Berryessa Mandarin Immersion

Common questions for Mandarin Immersion program: Q1. Does this program teach Simplified Chinese or Tradition Chinese? Ans: Simplified Chinese Q2: My family doesn't speak Mandarin, can my kid keep up the class?... Ans: Yes, we have students performing well in academia from non-native speaker family. Q3: What do I need to prepare for my kid on the first day of school? Ans: Water bottle. School will provide learning material and stationery. Q4: What class will my kid be in? Who will be my kid's teacher? Ans: Class roster will be published on the Friday prior to the first day of school. It will be posted on the school bulletin board. You will have to check out the information on campus due to privacy reason. No sharing on the internet. Q5: Is there a school uniform? Ans: No. However, school suggests parents to prepare white/blue/khaki clothes for students. Q6: When is the first day of school? What is the classroom schedule? Ans: https://cherrywood.berryessa.k12.ca.us//Calenda/index.html Q7: What about English learning progress? My kid only speaks Mandarin, will his/her English learning curve fall behind the regular English class? Ans: Based on the current test results, students from Mandarin immersion class perform better in English and Math compared to English class. Q8: I heard there are a lot of homework, is it true? Ans: Yes. Learning both languages at same time definitely increases the homework load. Students have weekly Mandarin and English homework assignment.

Dear parents, Are you worry about the new school year? New to the program and have a lot of questions looking for help? Below is the wechat group QR code for immersion program. Join the group and ask your questions! Link will expire on 8/8.

This page was originally created for Berryessa International Charter School. We were a group of parents in Berryessa area who wanted our children attending a Mandarin immersion school. We submitted our charter school petition in 2017, but it was rejected by the district board. However, our effort did not go in waste. Berryessa school district acknowledged the need of Mandarin learning environment and started the Mandarin Immersion (MI) program at Cherrywood elementary school from 2018. To make sure we can further promote the MI program to Berryessa families, we decided to change the page name to Berryessa Mandarin Immersion. We hope this page can provide a centralize location for sharing MI program info .