MANDARIN CONNECTIONS IN HIGLEY USD VISION FOR …

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MANDARIN CONNECTIONS IN HIGLEY USD

VISION FOR COMPETITIVE STUDENTS

SKILLS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

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• Channel 12 School Solutions

AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME

• Mayor John Lewis

• US Representative Matt Salmon

• Superintendent Huppenthal’s Chinese Initiative

FAQ: WHY MANDARIN?

• If a person knows

Mandarin and English

they can speak to 50% of

the world’s population

• Considered a critical

language to the future

security and economic

strength of the USA (US

State Dept.)

• Competition in a global

society. Sought after

work skill.

THE LANGUAGES OF BUSINESS

• Bloomberg Rankings

• Which languages—other than English—are most useful for conducting business around the world?

• Mandarin

• French

• Arabic

• Spanish

• Russian

• Portuguese

• Japanese

• German

• Italian

• Korean

• Turkish

UTAH’S BUSINESS COMMUNITY

• Top Uses for Languages in the Job Market:

• Marketing and Communications

• Client Communications and Public Relations

• Customer Care and Support

• Business Development and Sales

• Relationship Building

• Business Negotiation

• Management Issues and Human Resource Management

• Health Care

• Business Documentation [contracts]

WHAT IS YOUR VISION FOR YOUR CHILD’S FUTURE?

•Way to Connect, Engage, Inspire.

MANDARIN CHOICE: DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION PROGRAM

BENEFITS OF EARLY SECOND LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION

• Increases Intellectual Flexibility and Potential

• Solid Academic Achievement

• Most effective level of mastery of language

• Protects ability to sound like a native speaker

• Cultural Agility and Sophistication

• Economic Competitiveness

LANGUAGE AND THE BRAIN

Where language is stored…

…supported by multiple MRI studies at universities like UCLA,

Stanford, etc.

Babies’ brains have the wiring needed to acquire ANY language in the world.

This is a developmental “window of opportunity” that will close.

• A relationship between world

language study and increased

mathematical skill development,

particularly in the area of

problem solving, points to the

fact that second

language learning

is more of a

cognitive than

linguistic activity.

Duke University Online Newsletter for Parents of Gifted Youth, http://www.actfl.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=4724

DELAWARE GOVERNOR’S WORLD LANGUAGE EXPANSION INITIATIVE

K/1-5th

•Partial Immersion Program (Mandarin Chinese or Spanish)

•Targeted Proficiency Level: Intermediate Low/Intermediate Mid

6th

•Integrated Immersion World Language Level 2 (Mandarin Chinese or Spanish)

•Targeted Proficiency Level: Intermediate Mid

•Offering a Second World Language [Arabic, French, etc.]

7th

•Integrated Immersion World Language Level 3 (Mandarin Chinese or Spanish)

•Targeted Proficiency Level: Intermediate Mid/Intermediate High

•Offering a Second World Language

8th

•Integrated Immersion World Language Level 4 (Mandarin Chinese or Spanish)

•Targeted Proficiency Level: Intermediate High/Pre-Advanced

•Offering a Second World Language

9th

•AP World Language Course (Mandarin Chinese or Spanish)

•Targeted Proficiency Level: Advanced Low

•Continuation of a 2nd or 3rd World Language

10th

•Dual-Credit or University-Level Courses (Mandarin Chinese or Spanish)

•Targeted Proficiency Level: Advanced Low/Advanced Mid

•Continuation of a 2nd or 3rd World Language

11th

•Dual-Credit or University-Level Courses (Mandarin Chinese or Spanish)

•Targeted Proficiency Level: Advanced Mid

•Continuation of a 2nd or 3rd World Language

12th

•Dual-Credit or University-Level Courses (Mandarin Chinese or Spanish)

•Targeted Proficiency Level: Advanced Mid/Advanced High

•Continuation of a 2nd or 3rd World Language, with additional AP World Language Courses

