John Gill School Tours for 2017-2018 Prospective Kindergarteners

Come tour the Mandarin Immersion program at John Gill! 

Parents of prospective Kindergarten students for the 2017-2018 school year are invited to attend John Gill School Tours on the following Tuesday mornings:

2016: Oct. 25, Nov. 8, Dec. 6
2017: Jan. 24, Feb. 28, Mar. 21

- Tour time 8:45-9:30AM
- Call the school to sign up 650-482-2406
- Parking is on Myrtle St., meet in the library

John Gill Elementary
555 Ave Del Ora
Redwood City, CA 94062
 
Learn More -- MI Program at John Gill
Questions -- mi@johngillpta.org 

PlayThrive Hiring Teachers Winter 2016

PlayThrive After School Program is looking to hire full and part time teachers to join their collaborative teaching team immediately! 

Accepting applications until November 28, 2016 for the following positions:
 
After School Lead Teacher (English or Mandarin OK)

After School Float Teacher (Mandarin Speaking)

PlayThrive is an educational organization dedicated to promoting whole
child education by bringing together teachers, parents, and the local
community. We aim to create a space for children to explore, have fun,
connect with one another, develop empathy toward the larger world, and
cultivate a passion for lifelong learning.

Mandarin Immersion Parent Presentation

Announcing a presentation for current and prospective parents...

Language Development in Young Children in a Dual Immersion Program

Presented by Dr. Danni Tsai
Mandarin Language Consultant for RCSD

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

6:30-8:00pm

John Gill Staff Room

(Northeast corner of the Main Building)

555 Avenue del Ora

Redwood City, CA 94062 

Dr. Danni Tsai has 20+ years in Dual Language Mandarin Immersion programs in the Bay Area. She started CLIP (Cupertino Language Immersion Program) in Cupertino Union School District. Dr. Tsai has been the acting Mandarin Language Consultant for John Gill since the incept of the RCSD MI Program.

Presentation Topics will include:

• Brain Development Research and MI Programs
• Updated Assessment Data from local MI programs
• English Literacy Development in the MI programs
• Language Immersion - The Early Years