STARTALK Summer 2014 Archives Now Open by Lelan Miller 孟樂嵐 You may now go to this site and browse for summer programs by language, state, student/teacher, and residential/non-residential. Take careful note of age and residency requirements when applying to a program as some programs will accept only those from a certain geographical area and age…

A Big Advocate of French in New York’s Schools: France By KIRK SEMPLEJAN. 30, 2014 From left, Liam Kelly, Anju Andren and Hudson Wong, students in a dual-language program at Public School 58 in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.CreditKirsten Luce for The New York Times In the fugue of tongues on New York’s streets, French has never been…

First-graders listen in a dual-immersion class last week where they are learning math, reading and other subjects in both Hmong and English at Susan B. Anthony Elementary. The program at the Sacramento City Unified campus is in its third year.MANNY CRISOSTOMO — mcrisostomo@sacbee.com ==== At the Thomas Edison Language Institute in Sacramento, kindergarteners and pre-kindergartners sang a lighthearted song…

English-Mandarin bilingual free school to open next year The Marco Polo Academy will open at the beginning of the academic year for 52 pupils and will run classes in both English and Mandarin London’s first bilingual free school opened this September Photo: Alamy By Josie Gurney-Read 9:25AM GMT 20 Dec 2013 The Marco Polo Academy will open…

This photo shows a reading program at Cherokee Elementary School in Lake Forest. The District 67 board voted to stop offering a Mandarin immersion program to incoming kindergartners, and it has divided groups of parents. (Michael Walker, Chicago Tribune /September 23, 2002) By Dan Waters, Tribune reporter1:41 p.m. CST, March 6, 2014 Nearly 100 parents packed into the Lake…

Wednesday, March 05, 2014 :: Staff infoZine By Cathryn Walker – For those who haven’t made spring break plans this year, it’s not too late. The first lady is traveling abroad and inviting students across the world to join her, at least virtually. Washington, DC – infoZine – Scripps Howard Foundation Wire – Michelle Obama visited students of…

A Preschool in Warsaw, Poland plans to launch a Mandarin immersion options next year, and hopefully build it up to a primary school over time. They are also beginning  Spanish and English immersion classrooms, says founder Anna Maliszewska. You can find out more about the school here. The school’s motto is “Autonomy, Education, Languages.”