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Mandarin for kindergartners planned for Dist. 67 By Donald Liebenson Special to the Tribune Yesterday at 12:06 p.m. Lake Forest School District 67 could become the latest among a small group of public schools in the country with a Mandarin immersion program starting in kindergarten. If there’s enough interest from parents, an English-Mandarin program would…

Proposed Mandarin Immersion Pilot – Grades K & 1 for 2011-12 Lake Forest School District 67 is exploring the option of offering one dual-language (English/Mandarin) kindergarten class and one first grade class beginning this coming fall. The program will offer half-day instruction in English and half-day instruction in Mandarin through fourth grade.  There has been…

Knowledge Universe reaches $1.6 billion in revenue STORY BY LINDA BAKER // PHOTOS BY LEAH NASH On the second floor of a KinderCare center in downtown Portland, eight preschoolers are coloring pictures of Chinese characters while listening to their teacher speak in Mandarin. On the other side of the room, which is decorated with parasols…

 Parlez en Mandarin, s’il vous plait Nineteen Vancouver schools have French immersion, but our taxes might be better spent on more practical languages Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/opinion/Parlez+Mandarin+vous+plait/4201013/story.html#ixzz1CjQFKMRM There are 19 elementary and secondary schools with French immersion programs in the City of Vancouver. Two-thirds of them — no surprise this — are on the west…

VIDEO: Bejing Chorus Performs at College Park VIDEO: Bejing Chorus Performs at College Park 715 Indian Ave, San Mateo, CA College Park Elementary /articles/video-bejing-chorus-performs-at-college-park /locations/3161836 Happy Angel Chorus of Yi Shi Fu Xiao performed at College Park Elementary School Local children were entertained and educated by their international counterparts, as San Mateo-Foster City School District…

Azevada Elementary says ‘ni hao’ By Miriam G. Mazliach Photos By Miriam G. Mazliach As Azevada kindergarten teacher Orchid Wang enters the classroom, she instructs her students in Mandarin to find a spot and sit down on the large rug at the front of the room. The classroom is quiet and lights are dimmed as…

Making friends through Mandarin in San Mateo January 25, 2011, 03:36 AM By Heather Murtagh Daily Journal Staff Heather Murtaugh/Daily Journal Students from Beijing, China visited College Park Elementary School and performed traditional music and dance Monday afternoon. In addition to performing, the students in the Happy Angel Chorus of Yi Shi Fu Xiao had…