Aiken County Public Schools in South Carolina have announced not one but three new immersion elementary schools opening in the 2019-2020 school year. Clearwater Elementary in Graniteville will focus on Spanish, Millbrook Elementary in Aiken will focus on German, and Belvedere Elementary in North Augusta will focus on Mandarin. The schools will begin with Kindergarten…

What stands out to me in this article is a side note pretty far down, about what some families are willing to do to get  immersion: “The only difficulty is when students move away,” he said. “When, say, a fourth grader leaves, we can’t just put another kid in that classroom. They wouldn’t understand what…

Redwood City, Calif, in the heart of Silicon Valley, has faced declining enrollment for several years, leading to a significant funding gap within the district. This is partly due to the area losing middle and working class families as Silicon Valley real estate prices have gone through the roof and priced them out of the…

From John Hilton, a Mandarin parent in Utah, who has some nice suggestions for Chinese language TV shows that work for kids. Recently my family has enjoyed watching the Chinese Drama series “A Love So Beautiful.” It’s a fun, squeaky clean show that follows the story of five high school students in China. English subtitles…

By Elizabeth Weise Mandarin immersion schools in the United States are both growing as a steady pace and maturing. As of the fall of the 2019-2020 school year, there will be Mandarin immersion programs in 306 schools. Of those, 15 will be new. This is part of an overall strong growth in Mandarin immersion nationwide,…

A disclaimer: my daughter is a counselor in their Taipei camp this summer   From SkyKids   Dear Parents,   Summer is pretty much here so if you haven’t confirmed your child(ren)’s summer plans yet, please check out our Mandarin Immersion and Themed Camp Programs, which will run from June 24 to August 23 in…

Some school board members in the Allegany County Public Schools don’t support the district’s Mandarin immersion program. The local newspaper looked into whether it’s worthwhile… From The Cumberland Times-News Cumberland native ‘understands the huge advantages of speaking Chinese’ By Teresa McMinn CUMBERLAND — The Allegany County Public Schools Chinese Immersion Program will provide students virtually unlimited…