Mandarin Immersion / Parent Resources

Being bilingual is normal in most parts of the world - providing our students with opportunities to be fluent in two languages is a natural and necessary option. -Suzanne Mitchell, principal

VIF Parent Information

http://www.vifprogram.com/about/b/blog/archive/2012/01/11/incoming-kindergarten-parents-register-your-child-for-a-language-immersion-program-today.aspx

Center For Applied Linguistics: Information on Bilingual Education with resources for parents

http://www.cal.org/topics/ell/bilingualEd.html

Center For Applied Linguistics: Information for Parents

http://www.cal.org/twi/toolkit/PI/P_QA/parent_a3.htm

Benefits of Learning a Foreign Language Video

http://www.multilingualliving.com/2011/05/04/learn-languages-make-bilingual-kids-multilingual-kids-smarter-bialystok-petitto/