The International Charter School of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA is a tri-lingual elementary school for children kindergarten to 5th grade living in Central Falls, Providence and Pawtucket. Created in 2001, ICS is built in an old bread factory. Attached to the school is Blackstone Academy. The students are trained to speak either English/Portuguese or English/Spanish, alternating languages every week.
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