Note: I know several school districts where families raise money to send a few teachers to this conference every year, as it’s really the home for cutting-edge Mandarin immersion information. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE 2019 NCLC The 12th annual NCLC will be held from May 9–11 in San Diego, California at the Sheraton…

Chinese New Year is Feb. 5, and Lego is ready. The Danish company is offering two Chinese New Year-themed sets. But parents in the United States won’t have seen them in stores because they’re sadly only available in the Asia Pacific region. If you happen to have friends heading to China et al it could…

A military spending bill signed by President Donald Trump in August limits funding from the U.S. Department of Defense for Chinese language programs at schools that also host Confucius Institutes, which are Chinese government-funded nonprofits that promote Chinese language and culture. The provision of the National Defense Authorization Act requires schools to separate  Confucius Classroom teachers,…

Several articles on the issue below:   The furor over the Confucius Institutes is distracting from real Chinese threats   University Confucius Institute closed months before FBI monitoring Closing a Confucius Institute, at Congressmen’s Request   NC State is closing its Chinese-backed Confucius Institute. Is politics behind decision? Read more here:   Confucius Institute closed…

From our friends at Asia Society’s Chinese Early Language & Immersion Network (CELIN) Making Middle and High School Mandarin Immersion Work By Michael Bacon, Director, Department of Dual Language, Portland Public Schools & Eric Schneider, Associate Superintendent, Minnetonka Public Schools   Effectively engaging adolescents and nurturing their academic, cognitive, and social development is a challenge for any…

  I spent New Year’s Day updating my list of Mandarin immersion programs after following up on the information and leads readers, parents, teachers and administrators so kindly send me about what’s happening in Mandarin immersion.  Here’s the newly updated list. We’re up to 277 U.S. programs, including a few that will launch this coming…

By: Phoenix Tso Alhambra , CA United States At the end of October, Fremont Elementary School’s first grade Spanish dual-language immersion class were treated to a special guest. Los Angeles Times journalist Esmeralda Bermudez was stopping by to talk about the benefits of teaching children to speak multiple languages at a young age. The Salvadoran…