Author: Elizabeth Weise

[from the YonHap News Agency] Diversity in public schools Korea’s elementary and secondary schools have been lacking in globalization efforts. A couple of recent cases shows that Korean adolescents may get more chances to learn about the merits of diversity and embrace multiculturalism in their formative years. The Seoul City education office announced last week…

Actually, most of the signs in this article won’t make sense (or will seem insane) to anyone outside of San Francisco. Most of them seem pretty insane to me, frankly. But this one, well, yes, in fact I do…. (and what does it say that one of my first thoughts was “Wow, his handwriting is pretty good…

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…