CGI Houston to partner with HISD for Hindi Language school

One of the largest public school system in the US is planning to introduce Texas's first Hindi dual language school, a move that could benefit the country's significant Indian-American population.
With over 200,000 students and 276 schools, Houston Independent School District (HISD) will partner with the Consulate General of India (CGI) here for the Hindi Dual Language Immersion Programme.
Consul General Harish Parvathaneni expressed his readiness to assist HISD with teaching and curricular materials and with an ongoing partnership to provide appropriate cultural milieu to the students of the proposed programme.
After running one of the longest Hindi language classroom programme for over 25 years at Bellaire High School, HISD Superintendent of Schools Terry B. Grier announced an ambitious programme to launch a Hindi Dual Language Immersion Magnet School Programme by next year - probably one of the first Hindi Language Immersion Programmes in the US.

Harish also met with senior HISD officials to express the appreciation and full support of the Government of India and of the Consulate to being a strong partner with HISD for the success of this new initiative.
"It is a wonderful opportunity for us to partner with and assist HISD's unique Hindi Language School," Harish told PTI.
"With a significant population of the Indian-American community in the Greater Houston Area, many of whom are Hindi-speaking, and the ever growing economic engagement between Houston and India, the proposed Programme would help students not only be bilingual and bi-literate, but also opens a new cultural dimension to understand India - an ancient civilisation and a modern country that is an important partner and friend of the US.

"This will inculcate critical thinking and analytical skills, help students appreciate Indian culture and equip them with a marketable asset as they progress in their professional lives and careers," he added.