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  • Seattle school becomes part of Confucius Classrooms Network

    From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Beacon Hill International School has become one of 20 schools to take part in the Haban-Asia Society of Confucius Classrooms Network. The network is intended to develop Chinese-language program and eventually will comprise 100 schools nationwide. Beacon Hill will get more resources for being part of the network, including $10,000 a…

  • Mandarin Play and Learn classes for Spring

    Saturday Mandarin Learn and Play Spring 10-1 (click for pdf of the flyer) Mandarin Learn and Play Saturday Classes A program for children from 2 and half to 6 years old Spring Session 2010 March 6, 10 ‐May, 22, 2010

  • New schools added in Mandarin immersion school list

    We found a few new schools we didn’t know about in Michigan. If you know of more that we don’t list here, please drop us a line. Thanks and 谢谢！

  • Chinese New Year in Minnesota at Yinghua Academy

    Rehearsal photos courtesy of Erin Spector and Yinghua Academy By David Chong, TC Daily Planet February 15, 2010 While most schools might have ended their week celebrating Valentine’s Day or President’s Day, the students at Yinghua Academy were busy putting on a dazzling Chinese New Year’s performance for their families. The Chinese immersion charter public…

  • Duval, Florida to get Mandarin immersion program

    Here’s an article from Duval, Florida… Mandarin language immersion program coming to K-8 Duval school this fall School program will let Chinese kids learn in their native tongue Zoey Clontz, 6, practices her dance in preparation for the Chinese New Year. JOHN PEMBERTON/The Times-Union Bryan and Kim Clontz hold their two children, Zoey, 6, (left)…

  • Teaching Chinese the hard way: Rural Oregon schools use video conferencing

    This is real dedication, doing Mandarin via video conferencing. Mandarin language classes flourish in rural schools Ruch Elementary School student Robert Starchivick, 12, left, breaks up while practicing a conversation in Mandarin with Erika Adams, 12. Mail Tribune / Jim CravenJim Craven February 15, 2010 By Paris Achen Mail Tribune From a projector screen in…

  • School Closeup: Vancouver, Washington

    By Elizabeth Weise Being from  Washington state, I’m embarrassed to say that when I went looking for the Vancouver, British Columbia school district to ask about Mandarin immersion there, I mistakenly found the Vancouver, Washington web site and called them without realizing I was in the wrong country. But it just goes to show that…