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  • Orinda, Calif. Mandarin program looking for students this coming Fall

    The school district in Orinda, Calif (a northern suburb of San Francisco) is  exploring the possibility of starting a Mandarin immersion program in one of its elementary schools. The School Board has opened the discussion but doesn’t necessarily believe there will be  be 20 students who want to start a kindergarten class there in the…

  • Mandarin teacher training UPDATE: tuition assistance available

      UPDATE: Based on available funds, tuition assistance consideration will be given to all applicants. Please  distribute this message to  colleagues and friends?  Ask them to  register online ASAP to reserve a seat before it’s too late.   Dear Friends, The Mandarin Institute in conjunction with STARTALK will offer a K-12 Chinese Teacher Preparation Program…

  • Orange County, CA may get new Mandarin immersion program.

    The Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD) in Orange County, California is interested in starting a Dual Language Mandarin Chinese Immersion Program and would like to start it for the kindergarten class of 2012-2013. That means the District is recruiting students.  Please forward this to anyone you know who may be interested. Capistrano Unified School District…

  • St. Paul, Minn. to get new Mandarin immersion school

    From the sound of it, St. Paul will be getting a new Mandarin immersion Kindergarten class added into an already existing Spanish immersion school. Is this correct? Just checking. From MinnPost.com St. Paul’s Spanish immersion school celebrates 25 years By Joe Kimball | Published Fri, Jun 3 2011 7:18 am It was 25 years ago…

  • NJ Mandarin immersion charter waits another month for resolution

    From CentralJersey.com The controversial Princeton International Charter School will have to wait until at least next month for the zoning Board of Adjustment to make a decision on their its application. According to members of the zoning board, the meeting will tentatively take place July 7 at the Senior Center at the Municipal Complex on…

  • Mandarin immersion: It may delay Alzheimer’s

    And you thought it would just give them a leg up in the world! ====== The Bilingual Advantage By CLAUDIA DREIFUS Published: May 30, 2011 A cognitive neuroscientist, Ellen Bialystok has spent almost 40 years learning about how bilingualism sharpens the mind. Her good news: Among other benefits, the regular use of two languages appears…

  • Summer high school Mandari program in Madison, Wisc.

    National Summer Mandarin Immersion Language Program for High School Students has Openings (Located on the UW-Madison Campus) Sponsored by the University of Wisconsin, Madison and the Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth   Please inform interested students and parents. No previous Chinese classes required. Rising eighth graders may also participate.  Students choose to be residential…