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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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Principal Mr. Rosenberg was a teacher at Starr King for eight years before becoming its principal five years ago, in 2003. He speaks English and Spanish and has learned to sing Happy Birthday in Chinese. He ably guides Starr King’s four strands — English, Spanish bilingual, Mandarin immersion and Special Education. “I like helping kids…
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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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If you’ve got kids headed for Mandarin immersion in the fall, you probably wake up in the middle of the night wondering “Am I doing the right thing for my child? Will they really learn Chinese?” Take heart, it does. Here are three examples from current Mandarin immersion parents. Abigail Son in…
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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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Speaking In Tongues: 4 kids, 4 languages, 1 city, 1 world Come see Starr King’s own Durrell Laury, one of the stars of this new documentary. The San Francisco Unified School District invites you to attend a special screening of the stunning documentary by San Francisco filmmakers Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneider. Speaking in Tongues…
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Coming up THIS SATURDAY is the Starr King Car Wash, BBQ and Bake Sale! Get your car washed! Eat some BBQ! Support Starr King students and teachers! Saturday, April 25th, 11am to 3pm $10 Basic wash (exterior) $20 Deluxe (with interior) Donations above the charge accepted! Get free BBQ with every wash! Bring the whole…
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