f9f5ed&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Greed Condensed|800|||||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#f9f5ed&#8221; header_4_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; header_4_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;Greed Condensed|800|||||||&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#f9f5ed&#8221; header_5_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; header_5_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_6_font=&#8221;Greed Condensed|800|||||||&#8221; header_6_text_color=&#8221;#f9f5ed&#8221; header_6_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; header_6_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_text_align_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_text_align_phone=&#8221;center&#8221; header_text_align_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;48px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;48px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_3_font_size_tablet=&#8221;48px&#8221; header_3_font_size_phone=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_3_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_4_font_size_tablet=&#8221;48px&#8221; header_4_font_size_phone=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_4_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_5_font_size_tablet=&#8221;48px&#8221; header_5_font_size_phone=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_5_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_6_font_size_tablet=&#8221;48px&#8221; header_6_font_size_phone=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_6_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>A Bilingual School in Boston Built on French Immersion<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_body_font||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#F9F5ED&#8221; text_orientation_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_orientation_phone=&#8221;center&#8221; text_orientation_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>From the beginning, EFB has been a bilingual school in Boston built on French immersion. 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