Welcome to the home of the Redwood City Mandarin Language Project! We've been working on this little by little on the side and finally decided it is time to join together with the community to help make this project a reality.
欢迎! 这是Redwood City中文语言计划。几年来我们一直在慢慢地经营这个计划。现在决定是和大家携手合作，实现目标的时机了。
WHO ARE WE?
Parents, families, students, teachers, community members interested in organizing a Mandarin language immersion program in Redwood City. Anyone interested in learning, teaching, or supporting this initiative is encouraged to join.
关于我们
我们是居住在Redwood City和附近城市的家长，家庭，学生，老师，和社区成员。我们希望能在红木城组织起一个沉浸式的中文学校。我们敬请所有对此提议有兴趣并愿意帮忙的人士加入我们的组织。
WHAT DO WE WANT?
A Mandarin language immersion educational program starting at the Kindergarten level, in a public school classroom and/or community organized setting in Redwood City, CA, within the next three years (the earlier the better!)
我们的目标
在Redwood City开启一个从幼儿园起的沉浸式的中文公立学校或社区组织学校。我们希望能在三年内达到目标（当然越快越好!）
WHY DO WE WANT IT?
For various reasons, from family background to personal interest in learning a foreign language, there has been a growing demand for Mandarin language classes throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Immersion programs that expose students to language on a daily basis prove to be the most effective way to learn and retain language skills. Currently, the nearest public programs are in San Mateo, Palo Alto, Cupertino, Hayward, and Fremont. These programs are often oversubscribed. Redwood City’s location is ideal for serving the mid-peninsula communities. In addition, the school district has years of experience administering other language immersion programs (in Spanish).
我们为何努力
无论是家庭背景还是个人兴趣，旧金山湾区对中文语言教学的需求在年复一年地增长。实践证明，沉浸式的教育方式是最有效的学习和掌握语言的方式。目前湾区附近San Mateo, Palo Alto, Cupertino, Hayward, 和 Fremont有公立沉浸式教育学校。这些学校学生报名往往超额。Redwood City的地理位置对湾区中部的家庭来说是理想的。另外该学区已有多年的经验管理另一个西班牙语沉浸式教育学校。
OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE
Based on our initial dialogue with the school district, to establish an immersion program in the public school, our #1 task is to demonstrate sufficient demand. To create a program and hire one teacher, we need the commitment of 60 families (either families living in Redwood City or in other school districts that are willing to do an inter-district transfer). If we are unable to meet the requirement, the program will not happen in the public school. However, we still plan to organize and create Mandarin learning opportunities for children in the community.
我们最大的问题
在公立学校建立沉浸式教育，最大的问题是需求。为了建立这样一个学校，学校需要雇老师。现在校方要求六十个学生才能开校(无论是在Redwood City学区的，还是周围社区愿意转学校的)。如果我们无法达到需求量，就无法在公立学校开校，但是我们还是会努力通过民间组织提供给孩子们学习中文的环境。
HOW TO SIGN UP?
1. Please fill out this short (2 min) survey so we know you are interested.
2. Join the Facebook Group RWCMandarin to stay up to date and meet other families in the community.
如何加入
1.
请花两分钟时间填一下这个
调查，让我们了解您的情况。
2. 加入Facebook Group RWCMandarin，在这个组里我们可以保持联系。
Thank you for your interest! 謝謝!
