About Our Program 项目介绍

Our Two Way Dual Language Immersion Program (TWDL) was established in 2020. The program provides opportunities for students to learn grade level content from TK to 12th grade in two languages enabling them to reach the goal of high levels of proficiency in both Mandarin and English. Upon high school graduation, they are fully qualified to receive the Seal of Biliteracy recognition. We warmly welcome all interested families to join the rewarding program, giving our children an edge in college admissions and more career options in the future.

Students have the opportunity to enroll in the dual language program in TK, kinder or first grade. Within this program, students are presented with the identical English curriculum as their counterparts in English-only classrooms; additionally, they engage with the Mandarin curriculum, with the expectation to achieve the same state standards. The Mandarin program employs an 80/20 model, wherein students begin learning in Mandarin 80% of the time and English 20% from TK to 2nd grade. Upon reaching 3rd grade, the allocation adjusts: English instructional time increases by 10%, while Mandarin time decreases by 10%. Until 5th grade, at which point students are fully immersed in both languages, with each language constituting half of their instructional time. Students interact with their peers using social language and acquire academic language from their teachers.

我们的双向双语沉浸式项目成立于2020年。该项目为学生提供了从幼儿园到12年级的年级教学标准内容的双语学习机会，使他们能够达到中英双语熟练水平的目标。在高中毕业时，他们有资格获得双语印章。我们热烈欢迎所有有兴趣的家庭加入这个有益的计划，为我们的孩子在大学入学和未来的职业选择中提供优势。

学生有机会在幼儿园、幼儿班或一年级入读双语项目。在这个项目中，学生接受与纯英文课堂中的同龄人完全相同的英文课程；此外，他们还参与中文核心课程的学习，中文课程与州统一核心标准一致。中文课程采用80/20模式，学生从幼儿园到二年级在80%的时间内使用中文学习，20%的时间使用英语学习。到了三年级，分配会进行调整：英语教学时间增加10%，而中文时间减少10%。直到五年级，学生完全沉浸在两种语言中，每种语言占据他们教学时间的一半。学生之间互动时用社交语言，并从老师那里学习学术语言。