Where is Chinese language taught? Good question!

According to responses to the MELL (Mapping & Enhancing Language Learning)
Survey as of 6/28/2007. Total: 18. See UW LLC > MELL.

MELL - High all - Chinese

District	School/Program	Years Offered
	OneWorld Now	2
Bellevue	Interlake Senior High School	4
Bellevue	Newport Senior High School	5ormore
Bellevue	Sammamish Senior High School
Central Kitsap	Olympic High School	3
Edmonds	Edmonds-Woodway High School	2
Ellensburg	Ellensburg High School	1
Franklin Pierce	Washington High School	3
Kent	Kentwood High School	2
Mercer Island	Mercer Island High School
Northshore	Inglemoor High School	2
Olympia	Capital High School	4
Peninsula	Gig Harbor High School	2
Puyallup	Puyallup High School	4
Seattle	Garfield High School
Seattle	Sealth High School	2
Snohomish	Snohomish High School	4
Tacoma	Lincoln High School	1

The following schools have registered on the AskAsia web site
http://www.askasia.org/chinese/states/washington.htm as of 1/15/2006:

• Lakeside School
  (private; grades 6-8 and 9-12)
  Seattle, WA
  contact: Adam Ross (9-12)
  notes: Mandarin in grades 6-8 plus 4 levels in high school
  Contact: Adam Ross adam.ross@lakesideschool.org
   

• 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
   

• Sammamish High School
  (public; grades 9-12)
  Bellevue, WA
  contact: n/a
  notes: Dodge Foundation
   

• Odle Middle School
  (public; grades 6-8)
  Bellevue, WA
  contact: Su-Chen Wang
  notes: 2 levels of Mandarin; Dodge Foundation

In addition, we've been contacted to add these schools:

• Asia Pacific Language School
  http://www.apls.org
  Asia Pacific Language School provides language/cultural lessons and hosts bilingual/multicultural educational programs to families and children in King County, Washington.
   
• Bel-Red Bilingual Academy in Bellevue, Washington
  www.brbacademy.com
  Our school is a registered and licensed school for early child education; accredited for K-12 and Chinese supplemental education from preschool to AP Chinese. Our programs include Chinese courses for daily early child education; after school and Saturday; adult classes during the week days or weekends. Private Chinese lesson is offered as well.
  Contact: Sue Tang, Principal of Bel-Red Bilingual Academy, 206-779-8428
   
• Denny Middle School (Seattle)
  http://www.seattleschools.org/schools/denny/
  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 (Edmonds)
  http://school.edmonds.wednet.edu/ewhs/
   
• Eastside Chinese School
  http://www.eastsidechineseschool.org
  phone number: 425 780 9678
   
• Foreign Language For Youth
  http://www.foreignlanguageforyouth.org
  We teach Spanish, French, Japanese, and Mandarin to elementary and middle school students before and after school to more than 500 students in elementary schools in over 15 School Districts around the Puget Sound.
   
• Madison Middle School (Seattle)
  http://www.seattleschools.org/schools/madison/
  The school is hosting a visiting teacher from China provided by the College Board. She is based at Chief Sealth High School.
   
• Sponge (Seattle)
  http://www.spongeschool.com
  Sponge offers language classes for young children (0-4 years) and their parents in Spanish, Mandarin, French or Japanese. Our curriculum is packed with games, rhymes, songs and culture to make learning language fun and natural.
   
• Tacoma Chinese Language School (Tacoma)
  A weekend heritage school which has been teaching Chinese to kids age 5 to 18 in the local community for about 25 years. Call 253-512-8911.
   
• The Northwest School (Seattle)
  http://www.northwestschool.org/
  Private school in Seattle, WA offering Chinese this year for 9th graders. School will expand to Chinese 1 and 2 next school year.
  Contact: Tina Chang tina.chang@northwestschool.org
   
• TOPS (Seattle)
  http://www.seattleschools.org/schools/tops/
  Seattle Public School has begun an out-of-school program in Chinese K and Grades 1-3.
   
• Chief Sealth High School (Seattle)
  http://www.seattleschools.org/schools/chiefsealth/
  The school is hosting a visiting teacher from China provided by the College Board.

If you have information about other schools teaching Chinese, please email action@internationaledwa.org.

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