Author: Elizabeth Weise

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…

By Elizabeth Weise Due to an inability to hire teachers to fill the necessary spots in middle and high school, the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) has reduced the number of classes it offers to dual language immersion program students past K – 5 grade schools. Nine middle and K – 8 schools will…

If you answered Edmonton, Alberta in Canada, you’re either Canadian, a regular reader of this blog or an immersion junkie. Edmonton has a population of about 1 million people and its school system has multiple “alternative” programs. In fact, almost every school in the district it home to at least one. Because Canada is an…

The state of Utah has the nation’s most comprehensive Mandarin immersion program, which is statewide and coordinated through the state Office of Education.  Here’s a story about one of it’s more than 28 junior high schools. From: The Daily Universe   Utah junior high schools integrate language immersion students Alana Holzer didn’t understand a word…

Dark side of school immersion programs From: The Standard-Examiner For the last eight years, 11 elementary schools of 60 in Davis School District, four in Weber School District, and two in Ogden School District have incorporated dual immersion programs with Spanish, Chinese, or French. To many, it is one of the highlights of the school’s…