Wang Flap Pioneer Valley
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FLAP: Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School Presenter: Kathleen Wang Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School [email protected] , www.pvcics.org , 413-582-7040
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Transcript of Wang Flap Pioneer Valley
FLAP:Pioneer Valley Chinese
Immersion Charter School
Presenter: Kathleen WangPioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter [email protected] , www.pvcics.org, 413-582-7040
Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School
• Public charter school• Regional school, 39 predominantly rural towns• One-way immersion model• Lottery entrance• Enter K-1 total immersion, or 6th grade partial
immersion• MA curriculum framework standards• Extended day
FLAP OverviewPioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School (PVCICS)• Currently a regional program serving 39 predominantly
rural communities• Expansion of PVCICS to be a K-12 program, 6th grade
entry next year
Hadley Public School partnership• Shared high school facility for 9-12th grades• Hadley provides some contracted services to PVCICS• PVCICS helps Hadley develop Chinese world language
program
FLAP OverviewUniversity of Massachusetts partnership •Practicum for UMass MAT Chinese students•Amherst & Boston campuses, Confucius Institute, collaborating with PVCICS•Supported by President's Office of UMass System
University of Oregon partnership•Chinese Flagship site - federally funded•Chinese program for PVCICS graduates•Educational objective - "Superior" speakers of Chinese at the end of the sequence
CLASS• Curriculum consulting
