P A N G E A
Parents for a Global Education Association
Dear Cambridge Families,
Six of the nine (6 of 9) School Committee candidates participated in our forum on World Languages: Fran Cronin, Alfred Fantini, John Holland, Elechi Kadete, Patricia Nolan, and Mervan Osborne. One (1) candidate responded that she was a strong advocate for world languages, but was not able to answer the questions: Joyce Gerber. Two (2) candidates did not respond: Richard Harding and Kathleen Kelly.
We are grateful to have received responses from 6 candidates. We have enclosed these here in alphabetical order.
You can also find them on PANGEA’s website under latest updates: www.pangeacambridge.com
We have reached out to all the candidates and are hopeful that other responses will soon follow. If you know any of the candidates who have not responded and desire to hear their opinions on these issues, we’d encourage you to reach out to them and ask for their responses.
When we receive further responses, we will forward them along.
Sincerely,
Paul Ciampa, PANGEA member
Jane Chiang, PANGEA member
Fran Cronin responses (2 pg. PDF)
Fred Fantini responses (6 pg. PDF)
John Holland responses (4 pg. PDF)
Elechi Kadete responses (5 pg. PDF)
Patricia Nolan responses (11 pg. PDF)
Mervan Osborne responses (2 pg. PDF)
PANGEA is an organization of parents and community members advocating for the development, support, and promotion of language immersion programs in Cambridge for all children. We believe that effective cross-cultural and communication skills are integral to a global education. Language immersion programs are one way to fill that need. Strong world language programs can also provide these skills. Families should have the option of choosing the model that best fits their circumstances.