The Language Flagship is a national program that works to design, support and implement advanced language education. It works with colleges to create advanced language treating and learning opportunities in critical languages such as Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, and Turkish. The Flagship network is made up of 31 Flagship programs at 21 institutions…

A brief from CELIN, the Chinese Early Language & Immersion Network This is an interesting paper on how schools can integrate their Chinese and English sides, Worth reading for anyone in a school that deals with these issues. It is written by Jeffrey Bissell, Head of School at Chinese American International School in San Francisco,…

  A computer science-focused early college high school could come to western Wake County From the News & Observer Nov. 26, 2019 In the face of increasing charter school competition, the Wake County school system wants to add a specialized high school in Morrisville and additional language immersion elementary schools across the district. Wake County…

  From the Fort Collins Coloradoan By Kelly Ragan Oct. 22, 2018 Kari Anne Calarco didn’t grow up learning a second language. Now, as she works to learn French as an adult, she hopes to make it easier for her two young sons. Calarco’s oldest son, 7, began learning French and some Mandarin while he…

Note that the space that had been occupied by Global Village Academy was acquired by another immersion charter school, AXIS International Academy, which opened its doors in September.  From the Fort Collins Coloradoan By Kelly Ragan Dec. 12, 2018 After years of turnover and turmoil, Global Village Academy in Fort Collins will have to fight to…

Takeaways from a Presentation at the 2019 National Chinese Language Conference Editors Note: At the National Chinese Language Conference in San Diego, CA, five Chinese language instructors boldly presented their findings and recommendations on race, sex, and gender in the American Chinese language classroom. Following is a summary of the author’s takeaways. By Eleise Jones Every language has…

From: Valliant News Written by Robert Smith × November 20, 2019   On a recent morning in Overland Park, Kan., at a school next to a horse pasture in the middle of the country, a kindergartener raised his hand and asked to go to the bathroom — in Mandarin Chinese. Students sang a Chinese song about family as…