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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You mean in general, or just where learning Mandarin and about Chinese culture is concerned?  We've lost a bunch of neighbors to MoCo in the course of the last decade over public school quality issues.

It's actually not a bad idea for YY parents to get to open houses at the Rockville Chinese immersion programs (College Gardens and Potomoc for elementary, as well as the MS program at Robert Frost).  If you're open to learning, you can pick up ideas on how to step up your game in a way that's fun for your YY student(s).   Attrition is much lower at those programs, so most of the kids who enter in K are still in immerion classes in 8th grade.

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Since there is no chance of us moving to MoCo, there is no reason to go "see".  If you want the Chinese immersion program in MD, move there so you can have the real thing.  Attrition is really low at YY, thanks.  It's the only game in town unlike MoCo where many kids leave for AAP in third and fourth grades.[/quote]

Right, no reason to go "see."  The MoCo programs do more with Mandarin and cultural studies than YY, and have been at it longer.  We came back with a list of ideas and resources that we hadn't been aware of (new software programs and DVDs, teaching materials on-line, summer camps native speakers use etc.), particularly for the MS level.  We sat in on a presentation on steps to take to prevent your older child and teenager from rebeling against immersion.

AAP?  You mean the MoCo 4th and 5th grade Centers for the Highly Gifted?[/quote]

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