Author: Elizabeth Weise

Knowledge Universe reaches $1.6 billion in revenue STORY BY LINDA BAKER // PHOTOS BY LEAH NASH On the second floor of a KinderCare center in downtown Portland, eight preschoolers are coloring pictures of Chinese characters while listening to their teacher speak in Mandarin. On the other side of the room, which is decorated with parasols…

 Parlez en Mandarin, s’il vous plait Nineteen Vancouver schools have French immersion, but our taxes might be better spent on more practical languages Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/opinion/Parlez+Mandarin+vous+plait/4201013/story.html#ixzz1CjQFKMRM There are 19 elementary and secondary schools with French immersion programs in the City of Vancouver. Two-thirds of them — no surprise this — are on the west…

VIDEO: Bejing Chorus Performs at College Park VIDEO: Bejing Chorus Performs at College Park 715 Indian Ave, San Mateo, CA College Park Elementary /articles/video-bejing-chorus-performs-at-college-park /locations/3161836 Happy Angel Chorus of Yi Shi Fu Xiao performed at College Park Elementary School Local children were entertained and educated by their international counterparts, as San Mateo-Foster City School District…

Azevada Elementary says ‘ni hao’ By Miriam G. Mazliach Photos By Miriam G. Mazliach As Azevada kindergarten teacher Orchid Wang enters the classroom, she instructs her students in Mandarin to find a spot and sit down on the large rug at the front of the room. The classroom is quiet and lights are dimmed as…

Making friends through Mandarin in San Mateo January 25, 2011, 03:36 AM By Heather Murtagh Daily Journal Staff Heather Murtaugh/Daily Journal Students from Beijing, China visited College Park Elementary School and performed traditional music and dance Monday afternoon. In addition to performing, the students in the Happy Angel Chorus of Yi Shi Fu Xiao had…

First Mandarin Immersion Public Charter School Opening in East Bay By Chrissy Schwinn – January 25, 2011Posted in: Bay Area, Education, In the Classroom, News Yu Ming Charter School, the East Bay’s first Mandarin immersion public charter school, is now holding information sessions and accepting applications for fall 2011 enrollment of kindergartners and first graders.…

“Nihao, Hou Laoshi!” The Best Moment for a Chinese Guest Teacher By Amanda Yan Hou In the summer of 2010, I became the guest teacher at the MaST Community Charter School in Philadelphia. In the first day of school, the kids who knew no Chinese were able to say “Nihao, Hou Laoshi!” My students’ first…