Parent+Involvement

In fact, there are greater number of students from non-Chinese speaking families in the Chinese Immersion Program. Some of the children in our first cohort have had no Chinese exposure before entering the program. Four months from the opening of the school year, they are all learning very well. How did that happen?
 * Knowing Chinese is not a requirement to be in the program! **


 * 1) 1 Parents who send children to the immersion program values the program and believe in the potential the learning will bring to their children's careers and to their lives;
 * 2) 2 Parents are involved in their children's learning, and they provide ongoing encouragement and reinforcement;
 * 3) 3 Children at this tender age are flexible and highly receptive to learning. They learn things exponentially every day;
 * 4) 4 We are blessed with good teachers who are dedicated to children's growth and academic success.
 * 5) 5 We integrate educational technology to collaborate with parents at home. Each of the Chinese Immersion classroom have a classroom blog in which teachers post learning materials, and homework practices for parents to have direct access to what children are learning in school. We also provide paper materials and accommodations for families who may not have easy access to technology at home. [|Ms. Li's blog]; [|Ms. Corpas' blog]
 * 6) 6 We set high learning standards for all children in the program.
 * 7) 7 In addition to sending home a bilingual newsletter each Friday, w e dedicate weekly office hours to meeting with parents to maintain constant communication.
 * 8) 8 We believe that parents are our partners in teaching and learning. We could not have been more grateful for all of the support from our parent community.