Author: Elizabeth Weise

Trustees with the Natrona County School District have unanimously approved a recommendation establishing a second dual language immersion program at a Casper elementary school. Trustees approved the new Spanish immersion program at Park Elementary School during Monday night’s regular meeting. Trustees also approved an expanded 20-1 class size radio for the program. Mark Mathern, the…

Tarwater Elementary school in the Chandler Unified School District will begin a Mandarin immersion program next year. They’re doing an excellent job of getting the word out. And they’ve put together one of the most comprehensive overviews of a Mandarin immersion program, what it offers students and why the district is creating the program that…

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…