Follow Mandarin Immersion Parents Council, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/mandarin-immersion-parents-council Thu, 01 Jun 2023 06:43:03 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOxxQ8NR2erL9Gw5Ur-z5Bww Please see a lovely photo spread here from the Mandarin immersion program at Paradise Valley Elementary School in Casper, Wyoming.]]> Wed, 24 May 2023 15:25:50 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOxxQ8NR2erL9Gw5Ur-z5Bww https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOzgD8yuDTZtpJNaYRWadcX6 The Los Angeles Times BY JEONG PARK, ANH DO MAY 5, 2023 5 AM PT In the relaxed cadences of her native Taiwan, Kelly Chuang instructed her students to repeat after her. “Wo bu shi taiwan ren. Wo shi meiguo ren” — “I’m not Taiwanese. I’m American.” She projected the written Chinese for the phrases onto a whiteboard. “Taiwan” […]]]> Tue, 16 May 2023 05:21:49 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOzgD8yuDTZtpJNaYRWadcX6 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOw-zkXSQpzL2WW0GqTRQSgk Every once in a while a new school pops up on my radar and I think, wait, what? Wasn’t there another school in that same location? Then I check my list and realize there was. I’m grateful to the Silicon Valley International School for having such a nice history section on its website to make […]]]> Fri, 05 May 2023 21:43:20 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOw-zkXSQpzL2WW0GqTRQSgk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOwncFSq8Aq39BKeetMRuZbW District Superintendent says students in the program “underperform expectations both academically and behaviorally.” The Daily News, Feb. 25, 2023 By Cory Smith GREENVILLE — A second-language curriculum that has been utilized to teach students how to read and speak Mandarin for more than a decade at Greenville Public Schools is now scheduled to be phased […]]]> Sun, 30 Apr 2023 03:10:07 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOwncFSq8Aq39BKeetMRuZbW https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOxJsw1ZnuPN4XtuT6pSmY81 Lafayette Daily Advertiser, Lousiana By William Taylor Potter April 6, 2023 About a dozen students from Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School wowed attendees at Wednesday’s Lafayette Parish School Board meeting when they recited the Pledge of Allegiance. Why was their recitation so awe-inspiring? They did it in Mandarin Chinese. The students were part of the […]]]> Thu, 13 Apr 2023 17:09:09 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOxJsw1ZnuPN4XtuT6pSmY81 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOz2YmkKokv4hX1d0VB8z-7c Stonebrae’s Mandarin Dual Language Immersion Program MANDARIN DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION STONEBRAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL The Stonebrae Mandarin Immersion Program started in 2007–2008 school year.  We offer a 50/50 instructional model from kindergarten through 6th grade.  Students spend half their day learning in English and the other half learning in Mandarin.   Please see the video here:]]> Tue, 04 Apr 2023 17:33:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOz2YmkKokv4hX1d0VB8z-7c https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOwRGQJiTaQcRN6jHbRcHw3s West County Mandarin School (WCMS) is a Mandarin immersion, International Baccalaureate (IB) school located in Pinole, California.  WCMS is the first Mandarin immersion public school in California to earn the acclaimed authorization as an IB school.  WCMS opened on August 21, 2017 with three kindergarten classes, and it will grow to K-6 by adding a […]]]> Sun, 26 Mar 2023 20:37:08 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOwRGQJiTaQcRN6jHbRcHw3s https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOy9VlW_my38HwX50KYzL9tX SCHOOL NEWS – New principal takes over at Barnard Mandarin Magnet Elementary School   by San Diego NEWS staff  September 29, 2022 Kinglsey Chao moved from New York to San Diego in August to become the principal of Barnard Mandarin Magnet Elementary School. Chao said he and his older brother are “first generation Chinese Americans.” His […]]]> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 01:01:21 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOy9VlW_my38HwX50KYzL9tX https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOwAZ_JHIvGjyiuZukmJ4mr4 Students at Orion Alternative School (formerly John Gill Elementary) in Redwood City, California took home prizes in this year’s Chinese Bridge Competition. The speech, poetry reading and talent competition is sponsored by the Chinese Consulate of San Francisco and took place in June. You can see some of the award-winning performances here.]]