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By Elizabeth Weise This is a work-in-progress, based on experiences in San Francisco’s Mandarin immersion program and stories from other schools. I welcome stories, ideas and suggestions on other school experiences, so we can add to this document and make it more useful to everyone. Any school that has a Mandarin immersion program can probably…

Hello all, As folks who read this blog know, I’m in the process of writing a book—“A Parent’s Guide to Mandarin Immersion.” I’m about three-quarters done with it and have gotten to the point where I’d like feedback from parents. Right now much of the book is based on extensive academic reading (a little dry,…

[I’ve noticed that of all the things on this blog, two are the most popular–this essay and the list of Mandarin immersion schools. Both get clicked on several times a day. So it seemed time to do an update as the last was two years ago. I’m always eager to hear from parents about what…

There’s a techie in Boston, Lin Ai 林爱, who’s got a great web site devoted to Mac-based programs for learning Chinese called 中网 Zhongweb. Definitely worth checking out here. Welcome to 中网 Zhongweb  Add comments Welcome to the new version of the site. The old version is temporarily available at zhongweb.weebly.com. 中网 Zhongweb is a site for people learning…

Language immersion schools make strides in St. Louis area Huy Mach First graders Alison Smith (from left), Darius Williams, Aynalie Joy and Pleasure Stovall sing and dance to the name of the months in Chinese on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, at the Language Immersion School in St. Louis. Photo by Huy Mach, hmach@post-dispatch.com October 08,…

by Mia Gradney/ KHOU 11 News Posted on October 23, 2012 at 5:11 PM HOUSTON—HISD wants voters to approve a $1.9 billion bond issue to rebuild and renovate schools.　 One of the schools that stands to benefit is an old campus in Bellaire that has a very new and foreign concept. Children of all backgrounds…

This list comes from things people have told me or emailed me of late, which I’ve turned into this format because I realized I burst out laughing when one mom told me the “fuxi for my kaoshi” line because I knew exactly what she meant. These are clearly all from non-Chinese speaking parents, and mostly…