In general, Mandarin immersion programs don’t get this kind of political blow back (though it’s been known to happen.) In a few school districts people have shown up sat school board meetings to protest proposed Mandarin programs, shouting things like “go back to China.” Except in general, MI programs are full of white kids. It’s…

After founder’s ouster, parents and board meet about St. Louis Language Immersion Schools June 24, 2015 10:00 pm • By Elisa Crouch0 Parents, students protest ouster of founder from St. Louis Language Immersion Schools About 25 parents and students held signs expressing support for Rhonda Broussard Read more Founder dropped as leader of St. Louis…

Addition expands Chinese Immersion school in Hadley By SCOTT MERZBACH Staff Writer Wednesday, August 19, 2015 HADLEY — As it begins its ninth academic year, the Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School will offer a rigorous college preparatory program to its high school students as it opens a new addition that will accommodate more than…

Kindergarten is a huge moment in a child’s life. So imagine if your parents sent you to a school where they teach most of the day in a language you don’t speak, like Spanish or German or Japanese. In California, a growing number of families are choosing schools like this. It’s called dual-language immersion. Reporter Deepa…

You can see the full list here: Mandarin immersion school list As always, if your school is not listed, or is listed incorrectly, please refer to the list of questions below. Answer as many of them as you can and email  to me and I’ll update the list. If you don’t know all the answers, don’t worry.…

Singapore is about 75% ethnic Chinese, but that doesn’t mean that people actually speak Chinese at home. School is taught in English, though all students take a second language, either Malay, Mandarin or Tamil. The original system presumed that kids were coming from non-English speaking households and needed to learn English, while getting literate in their home…

Gavilan Peak Mandarin Program Students Illustrating Academic Achievement, Intellectual Growth Elizabeth Medora ~ Staff~ 5/6/2015 ANTHEM – Problem solving and critical thinking are some of the most important skills students can put into practice. The Gavilan Peak Mandarin program is helping to teach students these life skills. Gavilan Peak School is completing its fifth year…