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Teacher Certification and Professional Development
Summer Chinese language program for students
Directory of schools offering Chinese
   

Teacher Certification

Minnesota grants teaching licenses/credentials for Chinese language instruction. For more information, contact:

John Melick
Educator Licensing
Acting  Director
Minnesota Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113
651-582-8658

2007 STARTALK Teacher Professional Development Institute

Concordia Language Villages
Moorhead, MN
Authentic Learning, Authentic Teaching: Chinese Language Acquisition in Context
Dates: July 2 - July 14
http://www.concordialanguagevillages.org

Summer Student Program

Concordia Language Villages
Moorhead, MN
Authentic Learning, Authentic Teaching: Chinese Language Acquisition in Context
Dates: July 2 - August 11
http://www.concordialanguagevillages.org

School Directory
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Breck School
(private; grades K-8 9-12)
Minneapolis, MN
contact: Margaret Wong
notes: Dodge Foundation

Cooper High School
(public; grades 9-12)
New Hope, MN
contact: Heather Skogerboe
notes: 3 levels of Mandarin

Edina High School
(public; grades 10-12)
Edina, MN
contact: Alice Chang
notes: 3 levels of Mandarin

Elizabeth Hall International Elementary School
(Public; grades PK, K-5)
MN
contact: Feng-Yi Wang

Fridley Middle School
(Public; grades 6-8)
MN
contact: School

Highland Park High School
(public; grades 9-12)
St. Paul, MN
contact: Kristine Wogstad

Highland Park Junior High School
(public; grades 7-8)
St. Paul, MN
contact: n/a

Minneapolis South High School
(public; grades 9-12)
Minneapolis, MN
contact: Dingman Yu
notes: Dodge Foundation

Minnetonka High School
(public; grades 9-12)
Minnetonka, MN
contact: Peiju Ruan

Minnetonka Middle School East
(public; grades 6-8)
Minnetonka, MN
contact: Isaac Hou

South High School
(Public; grades 9-12)
Minneapolis, MN
contact: Dingman Yu

St. Croix Preparatory Academy
(charter; grades 9-12)
Stillwater, MN
contact: Xiaoqing Du

St. John's Preparatory School
(private; grades 9-12)
Collegeville, MN
contact: Carolyn Ford
notes: 4 levels of Mandarin

St. Joseph 's School of Music
(Private; all grades)
MN
contact: Sister Rose Brennan

St. Paul Academy and Summit School
(private; grades 6-8 and 9-12)
St. Paul, MN
contact: n/a
notes: started Mandarin program in grades 6 and 9 in 2004-2005

St. Paul Central High School
(public; grades 9-12)
St. Paul, MN
contact: Jen Syan Hwang

Yinghua Academy
(Public charter; grades K-3, but will expand a grade each year)
St. Paul, MN
contact: Kristina Schatz
Betsy Lueth (said 'Leet'), YA Director

 

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