By  KATHERINE KINZLER MARCH 11, 2016 CreditGérard DuBois  BEING bilingual has some obvious advantages. Learning more than one language enables new conversations and new experiences. But in recent years, psychology researchers have demonstrated some less obvious advantages of bilingualism, too. For instance, bilingual children may enjoy certain cognitive benefits, such as improved executive function — which is critical…

Provo Wasatch Elementary students use Chinese and English to share American heroes Sammy Jo Hester, Daily Herald – Cole Sanchez and Daniel Nevers wait to give their presentations on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at Wasatch Elementary. Fifth- and sixth-grade students dressed up as wax American history heroes for the day. SAMMY JO HESTER, Daily Herald…

Chinese Immersion Charter School Continues Growth Pattern Kathleen Mitchell on March 22, 2016  in Education The Language of Business Richard Alcorn has not forgotten the frustration he felt when he owned a business that imported goods from China and had to communicate with non-English-speaking customers on the other side of the globe. “There were times when I spent…

BY LINDA TREES Children celebrating Chinese New Year at Glenwood Elementary School in February. Ni Hao!  If you have a rising kindergartner or first grader for the 2016-17 school year in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro City School System (CHCCS), you may want to consider applying to the district’s Mandarin-English dual language (MDL) program. The deadline for kindergarten applications…

THE POLICY AND PRACTICE OF DUAL IMMERSION: PLANNING FOR THE SECONDARY YEARS Attachment:  Dual Immersion Conference Schedule UCLA Confucius Institute and UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies present: The Policy and Practice of Dual Immersion: Planning for the Secondary Years Registration Deadline: May 1 Join us to exchange ideas with educators, researchers, school administrators, and policy makers…

From our friends over at PAASSC, Parents of African American Students Studying Chinese. The survey is for families of all ethnicities and races, please take part! PARENT SURVEY: ASSESSING SCHOOL CULTURE AND RACE AT CHINESE IMMERSION SCHOOLS Equity and Inclusion Workshop Brainstorming with Mandarin Immersion Administrators Developing Collaboratives! We need you to join our efforts…

洛杉磯聯合學區擬砍百老匯小學中文課程，引起學生家長強烈反彈。8日清晨5時已經開始有家長於門口列隊舉牌向學區發聲抗議，希望得到合理回應，協調出解決辦法。（記者林奕均／攝影） 除了華裔，8日當天也有老美家長帶著孩子到場支持抗議活動。馬可兒姐妹舉著「讓我們學習，Let us learn」標語，講述希望能繼續在百老匯小學參與中文課程的心聲。（記者林奕均／攝影） 維尼斯（Venice）百老匯小學（Broadway Elementary School）的家長和學生，8日上午聚集在洛杉磯聯合學區（LAUSD）大樓前，舉牌抗議並質疑學區不合理減半該校成功推行已久的中學教學課程，希望能夠獲得回應及解決辦法。「讓我們學習，Let us learn」、「Kids not politics，孩子不是政治下的受害者」、「停止刪減，Stop the cuts」等碩大標語牌引起路過人潮的注目。 Please read more here.