Author: Elizabeth Weise

From CentralJersey.com The controversial Princeton International Charter School will have to wait until at least next month for the zoning Board of Adjustment to make a decision on their its application. According to members of the zoning board, the meeting will tentatively take place July 7 at the Senior Center at the Municipal Complex on…

And you thought it would just give them a leg up in the world! ====== The Bilingual Advantage By CLAUDIA DREIFUS Published: May 30, 2011 A cognitive neuroscientist, Ellen Bialystok has spent almost 40 years learning about how bilingualism sharpens the mind. Her good news: Among other benefits, the regular use of two languages appears…

National Summer Mandarin Immersion Language Program for High School Students has Openings (Located on the UW-Madison Campus) Sponsored by the University of Wisconsin, Madison and the Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth   Please inform interested students and parents. No previous Chinese classes required. Rising eighth graders may also participate.  Students choose to be residential…

Dear Friends, The Mandarin Institute in conjunction with STARTALK will offer a K-12 Chinese Teacher Preparation Program to teachers from the U.S. and the Greater China area. It is an unparalleled opportunity for new Chinese language teachers and teachers who are new to teaching in US classrooms, to gain concrete classroom experience teaching American students.…

By Andrea Hughes Buy this photo of The Item Millburn Board of Education members stated their opposition loud and clear regarding the applications for two charter schools that could draw students from the district. Applications for two Mandarin-themed elementary level charter schools, Hanyu International Academy and Hua Mei Charter School, have been submitted to the…

From Patch The Board of Education will urge New Jersey school leaders to deny applications for two Mandarin-immersion charter schools in Livingston. Voting unanimously, the board members hope a letter – now in draft form – will persuade Acting Education Commission Christopher Cerf to deny charters for Hanyu International Academy Charter School and Hua Mei…

A production crew  from China Central Television was filming at Starr King Elementary school in San Francisco on Friday. The focus of her story was on “the rise in Mandarin immersion programs in the United States,” says Rachel Silverman of CCTV. The story should air in the coming weeks. We’ll post a link to it…