I’m a little unclear on this one, as there are several Mandarin immersion public schools in and around Vancouver, British Columbia. However this article states that the Ministry of Education told them that only English or French could be used as the main languages of instruction. Perhaps one of our readers in B.C. can shed…

History will be made this school year when the “Global Ambassadors Language Academy” opens its doors to students. The school, known as “GALA” for short, is the first dual language immersion school in Northeast Ohio. The first day of school is Aug. 3. School administrators held an open house for students and parents today. Students will…

If you haven’t had a chance to add your voice, please do so. We’ll close the survey on Friday. Thanks, Beth Weise & Jeongwoon Kim https://miparentscouncil.org/2016/06/02/please-take-the-national-mandarin-immersion-parent-survey/

From: Education Week By Heather Singmaster on June 23, 2016 12:41 PM Language immersion programs are on the rise and are proving to be impactful—especially as a strategy for addressing issues of equity. Considered to be the most innovative way to teach students a language, teachers only use the target (second) language in the classroom to teach most,…

Letter: Mandarin Immersion Program Not Centrally Located by Dana Point Times on July 1, 2016 Susanne Dachgruber, Capistrano Beach  There have been troubling developments for families in the southern part of the district that have their children enrolled in the Mandarin Immersion Program (MIP) at Bergeson Elementary School in Laguna Niguel. MIP was founded by a San…

As incoming Kinder parents begin to think about how this Mandarin immersion thing they’ve signed up for is actually going to work, many programs around the nation are getting them a copy of A Parent’s Guide to Mandarin Immersion as a one-stop reading guide to language immersion. Both schools and parent associations have purchased copies for their new…

I got an email a bit ago from a writer who’s also the adoptive mother of a Chinese son. She’s got a young adult novel out that might be of interest to Mandarin immersion students. From the book blurb: Thirteen-year-old Chinese adoptee Cal Vandiver resides in California with his adoptive parents, plagued with an ever-present fear…