Author: Elizabeth Weise

Residents Plan Anti-Charter School Rally For Friday The rally is opposing the Mandarin-immersion charter school that would draw students from South Orange, Maplewood and West Orange. By Scott Egelberg January 2, 2012       Upload Photos and Videos With the latest application by the Hua Mei in the process, some Maplewood, West Orange and South Orange residents are…

It’s been a good year on the Mandarin Immersion Parents Council blog. Thanks to all our readers and writers. As always, we love getting articles, ideas and submissions. Please drop us a note at immersioneducation (at) gmail (dot) com Here are some stats for 2011: This blog was viewed about 60,000 times in 2011. On…

Broadway Elementary in Venice launched the effort to boost enrollment. The plan worked so well the principal is concerned that dual-language learners will outnumber students in regular classes. First-grader Charlotte Woodruff (on class pajama day) shows her science project to her dual-language class as Rae Cullen, who teaches in English, looks on at Broadway Elementary…

Just ordinary children By Elaine Wang When we came to China 3 months ago, I knew our kids would have a different kind of education from the US.  three months later, that assumption has become a reality. First, the obvious difference is that teachers here do not praise kids often ( actually, so far, not…

Deer Valley schools embrace Mandarin Chinese instruction Language being taught at 3 Deer Valley campuses 10 comments by Kristena Hansen – Dec. 22, 2011 12:03 PM The Arizona Republic Think back to elementary school and imagine being taught for the first time how to multiply fractions, use the metric system and why seasons change, but in Chinese. If…

HARVIN MOORE Harvin Moore: Why immersing HISD pupils in Mandarin Chinese will enhance learning, global edge First-grade classroom in San Diego’s Barnard Chinese Magnet Immersion School, showing both the use of physical activities and songs to reinforce learning, and also the diversity of the school, which is 38 percent Latino, 36 percent Anglo, 16 percent African-American,…

Admit it – at some point in the dark of the night you’ve thought “You know, the REAL way to get my kids to learn Mandarin would just be to move to China. What am I doing here in (San Francisco/Seattle/St. Paul/Denver/your-city-name-here) anyway? China’s the wave of the future. We should just MOVE.” Well, San…