I added some camps in China to the list, which might be of interest to folks planning their summer vacations. Beth   List is here.

Language immersion a priority for Bellevue School District BY JILLIAN RAFTERY, KIRO Radio Editor | April 9, 2015 @ 2:24 pm Puesta Del Sol Elementary is the region’s only language immersion program in a public school system where students start learning Spanish in kindergarten. (KIRO Radio/Jillian Raftery) Right away, visitors will notice that Nicole Perriella’s second grade classroom in…

International Chinese School, Chatswood, celebrates official opening with registrations to 2020 CARYN METCALFE NORTH SHORE TIMES APRIL 01, 2015 3:00PM SHARE WITH registrations all the way to 2020, the establishment of the International Chinese School in Chatswood has been a great ­success. The school was officially opened recently with a thanksgiving service at St Paul’s…

Post navigation Westside group outraged over proposed immersion school Posted on March 31, 2015 2:12 pm by Craig Clough A group of Mar Vista community members and parents is mounting a protest againt LA Unified school board member Steve Zimmer over his support for a Mandarin immersion elementary school slated to be built in their Westside neighborhood. The $30 million school, currently…

Naselle students win in Washington state Chinese language competition By NICK NIKKILA Observer correspondent Published:March 31, 2015 1:02PM NASELLE — Seven students from the Mandarin Immersion Program at the Naselle-Grays River School District participated in the Fifth Annual Washington State Chinese Language and Talent Competition, with all seven receiving awards. The competition, held on Sunday,…

UNION, Ore. (AP) — The Union Hotel, which opened in 1921, is a local icon, owning the distinction of being one of the oldest hotels in Eastern Oregon. Soon the hotel will own another distinction. The building will be the site of one of the few bilingual elementary schools in Oregon. Charlie Morden and partner…

Utah bets big on foreign language learning, but not everyone is on board March 18, 2015 · 3:45 PM EDT Reporter Nina Porzucki (follow)  A second-grader leads her class in a Chinese exercise at Santa Clara Elementary School in southern Utah. Credit: Nina Porzucki Several years ago, Utah decided to start teaching foreign languages in public schools — beginning in the first…