For anyone with kids in Mandarin immersion, here’s a look at what a well-planned K-12 program can look like. What happens with immersion in high school (in Utah)? Some people have expressed confusion about what happens to dual language immersion students when they get to high school. There have been some very exciting developments over the past…

Zhou Youguang, Who Made Writing Chinese as Simple as ABC, Dies at 111 New York Times By MARGALIT FOX JAN. 14, 2017 Zhou Youguang, known as the father of Pinyin for creating the system of Romanized Chinese writing that has become the international standard since its introduction some 60 years ago, died on Saturday in Beijing,…

The Eugene School ­District will offer a fifth language immersion program to its students beginning in the 2017-18 school year. At its meeting Wednesday, the Eugene School Board unanimously voted to approve the district’s proposal to implement a K-12 Mandarin Chinese program. But concerns about a split school location and equitable practices ­dominated the conversation…

International Partnerships in Education (IPIE.US) in cooperation with Hanbridge Mandarin are pleased to announce the 2017 International Language & Culture Camp in Shenzhen, China. The program is open to American and Chinese high school students. The summer camp program consists of a 15-day on-campus immersion environment where the American and Chinese high school students will…

Seattle Public Schools are facing a $74 million shortfall next year.  In a community forum on January 4, District Superintendent Larry Nyland said that certain programs may have to be cut. None of the local papers seem to be writing about it, but the Seattle Schools Community Forum thankfully had someone there who posted this: “He…

Interesting that Eugene had the first Japanese immersion program in the nation.  And surprising that they haven’t added one in a generation.  – Beth Good time to add Chinese Eugene School District plans Mandarin program Dec. 28, 2016 The Eugene School District was a pioneer in providing language-immersion programs to public school students, but hasn’t…

By Alisha Roemeling The Register-Guard DEC 26, 2016 The Eugene School District will soon have a fourth language immersion program to offer students, pending Eugene School Board approval in the new year. The plan is to implement a Mandarin Chinese program in the Churchill High School region of the district, beginning at the Family School…