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title: HWIS Blog | HudsonWay Immersion School | News
description: News | The Hudson Way Immersion School blog.
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- Parents
- [HWISPA (Parent Association)](https://hwis.org/parents/hwispa)
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- [Blog](https://blog.hwis.org/)
- Contact
- [New Jersey](https://hwis.org/contact-us/new-jersey/)
- [New York](https://hwis.org/contact-us/new-york/)
- Day School
- [Preschool](https://hwis.org/day-school/preschool)
- [Preschool Curriculum Overview](https://hwis.org/day-school/preschool/preschool-curriculum/)
- [Mandarin Immersion Preschool](https://hwis.org/day-school/preschool/mandarin-immersion-preschool/)
- [Spanish Immersion Preschool](https://hwis.org/day-school/day-school-preschool/spanish-immersion-preschool/)
- [Elementary](https://hwis.org/day-school/elementary)
- [Elementary Curriculum Overview](https://hwis.org/day-school/elementary/elementary-curriculum/)
- [Elementary Entry Program](https://hwis.org/day-school/elementary/elementary-entry-program/)
- [Mandarin Immersion Elementary](https://hwis.org/day-school/elementary/mandarin-immersion-elementary/)
- [Spanish Immersion Elementary](https://hwis.org/day-school/elementary/spanish-immersion-elementary/)
- After School
- [After School Language Classes](https://hwis.org/after-school-programs/after-school-language-classes/)
- Enrichment Program
- [New Jersey](https://hwis.org/after-school-programs/enrichment-classes-nj/)
- [New York](https://hwis.org/after-school-programs/enrichment-classes-ny/)
- Camps
- Summer @ HWIS
- [New Jersey](https://hwis.org/camps/nj)
- [New York](https://hwis.org/camps/ny)
- [Summer Abroad](https://hwis.org/camps/summer-abroad/)
- [Vacation Mini Camp](https://hwis.org/camps/spring-break-camp)
- Admissions
- Welcome
- [New Jersey](https://hwis.org/admissions/welcome/nj)
- [New York](https://hwis.org/admissions/welcome/ny)
- [How to Apply](https://hwis.org/admissions/apply-to-hwis/)
- [Financial Aid](https://hwis.org/admissions/financial-aid/)
- [Information Sessions](https://hwis.org/open-houses/)
- [Testimonials](https://hwis.org/testimonials/)
- About Us
- [What Is Immersion Education?](https://hwis.org/about-us/what-is-immersion-education/)
- [Leadership](https://hwis.org/about-us/our-team/)
- [HWIS at a Glance](https://hwis.org/about-us/hwis-at-a-glance/)
- [Our Graduates](https://hwis.org/our-graduates/)
- [Our Results](https://hwis.org/about-us/our-results/)
- [Careers](https://hwis.org/about-us/careers/)
- [FAQ](https://hwis.org/faq/)
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# The HWIS Blog
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- [In The Classroom](https://blog.hwis.org/topic/intheclassroom)
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[](https://blog.hwis.org/video-by-hwis-students-selected-to-enter-nyus-rock-that-movie-competition)
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June 17, 2019
## [Video by HWIS Students wins NYU's "Rock That Movie" competition](https://blog.hwis.org/video-by-hwis-students-selected-to-enter-nyus-rock-that-movie-competition)
[](https://blog.hwis.org/hwis-head-of-school-awarded-biculturalism-leadership-award)
HudsonWay Immersion School (HWIS)’s educational...
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May 23, 2019
## [HWIS Educational Director Awarded Biculturalism Leadership Award](https://blog.hwis.org/hwis-head-of-school-awarded-biculturalism-leadership-award)
[](https://blog.hwis.org/hwis-the-national-chinese-language-conference)
HudsonWay Immersion School's own Sharon Huang and...
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May 22, 2019
## [HWIS @ The National Chinese Language Conference](https://blog.hwis.org/hwis-the-national-chinese-language-conference)
[](https://blog.hwis.org/bilingualism-enhances-childrens-thinking)
**Knowledge about language.** Children learning...
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May 21, 2019
## [Three Ways Bilingualism Enhances Children’s Thinking](https://blog.hwis.org/bilingualism-enhances-childrens-thinking)
[](https://blog.hwis.org/what-is-immersion)
[MORE](https://blog.hwis.org/what-is-immersion)
April 23, 2019
## [What Is Immersion?](https://blog.hwis.org/what-is-immersion)
[](https://blog.hwis.org/infographic)
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April 16, 2019
## [Infographic: Foreign Language Immersion Education](https://blog.hwis.org/infographic)
[](https://blog.hwis.org/the-superior-social-skills-of-bilinguals)
From The New York Times:
[MORE](https://blog.hwis.org/the-superior-social-skills-of-bilinguals)
March 29, 2019
## [NYTimes: The Superior Social Skills of Bilinguals](https://blog.hwis.org/the-superior-social-skills-of-bilinguals)
[](https://blog.hwis.org/6-potential-brain-benefits-bilingual-education)
Anya Kamenetz, NPR journalist, wrote “[6 Potential...](http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/11/29/497943749/6-potential-brain-benefits-of-bilingual-education)
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March 8, 2019
## [6 Potential Brain Benefits of Bilingual Education](https://blog.hwis.org/6-potential-brain-benefits-bilingual-education)
[](https://blog.hwis.org/hwis-director-elizabeth-willaum-discusses-immersion-with-dnainfo)
From DNAinfo:
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March 7, 2019
## [HWIS Director Elizabeth Willaum discusses immersion with DNAinfo](https://blog.hwis.org/hwis-director-elizabeth-willaum-discusses-immersion-with-dnainfo)
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