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Note to those who don’t hang out in the tech/DIY world: A ‘maker’ is anyone who’s ever “fixed anything at home, tackled a craft project, knit a skarf, plant a garden, combined several things into something new, you are a Maker. Have you painted a portrait, sculpted with clay, pressed leaves in a book? Did…

The conference is accepting presenter applications until July 31. Are there other parents/teachers who might want to work with the MIPC to do a workshop on supporting parents in Mandarin Immersion? If so, please email me, Beth Weise, weise@well.com. I don’t think there will be many parents at the conference, but lots of teachers and…

Update 7-12-2011: According to a press release from the school, they now have over 1,200 applications for early admission. I’d be very curious to know who’s putting together their Mandarin program and where they taught before. There can’t be too many candidates out there with the necessary experience, given how new most Mandarin immersion programs…

[An interesting look at how the desire for Mandarin plays out at the college level.0 From the Providence Journal Tuesday, July 5, 2011 By Gina Macris, Journal Staff Writer SOUTH KINGSTOWN — When Mandarin Chinese 101 first appeared in the course catalog at the University of Rhode Island in the fall of 2004, 30 students immediately…

What’s so fascinating about this is how differently NJ has reacted to Mandarin immersion compared to many other districts. We know that in many urban school districts, Mandarin immersion is offered both as an aid to  Chinese-speaking students and to encourage English-speaking middle class families to stay in their districts rather than going to the…

The Center for Applied Linguistics at the University of Minnesota  keeps one of the best databases on immersion K-12 schools in the country. They’re updating it now – make sure your program’s in there, if you’re a total or partial immersion program in any language. And while you’re at it, check out the MIPC web…

The Lake Oswego School District will offer two half-day Kindergarten Mandarin Immersion classes in 2011-12, contingent upon hiring qualified staff and on achieving sufficient enrollment to support the program. These classes will be located at River Grove Elementary School . Instruction time is 50% in Mandarin and 50% in English. The literacy component of instruction employs the Read Well program,…