MS or HS with Mandarin program?

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Anonymous wrote:SSSAS. This now starts in sixth. Upper School program is run by Daniel Lowinger, and they have an exchange agreement with a school in Taiwan.

NP. Just looked at sssas.org and cannot find a description of which modern foreign languages they offer. Also, searching for Taiwan did not yield a description of their foreign exchange program. Can you supply some URLs so I can learn more ?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SSSAS. This now starts in sixth. Upper School program is run by Daniel Lowinger, and they have an exchange agreement with a school in Taiwan.

NP. Just looked at sssas.org and cannot find a description of which modern foreign languages they offer. Also, searching for Taiwan did not yield a description of their foreign exchange program. Can you supply some URLs so I can learn more ?

DP, incoming SSSAS family here. Take a look at the course catalogue, available here. Appears they offer Chinese and a study abroad program in Chengdu.

https://www.sssas.org/userfiles/sssausmvc/documents/23-24%20US%20Curriculum%20Guide%20%5BFinal%5D.pdf

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Study abroad at SSSAS is a new program in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is an excellent program with a very innovative teacher.

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St Andrew's

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GDS, WIS also offer Mandarin

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Anonymous wrote:Study abroad at SSSAS is a new program in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is an excellent program with a very innovative teacher.

Thanks. Odd that their website only says ChengDu.

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Norwood

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WIS

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STA offers in both lower and upper school.

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Potomac in US

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Study abroad at SSSAS is a new program in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is an excellent program with a very innovative teacher.

Thanks. Odd that their website only says ChengDu.

Incoming SSSAS family again. You can find some info and photos from the Taiwan program here. I get the impression it was new this year so maybe other materials haven’t been updated yet.

https://saintstravelprogram.sssas.org/category/2024-travel/taiwan-exchange-2024/

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Bullis

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WIS offers Mandarin, starting in 6th grade and you can take it all the way to IB

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https://gwhatchet.com/2024/04/29/school-without-walls-faces-budget-gaps-likely-to-lose-theater-chinese-programs/#:~:text=May%2024%2C%202024-,School%20Without%20Walls%20faces%20budget%20gaps,to%20lose%20theater%2C%20Chinese%20programs&text=Students%20enter%20The%20School%20Without,and%20likely%20its%20Chinese%20program.

SWW is cutting its CHinese program. I think this is the school OP is referring to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sidwell has a Chinese Studies Program.

“Founded in 1983 in honor of John Fisher Zeidman ’79, the Chinese Studies Program includes language, history, and culture curricula in all divisions of the school, as well as an alumni fellowship program, a student exchange program, student travel to China, and an annual lecture series.”

https://www.sidwell.edu/academics/global-citizenship/chinese-studies

I believe this has been watered down a bit since COVID with the hold on student trips to China and the hosting of exchange students from China. I don't know if they have started back up. But, now the amazing teacher who led the China program is also retiring so I'd assume there is still an adjustment in progress. His 10th grade course in East Asia was great and it's too bad he's moving on. I know many families that had hoped to take full advantage of this program but lost out (clearly COVID was not the school's fault). Basically - be sure to ask the current status.