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See the Washington State Coalition for International Education website for the latest information and events surrounding Chinese language instruction and capacity building.

	Washington's Building Chinese Language Capacity website
	Teacher Certification Information
	Summer Chinese language program for students
	Directory of schools offering Chinese

Teacher Certification

Washington grants teaching licenses/credentials for Chinese language instruction. There is currently no state foreign language supervisor. For more information, please contact the state department of education.

School Directory
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Schools with Chinese language programs:

Denny Middle School*
(Public; grades 6-8)
Seattle, WA
Notes: the school is hosting a visiting teacher from China provided by the College Board. She is based at Chief Sealth High School.

Edmonds-Woodway High School*
(Public; grades 9-12)
Edmonds, WA  

Chief Sealth High School*
(Public; grades 9-12)
Seattle, WA
Notes: visiting teacher from The College Board Program

Lakeside School
(Private; grades 6-8 and 9-12)
Seattle, WA
Contact: Melody Xie (6-8), Adam Ross (9-12)
Notes: Mandarin in grades 6-8 plus 4 levels in high school

Madison Middle School (Seattle)*
(Public; grades 6-8)
Seattle, WA
Notes: the school is hosting a visiting teacher from China provided by the College Board. She is based at Chief Sealth High School. 

Mercer Island High School
(Public; grades 9-12)
Mercer Island, WA
Contact: n/a
Notes: 4 levels of Mandarin 

Newport High School
(Public; grades 9-12)
Bellevue, WA
Contact: Shu-Shen Woo
Notes: 6 levels of Mandarin; Dodge Foundation

The Northwest School
(Private; grades 6--12)
Seattle, WA
Contact: Tina Chang

Odle Middle School
(Public; grades 6-8)
Bellevue, WA
Contact: Su-Chen Wang
Notes: 2 levels of Mandarin; Dodge Foundation

Sammamish High School
(Public; grades 9-12)
Bellevue, WA
Contact: n/a
Notes: Dodge Foundation

Washington High School
(Public; grades 9-12)
WA
Contact: William E. Saxe

West Seattle High School
(Public; grades 9-12)
Seattle, WA
Contact: Tina Chang

Out-of-School Chinese Language Programs for Students:

OneWorld Now! (Seattle)
www.oneworldnow.org
A non-profit organization offering Chinese afterschool language training for Seattle Public School students.

TOPS (Seattle)
www.seattleschools.org/schools/tops/
Seattle Public School has begun an out-of-school program in Chinese K and Grades 1-3. 

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