Mandarin Immersion Parents Council
Information for parents of kids in Mandarin immersion education
recent posts
- What does a university Mandarin flagship program look like?
- Newly-updated Mandarin immersion school list for 2026
- Where Language Meets Opportunity: Inside an Arizona Mandarin Immersion Program
- California schools that need foreign workers for teacher jobs can’t afford new visa fee
- A look at an Australian Mandarin immersion school
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Author: Elizabeth Weise
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My kids are prone to say things like, “Back in the 1700s, when you were in school…” and there are days when I look at the fantastic options available to learn Chinese today and it does indeed feel like I was in college hundreds of years ago. My day job is keeping me far too…
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From The Newark Post By Matt Hooke mhooke@chespub.comJan 19, 2022 Plans for a two-story addition to Downes Elementary School in Newark, Deleware, which will add four classrooms to accommodate the growing Chinese immersion program, moved a bit closer to fruition last week when the Christina School Board approved construction documents for the project. Due to…
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The Asia Society’s National Chinese Language Conference is the premier conference for Chinese immersion educators. While there’s a lot about teaching Chinese in general, it’s the one conference that’s got a significant K-12 immersion track. Which isn’t to diss the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, or ACTFL, which is the other big…
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Forest Hills Public Schools in Michigan is looking to hire an Elementary School Principal for Meadow Brook Elementary. Meadow Brook Elementary is a K-4 building that houses both traditional and Mandarin Immersion programs and classrooms in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The application deadline is the end of the month, I believe. The link to apply to…
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The American Council on Teaching Foreign Languages has a report out, Making Languages Our Business: Addressing Foreign Language Demand Among U.S. Employers. It’s especially useful now, when it’s not easy to go there to work or study in China. This might make it seem as if Chinese is not useful, but it is! Note the…
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One of the great things about having kids in Mandarin immersion is you get to celebrate the Spring Festival with about 2 billion people around the globe. It’s also when news sites tend to write about their local Mandarin immersion programs because adorable kids + fun costumes + “Wow, they speak Mandarin” is always a…
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Back in 2010, I began this blog when my daughters were in grade school. As we’re just about to Chinese New Year, here’s a reprint of the first post I ever wrote. Happy Year of the Tiger to all the Mandarin immersion parents out there. February 26, 2010 It’s a standing joke in the comics…
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