Author: Elizabeth Weise
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In the MIP Parents workshop at Jose Ortega on January 23rd, several parents stepped forward to propose that we form a slightly more organized group dedicated to promoting Mandarin education in the San Francisco public schools. This was the genesis of the Mandarin Immersion Parents Council. At that meeting, the group chose a president (Beth…
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Imagine San Francisco with a public French immersion school. A public Russian immersion school. Spanish and Chinese immersion schools in each quadrant of the City, with enough seats for all comers. Imagine every elementary school in the district offering at least 30 minutes per day of a second language to every student whose family chooses…
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Feel free to post questions about Starr King’s Mandarin Immersion program (and other programs as well) here and we’ll do our best to get them answered.
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Please note this information is outdated for the 2009-2010 school year. See the post for Aug. 20, 2009 for the latest information on this after care program.) (Jackson Playground is a San Francisco Recreation and Park program open to children ages 6 and up. It costs about $300 a year.) Jackson Playground Latchkey Program Note:…
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Links to the Chronicle’s series on Starr King This series, written by San Francisco Chronicle Education Writer Jill Tucker, covers the first year of Mandarin Immersion at Starr King. It’s a nice picture of the school. One thing to keep in mind — Tucker only visited Starr King because Jose Ortega’s Mandarin program didn’t begin…
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This is an obsolete blog post. We now have two entire pages dedicated to this topic. Visit these pages for the latest information on Mandarin Immersion programs in the Bay Area and the United States… San Francisco Bay Area: https://miparentscouncil.org/schools/ United States: https://miparentscouncil.org/us-schools/
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Chinese facts: Worldwide, about 40 million people are learning Mandarin, China’s official spoken language and its most common dialect. http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/24/business/yuan.php Nearly 100,000 foreigners went to China to study Mandarin in 2006, more than twice the number five years earlier. http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/24/business/yuan.php
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