For the 2014  list, please go to the web page of 金山中文教育协会/ Jinshan Mandarin Education Council This is the parent-run non-profit that supports Mandarin immersion programs in the San Francisco Public Schools at Starr King Elementary, José Ortega Elementary and Aptos Middle school.  

[This is from the Broadway Elementary School Social Media/PR coordinator, which just shows you what a powerhouse school it is that they even have a parent volunteer who does that. Here’s the page for their parent group, Dragon Sprouts.–Beth] ENROLLMENT OPENS AT BROADWAY Enrollment applications for the Mandarin Immersion 2014–15 Kindergarten cohort are now available in…

It’s a conundrum all Chinese immersion programs face. An upcoming conference will help teachers with tools to do just that. The website is here. The agenda is here.

The new Mandarin show Fun Fun Elmo got over 5 million views on its Youtube channel. Sesame Street has  uploaded 13 brand new episodes to its site just in time for Chinese New Year. They’re here. ==== For the first time, hosts from China’s CCTV children’s channel will mingle with Sesame Street Muppets thanks to…

STL Language Immersion Schools recognized internationally Photo by Bill Zurheide St. Louis Language Immersion   French School students Daphne Bishop and Deangelo Robinson, who are now first graders, play together in kindergarten. The St. Louis Language Immersion school district now has three campuses – the French, Spanish and Chinese schools – and a fourth one…

Growth prompts school’s planned move By Flori Meeks | February 4, 2014 When Mandarin Chinese Language Immersion Magnet School gets the new building promised to it, the new campus will be at the corner of West Alabama and Yorktown, not at the school’s current location in Bellaire. “That decision has been finalized; we will move,” Principal ChaoLin Chang said. “Now we’re…

Forest Hills Elementary to offer Chinese language immersion program By Pressley Baird Pressley.Baird@StarNewsOnline.com Published: Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at 12:05 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at 12:05 p.m. Ni hao, Forest Hills Elementary School: You’re going to learn to speak Mandarin Chinese. Photo Galleries Forest Hills language immersion Starting this fall, Forest Hills Elementary…