Prospective parents could also try the Yinghua Academy in Minnesota, where all the classes are taught in Chinese... "Founded in 2006, Yinghua Academy became the first Chinese immersion charter public school in the United States. In the fall of 2006, 79 students walked through the doors of Yinghua Academy. Today, we have around 380 students enrolled, and our school has grown from a K – 5 elementary to a K – 8 elementary and middle school program.
As the first school of its kind in the United States, Yinghua Academy has emerged as a leader in Chinese immersion education. The school’s curriculum development department creates cutting-edge curriculum recognized nationally and internationally for its effectiveness, leading to bi-literacy in Mandarin Chinese and English for all students. Our curriculum covers all Minnesota State Standards and the Core Knowledge Sequence, building both subject area knowledge and Mandarin fluency from year to year."
http://www.yinghuaacademy.org/
@Bruce
Not intended as an advert, but I see your point. I made the comment because the piece about Confucian sishu reminded me of some film footage shown at the annual Chinese Teachers Conference, held in London last weekend, which was about families in Minnesota with no Chinese background whatsoever who are choosing to send their children to primary schools where ALL the classes are taught in Chinese. The families were pretty ordinary families, in so far as there did not appear to be any extremes of wealth, politics, religion etc. These schools are state-registered. The teachers are all mother-tongue Chinese. The children at these schools are being raised to be bilingual. Although their mother-tongue (spoken at home) is English, they talk to each other, and play with each other, in Chinese. The big question was what happens when these children finish primary school and have to move on to secondary level education? - No one knows yet, because, like a Confucian sishu in the 21st century, it's an experiment. Sorry for the sloppy posting, I'll carry on dragging my tail in the mud.
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Prospective parents could also try the Yinghua Academy in Minnesota, where all the classes are taught in Chinese... "Founded in 2006, Yinghua Academy became the first Chinese immersion charter public school in the United States. In the fall of 2006, 79 students walked through the doors of Yinghua Academy. Today, we have around 380 students enrolled, and our school has grown from a K – 5 elementary to a K – 8 elementary and middle school program. As the first school of its kind in the United States, Yinghua Academy has emerged as a leader in Chinese immersion education. The school’s curriculum development department creates cutting-edge curriculum recognized nationally and internationally for its effectiveness, leading to bi-literacy in Mandarin Chinese and English for all students. Our curriculum covers all Minnesota State Standards and the Core Knowledge Sequence, building both subject area knowledge and Mandarin fluency from year to year." http://www.yinghuaacademy.org/
Helen Wang, May 24, 2012, 10:46a.m.
@Helen
What? Is this an advertisement for a Mandarin school in the States?
The news link is about renewed interest in Confucian learning in the PRC...
Bruce Humes, May 24, 2012, 11:17a.m.
@Bruce Not intended as an advert, but I see your point. I made the comment because the piece about Confucian sishu reminded me of some film footage shown at the annual Chinese Teachers Conference, held in London last weekend, which was about families in Minnesota with no Chinese background whatsoever who are choosing to send their children to primary schools where ALL the classes are taught in Chinese. The families were pretty ordinary families, in so far as there did not appear to be any extremes of wealth, politics, religion etc. These schools are state-registered. The teachers are all mother-tongue Chinese. The children at these schools are being raised to be bilingual. Although their mother-tongue (spoken at home) is English, they talk to each other, and play with each other, in Chinese. The big question was what happens when these children finish primary school and have to move on to secondary level education? - No one knows yet, because, like a Confucian sishu in the 21st century, it's an experiment. Sorry for the sloppy posting, I'll carry on dragging my tail in the mud.
Helen Wang, May 24, 2012, 11:06p.m.