Author: Elizabeth Weise
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It looks as if Chief Sealth will be the final destination for Mandarin immersion students who begin at Seattle’s Beacon Hill International elementary and continue on at Denny Middle School. Knowing there’s a secure Mandarin pathway through the end of high school is a big plus for parents contemplating beginning in Kindergarten. This is similar…
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*** Come find out about 2010 Fall Enrollment – Only 24 spaces. *** Broadway Elementary School 1015 Lincoln Blvd., Venice, CA 90291 Phone: (310) 392-4944 Fax: (310) 314-7349 Email: swang1@lausd.net Contact Person: Susan Wang, Principal 王校長 Pilot Mandarin Language Immersion Program Community Informational Meeting 中英文同步教學實驗班 – 公眾會議 Please attend an informational meeting to be a…
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A nice rundown of Mandarin summer camps in the San Francisco bay area from the HaoMama blog. Mandarin Summer Camps in Bay Area Now that the rains have (mostly) left the Bay Area, summer is just around the corner (right?). For those who are looking for ways to keep little ones busy in summer months,…
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There will be a few of us from the Mandarin Immersion Parents Council at the CEC conference, which begins Friday in San Francisco with tours of schools (say 你好 to our kids at Jose Ortega and Starr King!). Read more about the conference here. If you’re a parent or administrator attending the conference, look for…
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(This essay first appeared in the newsletter of the Advocates for Mandarin Education three years ago.) Immersion Program Insight 普通话沉浸式教育家长之体验 – by Renee Tan You’re in! That crucial letter from the District has arrived and …..your child will be entering a Mandarin Immersion program in the fall. You’ve toured the schools, done the research, looked…
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Nice article in the Seattle Times about their Mandarin immersion school – Beth Math lessons in Mandarin? Local schools go global In a growing number of Seattle-area classrooms, students spend half their school day immersed in a language other than English. One example is Beacon Hill International School in Seattle, where kindergartners can study in…
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The International School of Indiana plans to expand its Mandarin Chinese program. The private school started a Chinese immersion program for kindergarten students in 2009 and had plans to eventually expand it throughout the school, which teaches students in prekindergarten through grade 12 on two campuses on the Northside. Starting in 2010, students can take…
Mandarin Immersion Parents Council 