Bay Area Mandarin Immersion Programs
A reader of the MIPC blog recently told me she was interested in Mandarin education for her daughter. She is willing to consider either private or public school and is willing to move to a district if it offers a Mandarin immersion program. She asked for information about all the Mandarin programs in the bay area, so I have updated the “schools” page to include the ones I know. Please comment on this post of you know about other programs I have missed.
Of course Mandarin immersion is very popular and the programs are often oversubscribed, so families should do research and talk with a prospective school district before deciding to move. I have some personal experience with this. We tried to enroll our son in the Ohlone Mandarin immersion program in Palo Alto but found it was massively oversubscribed. We ended up moving to San Francisco and my son now attends Jose Ortega.
Two more private Mandarin bilingual schools are:
Yew Chung in Mountain View: http://www.ycis-sv.com/
Premier International in San Jose: http://www.pilamandarin.com/
Here’s one more in Cupertino if you didn’t get into CLIP.
We offer private and small group classes for children in Palo Alto. We are also offering more intensive summer daily class in our language center in Palo Alto. Please visit our website for more information about Mandarin class.
Hanlin Academy is located in Belmont and offers a wide range of levels for Mandarin instruction. Check the website or visit the school at 248 Harbor Blvd, Suite B, right off of 101. 650-226-3905