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San Francisco Schools Connect To China And Its Chinese Community

The Alice Fong Yu Alternative School Thefamilies and participated in classes and
Alice Fong Yu Alternative School, one Sanschool functions including English, art and
Francisco School, is the first Chinesemodern dance classes. The Chinese students
immersion school in the United States. Thewere able to tour City College, the Chinese
school is designed as a two-way ChineseConsulate and many interesting tourist
English instructional environment. The schooldestinations in the San Francisco area. Both
provides an outstanding educationalthe local and Chinese students spent their
experience for children of all backgrounds.time practicing English and Mandarin. Dance
All students at Alice Fong Yu developand Art Students from San Francisco Schools
competency in the Cantonese and EnglishTravel to China Other programs in San
languages and use the two languages activelyFrancisco Schools have allowed students to
in the content curriculum. The school aims totravel to China to participate in
have all students to be able to converse ininternational exchanges and competitions.
and become literate in both English andThis summer five students from the San
Cantonese by 5th grade. The Mandarin languageFrancisco School of Arts will travel to
is added after the fifth grade. The MandarinShenZhen, China as representatives of the
English program is similar in scope andUnited States at the ShenZhen International
function to the Cantonese/English program.Culture and Arts Festival. As part of an
The program is intended to vigorously includeEducational Exchange program facilitated by
the staff, parents, and students in culturalDr. Marie Lee, Director of East/West Child
and language education. The Alice Fong YuResearch and Development Center and former
school uses parents and volunteers in aschool administrator of the San Francisco
variety of enrichment programs such as,Schools, all student expenses in China will
Performing Arts Workshop, Poets in thebe provided in full by the ShenZhen Nanshan
Schools, and science and library consultants.Government. The five selected students will
The Alice Fong Yu Alternative School'sperform two dances, Chant of the Sirens and
Chinese Exchange Program Created in 2000, theBasin Street Blues. The School of the Arts
exchange program sends the eighth grade classstudents were the only students from the
to Beijing to meet their Chinese pen pals.United States invited to the Festival in
The program gives students the opportunity to2006. The three hundred students at the
use their knowledge of the Chinese languageFestival represented countries from around
and culture in a real life experience. Thethe world including: Australia/ New Zealand,
students travel to Beijing and Hong KongRussia, Germany, Bulgaria, Canada, India,
where they meet Chinese students their ownTaiwan, Hong Kong, and others. Along with
age. This experience allows students toperforming at the Festival students will
experience the culture first-hand and putvisit schools, attend art exhibitions, eat
their language skills to the ultimate test.new foods, visit tourist locations, and learn
In January of 2005, the program came closerabout Chinese culture and language while
to being a true exchange program. Sanstaying  with  Chinese families and students.
Francisco Schools through the Alice Fong Yu
School hosted students and teachers from ThePatricia Hawke is a staff writer for Schools
Experimental High School Attached to BeijingK-12, providing free, in-depth reports on all
Normal University. The selected students andU.S. public and private K-12 schools.
two teachers from China stayed with host



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