Bilingual Buds Immersion School in Summit hosts Chinese delegation of school leaders By Independent Press  on May 24, 2013 at 10:30 AM, updated May 24, 2013 at 10:33 AM Twenty-one elementary school principals and university professors from Shanghai, China, visit Bilingual Buds Immersion School in Summit recently. Jasmine Volmar SUMMIT — “I could not have imagined a more…

Chinese teachers excited to get started in Greenville By Kelli Ameling • Last Updated 9:47 am on Wednesday, August 29, 2012 Two teachers from China have arrived in Greenville to prepare for the new school year. From left are Chinese teacher Zu Shule, Spanish teacher and mentor Amber Guerreiro, kindergarten teacher Kristin Mier and Chinese teacher Li…

There is a new private Mandarin/Spanish immersion school opening this July in San Jose, Calif. It is called Silicon Valley International School. The website is www.SVInternationalSchool.org. It is a subsidiary of Premier International Language Academy in San Jose, established in 2008. There is an Open House on Friday, May 31st from 10am-12pm. RSVPs are requested. Info…

I’ve posted some homework examples and translations on a page on the blog here. If you’ve got other examples please feel free to send them and I’ll post them as well. I’m making my 6th and 4th graders translate them, so it’s good practice….

Give your kids a culturally enriching summer– Be a Short-Term Summer Host Family (and get compensated too!)   Are you looking for an exciting and culturally enriching experience for your kids this summer? One that also offers the opportunity to make a lifelong friend and possibly learn some Mandarin? Then please consider being a summer…

Calligraphy aids language learning Updated: 2013-05-17 11:40 By Caroline Berg in New York (China Daily)   A second grader at Waddell Language Academy in North Carolina draws the character for “sheep” in the seal and bronze calligraphy scripts. Yan Weihong / China Daily Two years ago, the Confucius Institute at Pfeiffer University in North Carolina…

Local: Education Language immersion high school nears approval May 16, 2013 | 9:00 pm | Modified: May 16, 2013 at 10:20 pm Rachel Baye Staff Writer – Education The Washington Examiner Email Author@rachelbayeRachel on FB The proposed District of Columbia International School, or DCI, is the creation of five public charter elementary schools with language…