Mandarin Immersion Parents Council
Information for parents of kids in Mandarin immersion education
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- Where Language Meets Opportunity: Inside an Arizona Mandarin Immersion Program
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Author: Elizabeth Weise
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(click on the link below and you can hear the story) Emily Feng March 25, 2025 STEVE INSKEEP: When you travel in China – as our team has been doing – you meet a fair number of people who know English. Millions of Chinese citizens have been educated in the United States. They include the…
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BY SHIRA TANZER KTAR News 92.3 FM education solutions reporter PHOENIX — The Mandarin immersion program at Gavilan Peak School in Anthem is being phased out due to low enrollment, a recurring issue in recent years. Deer Valley Unified School District Deputy Superintendent Gayle Galligan said a standard kindergarten class is 24-26 kids, and the minimum…
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Denver students embrace new languages in immersive education experience Denver Language School boosts bilingualism by immersing students in Spanish or Mandarin. 9News: Byron Reed April 21, 2025 DENVER — Denver Language School, a K-8 charter school within Denver Public Schools, is providing students with full immersion education in Spanish or Mandarin Chinese, helping create bilingual global…
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The U.S. government has implemented a $100,000 feet for H-1B visas, which are meant for highly skilled workers coming to the United States. The previous fee was around $7,500. Will this impact Mandarin immersion programs? Possibly, but it’s not clear how many teachers come in on these visas. In the past, many districts made use…
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Tim Hurley was part of the beginning cohorts of students in our Mandarin immersion program in San Francisco. For years he ran a really great bicycle camp for kids and of course he’s been to China with families from Starr King Elementary and other schools. So he’s a great guy to organize this. They’ve got…
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No English allowed: Inside Honolulu’s bold new classrooms Story by Sandy Harjo Livingston HONOLULU (KHON2) — In classrooms across Honolulu, bilingual education is reshaping how students learn, connect and see the world. At Kamehameha Schools, Maryknoll School and St. Louis School, language is more than a subject. It’s a tool for global citizenship and cultural understanding.…
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The Mandarin immersion program at the school is also expanding, from one class per grade up to three per grade, beginning with its transitional Kindergarten next year. From the Redwood City Pulse by Neil Gonzales / ContributorSeptember 15, 2025 10:38 am Orion Alternative School in Redwood City recently garnered top honors for its programs, particularly the…
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