South Carolina Mandarin immersion charter going strong

Fox Carolina By Brookley Cromer
Published: Mar. 22, 2022 at 4:25 PM PDT
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – Is your child interested in learning a second language? A Greenville charter school is offering something that’s rare in South Carolina and enrollment is open for next year.
Speaking a second language is second nature for students at East Link Academy, a Chinese-immersion public charter school for elementary and middle school students.
“I feel like if my son learns a language like Mandarin, which is really hard and difficult to learn, he can learn any language after that,” parent Jeanne Boughner said.
Students in K-4 through 8th grade learn Mandarin through body language, visuals, and facial expressions.
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