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  • How the coming of the Common Core will affect Chinese studies

     Email   Print  More Sharing ServicesShare enlarge image By Heather Clydesdale In evolutionary terms, it’s called a catastrophism: a sudden event forces species to adapt quickly and dramatically. Since their introduction in 2010, the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) have been adopted by 45 U.S. states, reshaping the American educational ecosystem. As schools and districts scramble to adjust, it’s…

  • Dutchtown, Georgia Mandarin immersion program popular

    Local kindergartners speak a foreign language literally Want daily summaries and Breaking News alerts? By Johnny Jackson (1728) jjackson@henryherald.com Thursday, August 8, 2013  © Copyright 2013 Henry Herald Mei Cantrell, left, and Fei Fei Zhang are teaching Dutchtown Elementary School’s first class of dual language immersion students. (Staff Photo: Johnny Jackson) Kindergartners Shiloh Cox, right, and Audrey…

  • New Mandarin immersion charter school proposed in Newton, Mass.

    WESTBOROUGH AND NEWTON Charter school proponents target suburbs By Kathleen Burge  /  GLOBE STAFF /  August 7, 2013 Suburban educators and parents who would like to see more specialized teaching in public schools — for one group, more science and math teaching; for another, Chinese language immersion — are turning to charter schools, often used in the past as…

  • Long Beach, Wash. area gets Mandarin immersion – fourth in the State

    Tiny Naselle, Washington is getting a Mandarin immersion program. According to the Chinook Observer, about half of the incoming Kindergarten class has opted to sign up for Mandarin. The program is also open to students from out of state, which presumably means those coming from nearby Astoria, Oregon. Having driven the bridge between Washington and…

  • Mandarin immersion comes to Casper, Wyoming

    Xi huan! – Kids like Chinese immersion camp Photo by Elysia Conner Teacher Marty Chen leads kindergarteners through a martial art routine ay the Natrona County School District’s Chinese language immersion camp at Paradise Valley Elementary School July 23. July 29, 2013 3:00 pm  •  By Elysia Conner When a photo of a garbage pile flashed on…

  • Summer Mandarin boot camp before school begins in Austin, Texas

     Doss Holds Chinese Immersion “Boot Camp” for Incoming Students by Lelan Miller Doss Elementary School in Austin, TX concluded a Chinese “boot camp” for first and second grade students today on July 31, 2013. This boot camp was for first and second graders who are slated to enter the Chinese immersion program that will begin…

  • Dim Sum Warriors: It’s a comic book! It’s an app! It’s in Chinese!

    Comic Book Snacks that Talk Back in Two Languages JANUARY 22, 2013 ⋅ POST A COMMENT (Photo: Patrick Cox) The other day, I was in Chinatown in New York City, eating dim sum with Yen Yen Woo and Colin Goh. They’re a married couple, transplants from Singapore. For reasons that’ll soon become clear, I couldn’t…