The United States is not the only place that bans on Confucius Institutes, which often helped support Chinese teachers for immersion programs here, are going into effect. The UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has backtracked on a pledge to close down 30 Chinese state-sponsored Confucius Institutes across the country.  During his unsuccessful bid last year…

Many Chinese students will be familiar with Minnesota’s Concordia Language Villages summer immersion program. The Maplelag Resort in Callaway, Minn. was home to 森林湖・Sēn Lín Hú, Concordia’s home for the past 10 summers. By Reid Forgrave, Minneapolis Star Tribune JUNE 12, 2023 Students study Chinese at Sēn Lín Hú, Concordia Language Villages’ Chinese village, at…

By Cory Smith | on March 22, 2023 GREENVILLE — In the wake of a large showing of community support after facing a decision to be phased out, it appears the Chinese Immersion program at Greenville Public Schools is now here to stay.  On Tuesday, Greenville Public Schools Superintendent Wayne Roedel emailed families of the…

Middle, high school and college students from 15 states took part in the Sing With Me Chinese Lyric Competition last year, with nine videos being chosen as the final winners. In an effort to get students engaged with Mandarin through modern music, the contest challenged students to first write lyrics and the set them to…

From the Financial Times JUNE 16, 2023, By Christina Lu Inside a sunny classroom in northeast Washington, D.C., Baby Snoopy, Thing One, Spiderman, and other children in costume are busy tucking into lunch when three visitors—including me—disrupt the feast. As I wave, awkwardly, one of the students offers a shy greeting: Ni hao.  That could be because…

Oil City News June 10, 2023 By RHONDA SCHULTE CASPER, Wyo. — Chinese ethnic groups, traditional games and food were the focus of a school-year-end Culture Day celebration among CY Middle School students. Culture Day on Thursday, June 8, honored nine years that the CY eighth graders in the Natrona County School District Mandarin Chinese…

Daily Hampshire Gazette By MERCEDES LINGLE 6/1/2023 HADLEY, Mass. — There are few graduations like the one that takes place at the Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School, where the student speakers kick off their talks in Mandarin. It’s fitting, of course, as they’ve been immersed in the language for which their school is named…