These are the ones I know about. I’ve updated the full Mandarin list here as well.

New Mandarin immersion schools 2012-2013
Arizona Language Preparatory Phoenix AZ Private
All Souls School Alhambra CA Private
Seashore Academy Corona del Mar CA Charter
Marian Bergeson Elementary Languna Niguel CA Public
Fletcher Elementary School Orange CA Public
Aptos Middle School San Francisco CA Public
Presidio Knolls School San Francisco CA Private
McIlvaine Early Childhood Center Magnolia DE Public
Atlanta Trilingual Academy Atlanta GA Private
Omni International School Atlanta GA Private
International School of Louisiana New Orleans LA Charter
Zeeland Christian School Zeeland MI Private
St. Louis Immersion Schools: The Chinese School St. Louis MO Charter
Avenues: The World School New York NY Private
Mandarin Chinese Language Immersion Magnet School Bellaire TX Public
Alpine Elementary Alpine UT Public
Foothill Elementary Brigham City UT Public
Three Falls Elementary Hurricane UT Public
Renaissance Academy Lehi UT Charter
Bates Elementary North Ogden UT Public
Arrowhead Elementary Santa Clara UT Public
Riverview Elementary Saratoga Springs UT Public
Horizon Elementary Washington WA Public
Hope Chinese Charter School Portland OR Charter

Coming in 2013-2014

New Castle Elementary School Colonial School District New Castle DC Public K – 5
Kathleen Wilbur Elementary School Colonial School District Bear DE Public K – 5
John Downes Elementary Christina School District Newark DE public K – 5
Allen J. Frear Elementary School Rodney School District Camden DE Public K – 5
W.B. Simpson Elementry Rodney School District Camden DE Public K – 5
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7 responses to “24 new Mandarin immersion schools opened this year”

  1. Parents camp out overnight to enroll kids in Mandarin | Utah Mandarin Immersion Parents Council Avatar

    […] programs are a passing fad. For now, though, they continue to grow in popularity. Here’s a tally of new programs added in 2012-13 from the Mandarin Immersion Parent Council in San Francisco […]

  2. Nathan Yeung Avatar

    How do I start a mandarin immersion program in Dallas?

  3. Ella Avatar
    Ella

    G.L.O.B.E Academy, Public Charter, Dekalb County, GA – Fall 2013

  4. Kimberly Avatar
    Kimberly

    There is another Mandarin & Spanish Immersion Program in Costa Mesa, CA.
    Located in Orange County. You can find more information on the website. http://www.rschooloc.org/programs.html

    1. elizabethweise Avatar
      elizabethweise

      I can’t tell from their web site how many hours a day the students have Mandarin. Can you tell me, by grade?

  5. Sophia Avatar
    Sophia

    Getting ready to relocate to Dallas and I cannot believe in a city that size there are NO mandarin immersion schools. How does one go about starting one?

    1. Ernestina Avatar
      Ernestina

      I too am interested in starting one. What have you found out so far? We will move sooner if we had a good option for or elementary aged children

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