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…

A Concordia study shows that kids exposed to two languages have different expectations than those who are monolingual Posted on January 13, 2015 | By: Cléa Desjardins Early second-language education could promote acceptance of social and physical diversity. | Photo by Concordia University Most young children are essentialists: They believe that human and animal characteristics are…

Learning to view the world in two languages The Chinese immersion summer program provides a preview of what the G.L.O.B.E. School’s classes will look like. Photo provided. By Jennie Grey, The Saratogian POSTED: 03/15/15, 9:50 PM EDT | SARATOGA SPRINGS >> Confucius once said, “If your plan is for one year, plant rice. If your plan is for 10…