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Beginnings of the Chinese Immersion (CI) Program at Barrington 220

Home Beginnings of the Chinese Immersion (CI) Program at Barrington 220

Barrington’s “Bridge to Chinese” was a K-12 language and culture program that was designed to develop pre-advanced speakers of Chinese by the time of graduation from Barrington High School. This program was initiated with the support of a 2010 Federal Language Assistance Program (FLAP) grant, a long standing program of the United States Department of Education. This federal grant was discontinued nationwide in the spring of 2012. However, the Barrington 220 Board of Education decided to continue the program in order to fulfill the original vision.

In 2009, Chinese language classes began at both Barrington Middle School locations as well as at Barrington High School through a “21st Century Language Learning” grant from the Illinois State Board of Education.

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The Chinese immersion program (a 50-50 model) began in the 2011-12 school year with both a kindergarten and a first grade cohort (approximately 90 students). Each year, an additional grade level cohort was added to the program until a complete pre-K-12 track was established.

Learn about the current CI program by watching the Barrington 220 video or visiting their website.

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Barrington Chinese Immersion Council
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