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[quote=yonster][quote=Anonymous][quote=yonster]Hello helpful moms and dads,

We are heading to VA this summer in time for next school year in Fall 2015.
We have children who have been learning Mandarin regularly for the last few years and we would like to continue after we move.
I have 3 kiddos who will in the upper elementary grades.  3,5,6 grades.
My two younger ones are currently in a advance math "track"

My main question is...

Is mandarin offered in Chesterbrook or Shrevewood and the middle school enough?  Did the school test the students to put them in a proper level?
Do you have supplemental outside lessons to keep up with the language?

Currenly our school has 2 - 30minutes lessons so we supplement it with 2-1 hour lessons 1:2 private lesson.

I just feel with laguage you need a lot of exposure...  (ps we, the parents, do not speak mandarin)

If you are supplementing, can you let me knwo where you are taking them or who you are using?

Thanks!!!!!
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Are you Chinese? What's the point of learning Mandarin in elementary schools, otherwise? It's not a very useful language unless you think your children will some day live in China...[/quote]

Nope not Chinese.  Korean American actually but we've been living in ASia for the past 11 years and everywhere we go we hear Chinese.  EVERYWHERE.  I want to give my kids the option to be whereever they want when they are in their career stage.  Learning one of the most difficult language would be something that's easier to acquire at the earlier age and I don't want them to lose what they have already.  It's more of a maintenance.  They have an understanding of Korean and can read Korean slowly as well.  Chinese is something we picked up on the side and was able to continue very cheaply so we definietly want to keep it up.  As my kids are third culture kids, there's a higher chance they will roam around and not stay put in one place...

Thanks for your comment.[/quote]

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