DL-ONLINE — Spanish, German, French, Italian … these are all languages that might typically be taught in a public school setting, as part of an advanced learning or enrichment program.
But students in the Lake Park-Audubon school district are learning to speak — and write — in Mandarin Chinese this year as part of their regular curriculum at both the elementary and high school buildings.
Through a partnership between the LP-A school district, St. Cloud State University, Minnesota Department of Education (MDE), Beijing University and the Chinese Ministry of Education, the district is employing the services of language arts instructor Yang Song to teach K-12 students the Mandarin language, according to Superintendent Paula Henry.
“Yang came to us through the Confucius Institute at St. Cloud State University and MDE,” Henry said. “She may be here for up to three years.
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