Here’s something students in San Francisco are doing that could easily be copied by programs elsewhere. It’s a little less intense than poetry-recitation contests, and (I feel I can say) a lot more zany and fun. == Dear Parents, In partnership with Jinshan Mandarin Education Council – 金山中文教育协会 and promote Mandarin learning, SK is introducing our 1st…

CELIN Connection Happy Chinese New Year to you all! May the Year of the Ram bring you good health, happiness, and prosperity. 敬祝大家三羊开泰，喜气洋洋，扬扬得意!CELIN is collecting information about curricula and materials used and needed in Chinese language education, especially in early language and dual language/immersion programs. Please take a few minutes to complete our online survey. The results will…

VIDEO: Greenville hosts Chinese New Year celebration Posted by Brad Klosner • Last Updated 4:52 pm on Thursday, March 05 2015 GREENVILLE — Residents rang in a joyous New Year over the weekend at the Greenville High School Performing Arts Center. The Chinese New Year, that is. Although the official Chinese New Year was Feb.…

From our friends at the Asia Society’s China Learning Initiatives. A Road Map for Planning a Successful “DIY” Two-Way School-to-School Partnership Exchange Program: Part I Timeline, Key Components and Other Tips BY HEIDI STEELE This article is intended for people who are running a “DIY” two-way exchange in which a school’s language teacher/coordinator is handling all…

    This is a popular site at schools, but I think it’s not widely known among parents. The cool thing about SnapLingo is that it’s real interaction with real Chinese kids, but it’s curated so you know your child is chatting safely. Kids will work a lot harder when they’re a real person, especially another kids, on…

Those great Shanghai guys at The Mandarin Companion, Jared Turner & John Pasden, have taken their e-book* translation of The Secret Garden (a classic kids’ book) into Mandarin and turned it into a print book. While I really like the e-book version because you can click on words you don’t know and jump directly back to the vocabulary list, for…

I can’t imagine letting my kids leave home early, I’m already dreading college and it’s years  away. I’ve told them the only boarding school they’re allowed to get in is Hogwarts–but they have to take me with them! Still, a surprising number of families I know and love are considering boarding schools, for all sorts of reasons.…