Mandarin immersion in Rigby, Idaho
November 22, 2022
Learning another language at a young age in eastern Idaho
Carly Flandro, IdahoEdNews.org
RIGBY (IdahoEdNews.org) – Lorena Reyes remembers feeling different when she was a kindergartner.
The daughter of Mexican immigrants, she only spoke Spanish, and there weren’t many other kids like her.
“I felt like the odd duck out, like I didn’t belong,” she said.
That feeling stayed with her until she met her fourth grade teacher – a Spanish speaker like her. Inspired and less alone, Reyes dreamed of leading her own classroom one day.
Years later, she is.
Please read more here.
And here‘s a nice story about the students going to visit Boise State University for the day.
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