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  • Houston considers Mandarin immersion magnet school

    Thursday, December 8, 2011 10:43 am From HOUSTON ISD | 0 comments The Houston ISD Board of Education today will consider giving initial approval to a new policy governing the district’s popular magnet schools, which are designed to offer a high level of academic rigor and specialized themes that attract students from across the city. The board’s regular…

  • How some districts market their programs

    San Mateo-Foster City School District Hosting Magnet School Information Night Event offers parents a chance to learn about some of the district’s innovative programs. By Gideon Rubin November 29, 2011      Call it your local school district’s version of Black Friday for Magnet schools. The San Mateo-Foster City School District on Wednesday will host its annual…

  • Making the China Trip – notes from families who’ve been there

    Mandarin Immersion Parents Council Nov. 15, 2011 Meeting – Jose Ortega Elementary School Taking your family to China. Many families with students in Mandarin immersion hope to take their children to China at some point. Each family’s journey is different, for some it’s a return visit by a family who adopted in China, some go…

  • Orange Co. requires parents raise $15 K to open Mandarin immersion school

    Fundraising, Hiring Underway for New Chinese Language Program Open enrollment could begin in December for the Mandarin immersion program—the first public school program of its kind in Orange County. By Penny Arévalo Email the author November 7, 2011       Add your photos When a Mandarin Chinese immersion program at Capistrano Unified was approved in September, the…

  • Minnesota has 5 Mandarin immersion public schools

    Siblings Cassidy and Cormac Calcaterra wear their uniforms at Yinghua Academy in northeast Minneapolis. Yinghua opened in 2006 as the first Chinese immersion charter public school in the Midwest. It is one of five in Minnesota. / Special to the Times by Bryna Godar Written by Bryna Godar Purchase ImageZOOM Second-grade Chinese immersion class teacher Melody…

  • English movies dubbed into Mandarin

    This is to introduce Mandarin Chinese dubbed movies to the Mandarin Chinese learning community. Chinese have been importing American movies into China and dubbed them in Mandarin Chinese for the China market.  These are the exact movies our kids have been watching since their early age. For examples, Disney movies Beauty and the Beast, Toy…

  • Immersion versus bilingual

    Debating the Efficacy of Bilingual Education Programs West Chester : PA : USA | Oct 31, 2011 at 11:24 AM PDT BY MatthewLynch  The debate on how best to educate ELL students continues, with little promise of a clear-cut way to proceed emerging anytime soon. At the same time, the diversity of languages of spoken in U.S. schools continues to expand.…