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Written by Elizabeth Olson In March 2009, I went to the Chinese Language Bridge Cup Contest in San Francisco to watch my first grader participate in a poetry recital. He was contestant #478 – I couldn’t believe so many kids would show up on a Saturday morning to recite poetry! I saw a friend there…
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Congratulations to all our Jose Ortega and Starr King students who participated in the 6th Annual Confucius Institute Chinese Language Bridge Cup Competition. The names of winning Starr King and Jose Ortega students appear in the Painting/Drawing results for kindergarten and the Poetry Recital results for both native and non-native speakers. This year marks the…
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On February 27, 2010 Jose Ortega Elementary once again participated in San Francisco’s Chinese New Year parade. Fifty children from kindergarten through fifth grade marched in the event. They carried tiger-striped umbrellas and tiger themed posters, all of which were decorated by student volunteers. With assistance from parent Alex Hosmer, the children also created the…
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好久不见 (hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn, Long Time, No See) by a Jose Ortega parent At the close of the school year, SFUSD’s Mandarin Immersion program first graders from Starr King and Jose Ortega schools gathered at a San Francisco playground to play, picnic, and solve a little mystery. This was a special day because they…
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The 2008/2009 school year is almost over so we thought this would be a good opportunity to ask the Jose Ortega first grade Mandarin immersion students some questions about Chinese, the school year, and kid stuff in general. Here is what we found out… Age: 7 Favorite color: blue Favorite food: chicken nuggets Favorite subject:…
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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…
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Jose Ortega Elementary School, in the Ingleside neighborhood, has several openings in its 2nd grade Mandarin Immersion program for Fall 2009. Starr King Elementary School, on top of San Francisco’s Potrero hill, has several openings in its 3rd grade Mandarin Immersion program for Fall 2009. This would be an excellent opportunity for children who come…
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