1ST MANDARIN PIP IN AZ

• http://confuciusinstitute.asu.edu/portal/node/86

MANDARIN CHOICE PROGRAM

• Partial Immersion - 50/50 teaching team

• Mandarin Teacher: Mandarin Language Arts, Math

and Science

• English Teacher: English Language Arts, Science

and Math Vocabulary & Social Studies

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

• Chinese Culture Club: Guest Speakers

• Coronado Parent Council for World Languages

• Arizona State University Confucius Institute

• Sister Schools in China and Taiwan

• Sister Cities with Gilbert

• Utah Department of Education

• Over 30 PIP Mandarin Schools in Utah

• Local Government and Business Community

APPLICATION PROCESS

• Mandarin Choice is offered to families by

application only.

• Approval is on an availability basis only.

• One class will be offered with a minimum of 25

enrollees.

• Kindergarten will only have the full day option.

• Additional grades (2nd - 6th) will be offered

thereafter on a grandfathering basis and entrance

exams.

MANDARIN CHOICE PROGRAM: ENROLLMENT ACCEPTANCE TIERS.

Mandrin Choice Tier One

30 or 60 Accepted Enrollments

Previous Acceptance/Family

Mandarin Choice Tier Two

HUSD Employees

Coronado Boundaries/Past OE

~ 50-70 %

Mandarin Choice Tier Three

New Open Enrollment

HUSD and Outside Boundaries

~ 30-50 %

Standard Program and Enrollments

MC APPLICATION TIERS

APPLICATION DEADLINES

• Dec 12, 2013 to Feb 1, 2014

• Applications divided into Tiers

• (Guaranteed Open Enrollment closes)

• Class balance will be determined by lottery and wait list

• Feb 2 – April 15

• Openings filled by wait list

• New applications added to the wait list as received

• April 15- May 15

• Same as above

• All applicants will receive status reports by phone or letter.

• May 15 to the First Week of School (August)

CORONADO ELEMENTARY

• “A” Rated School

• “A” Rated District

• AdvancED

Accredited

• Mission: Preparing

students to be

successful leaders in

a global society. Global Leadership

Academy

CORONADO ELEMENTARY

Coyote Vision Goals:

•Connect to the World

•Engage your future

•Inspire GREATNESS

CONNECT TO THE WORLD

• Culturally Sophisticated

• Mandarin Language and Culture Classes

• Future Focused

• Technology

ENGAGE YOUR FUTURE

• Systems Thinking: PDSA

• 4 C’s: Communication, Collaboration, Critical

Thinking, and Creativity

INSPIRE GREATNESS

• Leadership Training • WonderDAY: “Can we solve World Hunger?”

• Buddy Classes

• Town of Gilbert Student of the Month

• ACE Assembly

• Clubs and Activities

• Future Cities

• First Legos League: Lego Robotics

• Chinese Culture Club

• Student Council

• National Elementary Honor Society

• Coyote Club Available 6 am to 6 pm

• http://www.husd.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=5870

PRE-K - 8 WORLD LANGUAGE MODELS*

• FLEX Programs (Foreign Language EXperience) • Less than 90 minutes a week, non-continuous, non-sequential

• Oral proficiency focus

• FLES Programs (Foreign Language in Elementary Schools) • Over 90 minutes a week, continuous, sequential

• Oral proficiency focus, can be content-based

• Language Immersion Programs • At least 50% of instructional time in the target language

• Taught through content areas, continuous, sequential

• AZ English Only Ramifications

*Underlying focus is on Real Life Communication

STAY CONNECTED

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• Tax Credit: field trips and clubs

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LANGUAGE ADVANTAGE

•“This is a Sputnik moment. For too long, Americans have relied on other countries to speak our language. But we won't be able to do that in the increasingly complex and interconnected world.” •“To prosper economically and to improve relations with other countries, Americans need to read, speak and understand other languages.”

Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan Foreign Language Summit DEC 8, 2010