> Mon, 06 Mar 2023 20:24:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOwAZ_JHIvGjyiuZukmJ4mr4 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOz9ZwDrzT7ALbb9ICM-PHur As school district fight post-COVID student losses, dual language immersion programs can be a powerful force to attract families, even from other districts. According to the article below: From the very beginning, the program began to attract students from outside the district. This year, 39 students from outside the district are enrolled in the Vietnamese […]]]> Sat, 25 Feb 2023 01:01:46 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOz9ZwDrzT7ALbb9ICM-PHur https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOxnpjmwsB911htLdxSOwF-n The Music, Math Multilingual Christian Academy opened in Greenville, South Carolina this year, offering Mandarin immersion for Kindergarten through 5th grade. The school’s website says “We equip students to become competent global leaders who strive for academic excellence, moral character, community involvement, and love for Christ.” This makes it only the second Christian, Bible-based Mandarin […]]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2023 03:14:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOxnpjmwsB911htLdxSOwF-n https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOzC9vUEGlKxSUGT5aWO9DEx Located in a suburb of Kansas City, the Blue Valley Schools’ inaugural language immersion program began in the 2017-18 school year at Wolf Springs Elementary. A second Chinese Immersion site, Valley Park Elementary, welcomed its inaugural class during the 2018-19 school year. The district has said there was strong community interest in Chinese, it’s a […]]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2023 18:44:41 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOzC9vUEGlKxSUGT5aWO9DEx https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOzrD5_c7tBr5M4HQhe4ZUzd A nice essay about one northern California family’s first five years in Mandarin immersion. Thanks to Devra for allowing me to repost her essay. When we enrolled our daughter in a Mandarin immersion charter school five years ago, no one in our family could speak a word of Chinese. We have no family connections or […]]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2023 03:47:41 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOzrD5_c7tBr5M4HQhe4ZUzd https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOwf0bwv23pbT84HQhe4ZUzd 新年快乐! 春节快乐! Happy year of the Rabbit. Lunar New Year is a time to visit family, eat special foods, make dumplings, hand out red envelopes or see a special program at your Mandarin immersion school. Here in San Francisco, where 33% of students are Asian, it’s also an official school holiday The glory of Chinese New Year […]]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2023 00:21:42 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOwf0bwv23pbT84HQhe4ZUzd https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOxKW5tHzploazRQaTQYXBS9 Out of 356 California Distinguished Schools announced this month by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, nine were either Mandarin or Cantonese immersion. They include: Alameda Yu Ming Charter, K – 8 Alameda County Office of Education El Dorado Hills Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion Charter, K – 8 Buckeye Union School District Palo Alto Ohlone […]]]> Fri, 13 Jan 2023 19:44:37 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOxKW5tHzploazRQaTQYXBS9 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOxzkStGmB_YLWw5Ur-z5Bww Note that the Red Clay Consolidated School District has had a Mandarin immersion program for several years, but has chosen to phase it out due to low enrollment, according to the District. It appears enough parents want to continue to have Mandarin immersion available in the district that they’re trying to get a charter school […]]]> Sat, 07 Jan 2023 20:33:55 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOxzkStGmB_YLWw5Ur-z5Bww https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOzZu5xnBsQYfETXPGaG87AR This is a post from MassINC, a Massachusetts non-profit made up of civic and business leaders seeking to provide “accurate, thorough, and unbiased data to inform policymaking.” Their goal is to produce public policy research focused on building ladders to the middle class for all Massachusetts residents They define “gateway cities” as “Gateway Cities as […]]]> Wed, 21 Dec 2022 18:51:49 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOzZu5xnBsQYfETXPGaG87AR https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOxX0O-Wm5oWZEZPHFZJLI3I Anchorage School Board says immersion programs will not be cut to save money By Lex Yelverton, Anchorage Daily News Published: Nov. 16, 2022 ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – In a major update on the budget cuts that the Anchorage School District is considering, the Anchorage School Board announced that the district’s language immersion programs will not be axed. […]]]> Mon, 05 Dec 2022 01:03:33 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOxX0O-Wm5oWZEZPHFZJLI3I https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOxd7F1QkUWdFLmyhX6zo8SW I’ve just updated my Mandarin Immersion school list, which you can click on here. Below please find the most recent updates to the list, including additions, changes and deletions. As always, if you find an error, please contact me so I can correct it. School changes November 2022 update: Additions California: Hidden Valley Elementary in […]]]> Wed, 23 Nov 2022 03:22:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOxd7F1QkUWdFLmyhX6zo8SW https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOzusxyOOW7xGnKSkciKEY1s Learning another language at a young age in eastern Idaho Carly Flandro, IdahoEdNews.org RIGBY (IdahoEdNews.org) – Lorena Reyes remembers feeling different when she was a kindergartner. The daughter of Mexican immigrants, she only spoke Spanish, and there weren’t many other kids like her. “I felt like the odd duck out, like I didn’t belong,” she said. That […]]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2022 23:16:29 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/3BETxahxUOzusxyOOW7xGnKSkciKEY1s