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  • Summer immersion courses for teachers

    The Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) at the University of Minnesota has sponsored a summer institute program for second language teachers since 1996. This internationally known program reflects CARLA’s commitment to link research and theory with practical applications for the classroom. Each institute is highly interactive and includes discussion, theory-building, hands-on activities,…

  • Lake Oswego, Ore. discussion on expansion of Mandarin program

    LOSD eyes trio of options for language immersion in the fall BY REBECCA RANDALL The Lake Oswego Review, Jan 12, 2012 Portables at River Grove Elementary School or a magnet school at Bryant Elementary School are two options on the table for implementing Spanish and Mandarin language immersion beyond kindergarten next fall. The two options were…

  • Lake Forest Ill. Mandarin meeting moved due to snow

    The meeting about Mandarin at Cherokee Elementary originally scheduled for Jan. 12 has been moved to Jan. 19 due to snow. More on the schedule change here. More here about the new program:   Program Overview   Lake Forest School District 67 is very proud of its first year implementation of theMandarin Immersion Program for kindergarten…

  • New Orleans Mandarin immersion accepting applications until Friday

    International School Algiers campus is taking applications for Mandarin Chinese program until Friday Published: Monday, January 09, 2012, 4:20 PM     Updated: Monday, January 09, 2012, 4:22 PM The Algiers campus of the International School of Louisiana is accepting applications until Friday from families wanting to join its first kindergarten class to be taught in Mandarin Chinese. The…

  • 6th grade Mandarin openings in San Francisco

    The Mandarin immersion program of the San Francisco Unified School District will graduate its first 5th grade class this spring, and the first year of middle school Mandarin will begin in Fall of 2012 at Aptos Middle School. The program at Aptos will consist of  four classes in English (English, Math, Science, Art/Music/PE) and two…

  • Beaverton, Oregon Mandarin immersion charter enrollment open now

    Hope Chinese Charter School Hope Chinese Charter School (HCCS) is a public elementary school providing a bilingual education in English and Mandarin Chinese. The HCCS immersion program challenges students in all academic subjects while also giving them high proficiency in two world languages. Open Enrollment Begins in January 2012 Our open enrollment period is January…

  • Some reasons why there’s opposition to New Jersey’s proposed Mandarin immersion charter school

    Some useful background on the issues behind opposition to New Jersey’s proposed Mandarin immersion charter school. In the Suburbs, Charter Schools Raise Concerns About Local Control Can a local school district block a charter from opening or refuse to fund it?  print | email | share By Marilyn Joyce Lehren, January 9, 2012 in Education |1 Comment Credit: Marilyn Joyce Lehren Lili Meddahi, a…