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SOUTH BRUNSWICK — By a one-vote margin, townships officials rejected plans for a Mandarin Chinese immersion charter school that had been opposed by residents in three towns. Founders of the proposed Princeton International Academy Charter School, which spent two years seeking local approvals, saw their request for a land use variance narrowly defeated when the zoning…
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Dual-language lessons growing in popularity March 22, 2012 | Eleanor Yang Su Flickr/heraldpost At Chula Vista Learning Community Charter School, students are taught lessons every week in a combination of Spanish, English and Mandarin. The public school, which has more than 400 students on its wait list, is hoping to eventually add a fourth language, the principal…
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Readers of this blog know that it is maintained by Scott Olson and Elizabeth Weise, parents with children in the San Francisco Unified School District’s Mandarin immersion program and some of the original founders of the Mandarin Immersion Parents Council in San Francisco. The MIPC is in the process of ‘re-branding’ itself to become 金山中文教育协会,…
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A Chinese Language Teacher’s Experience in American Public Schools By Meiching Chang Throughout all these years in elementary and high schools, I have built up my teaching confidence. Sometimes I still feel lost or lonely on the road of teaching Chinese, but I remind myself of all the Chinese teachers out there working as…
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NOTE: This program is designed for “newer” Chinese teaches. From our previous programs, many participants had less than 3 years teaching Chinese language teaching experience. And, teachers with more experiences also benefited from this program. Again, it is open to all Chinese teachers. Dear Friends, The Mandarin Institute STARTALK Chinese Teacher Preparation Program 2012 registration…
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Bryan Bordelon to lead the school, which opens in August February 9, 2012 – The Houston Independent School District has selected Bryan Bordelon as the principal of the new Mandarin Chinese Language Immersion Magnet School. Bordelon speaks Mandarin Chinese with advanced proficiency and has a Master of Arts degree in China Studies from the University…
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Dist. 220 parents say funding Chinese program would create hardships By Eric Peterson In the minds of many parents in Barrington Unit District 220, it’s an either-or decision that awaits school board members Tuesday when they choose between continuing a fledgling Chinese language immersion program or keeping class sizes in check. While most say they have…
