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King Immersion Program At-a-Glance Two kindergarten classrooms at the King School will be the Chinese Immersion Program. Two kindergarten classrooms at the King School will be the Ni Hao Program. King School King Immersion Programs King Ni Hao FLES 1 Chi nese Cla ssroom 1 Eng lis h Cla ssr oom 2 Typi ca l Classro oms Number of students 20 JK/K 20 JK/K 20 students in each kindergarten class Teachers Ms. Corpas, Ms. Toomey and Chinese Teacher, Chinese Paraprofessional Ms. Basile, Ms. Sullivan Ms. MacKintosh, Ms.Douglas Subjects taught CLA* Math Science Social Studies Social Curriculum Interdisciplinary Studies Technology Library Explorations** *Chinese Language Arts ** Subjected to extended- day grant availability . ELA* Math Science Social Studies Social Curriculum Arts Music P.E. Technology Library Explorations** * English Language Arts ELA Math Science Social Studies Social Curriculum Arts Music P.E. Technology Library Explorations** Chinese Time spent in Chinese class 50% of daily instruction time for grades K-2, 90mins content-based Chinese instruction daily from grades 3-8 30mins daily for grades K-5, instructional time may increases in future years for grades 3 and up, 45mins three times a week for grades 6-8 Time spent in school 7:55am-3:55pm Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays 7:55am-1:55pm Wednesdays Recess Twice daily Lunch 30-45mins daily After School Programs Available to registered students. Please contact Ms. Catherine Park at the King/Amigos Community School. School Tours and Contacts Ms. Vivian Tam, Immersion Program Coordinator (English, Mandarin, Japanese, Cantonese) [email protected] , 617-599-7258 Ms. Clarie Koen [email protected], 617-349-6454 Websites http://nihaoflap- kingimmersion.wikispaces.com/ http://www.cpsd.us/mlk/ School Principal: Mr. Gerald Yung, [email protected] , 617-349-6562x150
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King Immersion Program At-a-Glance
Two kindergarten classrooms at the King School will be the Chinese ImmersionProgram. Two kindergarten classrooms at the King School will be the Ni Hao Program.
King School King Immersion Programs King Ni Hao FLES
1 Chinese Classroom 1 English Classroom 2 Typical Classrooms
Number of
students
20 JK/K 20 JK/K 20 students in each
kindergarten class
Teachers Ms. Corpas, Ms. Toomey
andChinese Teacher, Chinese Paraprofessional
Ms. Basile,
Ms. SullivanMs. MacKintosh,
Ms.Douglas
Subjects
taught
CLA*
Math
ScienceSocial Studies
Social CurriculumInterdisciplinary Studies
Technology
Library
Explorations***Chinese Language Arts
** Subjected to extended-
day grant availability.
ELA*
Math
ScienceSocial Studies
Social Curriculum
Arts
MusicP.E.
Technology
LibraryExplorations**
* English Language Arts
ELA
Math
ScienceSocial Studies
Social Curriculum
Arts
MusicP.E.
Technology
LibraryExplorations**
Chinese
Time spent in
Chinese class
50% of daily instruction time for grades K-2,
90mins content-based Chinese instructiondaily from grades 3-8
30mins daily for grades
K-5, instructional timemay increases in future
years for grades 3 andup,
45mins three times a
week for grades 6-8
Time spent in
school
7:55am-3:55pm Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays
7:55am-1:55pm Wednesdays
Recess Twice daily
Lunch 30-45mins daily
After School
Programs
Available to registered students.
Please contact Ms. Catherine Park at the King/Amigos CommunitySchool.
School Toursand Contacts
Ms. Vivian Tam, Immersion ProgramCoordinator (English, Mandarin, Japanese,
Cantonese) [email protected], 617-599-7258
Ms. Clarie [email protected],
617-349-6454
Websites http://nihaoflap-
kingimmersion.wikispaces.com/
http://www.cpsd.us/mlk/
School Principal: Mr. Gerald Yung, [email protected], 617-349-6562x150
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Principal Assistant Principal: Ms. Cheryl Haynes, [email protected], 617-349-
6562x151
Main Office Located in the main lobby near the main entrance.
Ms. Cheryl Mason, school clerk, 617-349-6562 x111 (English)Ms. Julie Fu, school clerk, 617-349-6562 x155 (English and Mandarin)
Enrollment All incoming students must register throughthe Family Resource Center at 15 Upton Street.
If you would like to enroll in the “King
Chinese Immersion Program,” please put King
Immersion Program as your first choice on theregistration form as there are two separately
slots for the King School.
If you would like toenroll in the regular
King School program,
choose “MLK, Jr.
School” as your firstchoice on the
registration form.
Additional Information
Ms. Tori Corpas, our immersion JK/K English classroom teacher, will be transferringfrom her current role as a first grade teacher at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School. Shegrew up in Yonkers, New York. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English with a
minor in Communications and her M.A.T. from Tufts University. Currently, she is on the
Instructional Leadership Team Committee at the King School and is enrolled in the
Aspiring Teacher Leader Program for Mathematics. Ms. Corpas is an energetic andcreative educator with a firm belief in helping children to reach their full potential. She
has enjoyed the last five years at the King School and is enthusiastic about extending
world-class learning opportunities to all children in the City of Cambridge.
We are currently in the process of hiring the potential lead teacher in the Chinese
classroom. Stay tuned for more information.
All students in the King and Amigos schools shared the same teachers in the following
academic subjects: arts, music, physical education, and library.
All students, if needed, receive additional academic and developmental supports.
The Immersion Coordinator and curriculum consultants are collaborating with KingSchool’s onsite Math and Literacy coaches to develop a streamline curriculum to ensure
literacy and content mastery in both the Chinese and English classrooms.
For more information about Dual Language Immersion and Second Language Learning, please visit:
www.CARLA.com
www.CAL.comwww.ACTFL.org
