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What goes in on your child’s classroom? If you don’t speak Mandarin, it’s a little hard to know. What follows is a pretty direct transcription of a morning Mandarin class for second graders, to give you an idea. A fall morning in Mrs. Chau’s 2nd grade Mandarin class, Starr King Elementary School,San Francisco …
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San Francisco filmmakers Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneider have produced a documentary about four San Francisco language immersion students and the challenges they and their families face. It describes the programs in the SFUSD as well as the wider political landscape, including English-only issues and national security. One of the students, Durrell Laury, attends the Starr King Mandarin immersion program. The…
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Jose Ortega Elementary School, in the Ingleside neighborhood, has several openings in its 2nd grade Mandarin Immersion program for Fall 2009. Starr King Elementary School, on top of San Francisco’s Potrero hill, has several openings in its 3rd grade Mandarin Immersion program for Fall 2009. This would be an excellent opportunity for children who come…
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The San Francisco public school Mandarin Immersion programs just keep getting more popular! Here are the statistics for the number of Kindergarten students enrolled in the programs since their creation… Source: Five Year Comparison of Round 1 Demand Starr King Starr King Elementary School Mandarin Immersion Program, Kindergarten Capacity: 44 Total Requests 2006-07: 33 2007-08:…
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Christopher Rosenberg, Aka Principal Rosenberg Mr. Rosenberg was a teacher at Starr King for eight years before becoming its principal five years ago, in 2003. He speaks English and Spanish and has learned to sing Happy Birthday in Chinese. He ably guides Starr King’s four strands — English, Spanish bilingual, Mandarin immersion and Special Education.…
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Jose Ortega and Starr King students got the chance to participate in the San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade on Feb 7, 2009. Here are some videos. Jose Ortega Elementary: Starr King Elementary:
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Feel free to post questions about Starr King’s Mandarin Immersion program (and other programs as well) here and we’ll do our best to get them answered.
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