School district offering Chinese language program
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Source: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/27/3941960/school-district-offering-chinese.html
The Associated Press
Published: Tuesday, Sep. 27, 2011 – 6:27 am
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. — A Southern California school district is offering a Chinese language immersion program, starting in kindergarten.
Capistrano Unified School District trustees on Monday night approved the Mandarin Chinese program, the first in Orange County and one of about 80 nationwide.
School board clerk John Alpay says in a news release that there has been intense demand for instruction in Chinese, the most spoken language in the world.
The immersion program begins next year.
Enrolled students begin studies in kindergarten or first grade with 80 percent of instruction in Mandarin.
The district says 165 families have already committed children to the program.
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Capistrano Unified School District trustees on Monday night approved the Mandarin Chinese program, the first in Orange County and one of about 80 nationwide.
School board clerk John Alpay says in a news release that there has been intense demand for instruction in Chinese, the most spoken language in the world.
The immersion program begins next year.
Enrolled students begin studies in kindergarten or first grade with 80 percent of instruction in Mandarin.
The district says 165 families have already committed children to the program.
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