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Some Uniform thoughts For Starr King & Jose Ortega Elementary Schools (These tips apply to pretty much any school with uniforms in San Francisco, sometimes the bottoms are navy blue, sometimes black, sometimes khaki.) Uniform requirements: Starr King’s uniform is navy blue bottoms and a white, collared shirt on top. Jose Ortega’s uniform is the…
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In about two years, the first wave of Mandarin immersion students in San Francisco’s public schools will be entering middle school and parents from Starr King Elementary and Jose Ortega Elementary are working to have an impact on how this unfolds. Recently our middle school committee met to discuss what’s happening and decide on next…
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Marie Ciepela, a mom with two sons in Mandarin immersion at Starr King Elementary school in San Francisco, sends these notes from a talk last week. Probably the most important take-home message for families with kids in Mandarin immersion is that our English book-filled homes are deserts when it comes to Chinese language materials. Without…
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Participants in the newly-created Chinese Immersion Program at Azevada Elementary School in Fremont, Calif were selected by lottery 0n Wednesday, June 23. Students will be placed based on their lottery number and the established priorities. Per Board agreement, Azevada school students will have first priority. The District staff drew the names of 28 applicants in…
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Coast immersion stands up to the test Thomas Chamberlin | June 24th, 2010 Varsity Lakes College student Taylor Cassar learns in Mandarin Picture: DAVID CLARK STUDENTS in the Chinese immersion program at Varsity College (in Queensland, Australia) are outperforming English-speaking classes in national literacy and numeracy tests. The popularity of the school’s courses has prompted moves…
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A report from the Mandarin Immersion Parents Council library task force: June 2010 As students in the Mandarin immersion program reach higher grades, finding them books to read and videos to watch becomes more of an issue. The MIPC held a meeting towards the end of school this year with Carla Kozak, Children and Youth…
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The Oregonian, June 23, 2010 By Dave Porter Some local school districts, boards and administrators are holding back development of foreign language immersion programs necessary for Oregon’s economic future. There are two current examples: the West Linn-Wilsonville School Board recently canceled tits 1-year-old Spanish immersion program, while Portland Public Schools failed again this year to…
