By Linda Borg Journal Staff Writer Posted Dec. 10, 2015 at 11:04 AM PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Providence schools will offer two Spanish-English and Mandarin Chinese-English immersion programs (pending sufficient demand) at the Carl Lauro Elementary School in the 2016-2017 school year. This will expand the dual language immersion program at the Leviton Dual Language School. In…

  DECEMBER 3, 2015 Delaware to grow Chinese study abroad program Governor Jack Markell (left) and Wanxiang Project Manager Daniel Li sign a memorandum of understanding to expand the company-sponsored study abroad program. (Avi Wolfman-Arent, NewsWorks/WHYY) Delaware will send up to 30 high school students to China each of the next two summers, thanks to…

Alameda County Renews Yu Ming Charter POSTED BY LUCYJAVA ON DEC 9, 2015 | 0 COMMENTS December 9, 2015 Hayward – Trustees of the Alameda County Board of Education voted unanimously to renew the charter for Yu Ming Charter School Tuesday night, drawing cheers from the roomful of parents, teachers and staff members in attendance. The renewal decision comes…

Image by: Becky Wright Mona Andrus pauses before voting to approve the first reading of proposed school boundary changes, during a Davis School Board meeting held on Dec. 1, in the district offices in Farmington. Board President Gordon Eckersley, right, voted against approval. FARMINGTON — Davis School Board President Gordon Eckersley said no matter what decision…

HISD official offers tips on applying to magnet schools By Ericka Mellon December 1, 2015 Updated: December 1, 2015 2:25pm Photo: Todd Spoth, For The Houston Chronicle HISD Superintendent Terry Grier talked with a student during a May 2015 visit to the Mandarin Chinese Immersion School, one of the newest magnet schools in the district. Applications far…

From 800 last year, it now has 1,300 students; expects 200 more by August Sandra Davie Senior Education Correspondent It is not just local parents. Expatriate parents recognise the value of mastering Mandarin, too. The emphasis on Mandarin is one of the reasons why Dulwich College, a renowned British Independent school, which started with 800…

Non-Asian students are increasingly spending their Saturdays immersed in China’s language and culture. AUDREY CLEO YAP NOV 30, 2015 From the mid- to late 90s, I endured Saturday morning Chinese school the way many of my fellow children of immigrants did: with a healthy a mix of indifference and resentment. While my non-Chinese friends spent…