(Photo: KARE) MINNETONKA, Minn. – Fifth-grade students murmer to each other as they read through their text at Scenic Heights Elementary. Bend in a little closer and you will hear they are speaking Mandarin Chinese. Scenic Heights and Excelsior each host Chinese immersion programs in the Minnetonka School District and now these students are ready…

A very nice post from the Utah Mandarin Immersion Parents Council. New teachers need hand holding so they feel welcomed, especially teachers coming from far away. At our school, Starr King in San Francisco, there’s one mom who takes it upon herself to give each new teacher a day-long tour of the neighborhood where our…

A letter to the Editor published in the Gazebo News in Lake Forest, Ill. Editor’s note: This Reader Forum article was submitted by Al Boese of Lake Bluff. Reader Forum articles represent the writers’ opinions and not necessarily those of GazeboNews. We encourage you to comment on this article, but please include your full name…

Coronado Elementary to launch Chinese immersion program next year Eric Mungenast/Tribune Chinese immersion   Coronado Elementary School first-grade teacher Alice Fan teaches students how to make a jian zi during a culture club meeting on Nov. 19, 2013. [Eric Mungenast/Tribune]   Posted: Wednesday, December 4, 2013 1:30 pm| Updated: 6:10 pm, Wed Dec 4, 2013. By Eric Mungenast,…

“Chinese Immersion Education at ISTP and Beyond: Exploring National Trends and Future Directions”  Presentation By Chris Livaccari   The Mandarin immersion program at International School of the Peninsula (ISTP) is the nation’s third oldest.  Since it started in 1996, there has been an explosion of interest in both Chinese language learning and language immersion education, and…

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Lake Forest parents ask District 67 to end Mandarin Chinese program This photo shows a reading program at Cherokee Elementary School in Lake Forest, where some parents are saying they want a Mandarin Chinese language program to end. ( Michael Walker, Chicago Tribune / September 23, 2002) MAPS Lake Forest, IL, USA By Kate Jacobson, Chicago Tribune reporter1:02 p.m. CST, November…