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Lycée Français de New YorkMandarin Program

Mandarin TeacherLynn Lin

Llin@LFNY.ORG

▪ Began in 2005 at the request of parents

▪ Began with 1 teacher and 12 students

▪ Currently 3 teachers and over 500 students

▪ Grades 3rd -12th grades

Mandarin Program

Mandarin ProgramMandarin Program

▪ Mandatory in Grades 3-5

▪ 3rd grade 30 min x 3 /week

▪ 4th and 5th grade 60 min x 2/week

▪ 3rd Language elective in grades 6-12

▪ 45 min x 3 / week

CHALLENGESCHALLENGES

Successful ProgramSuccessful Program

▪ Happy, independent and successful students

▪ Retaining students and teachers

▪ Growth in program (# of students)

▪ Well organized, continuous and realistic curriculum

▪ Exchange program(s)

▪ Support for teachers, parents and students

Good CommunicationGood Communication▪ Colleagues

▪ Students

▪ Parents

▪ Administrators

ColleaguesColleagues▪ Practice good communication

▪ Acknowledge and be sensitive to cultural differences amongst colleagues

▪ Be good listeners and voice your own opinions in a polite and professional manner.

▪ Be open minded and open to share

▪ Team spirit and good work-ethic

StudentsStudents▪ Set up classroom routines

▪ Decide on classroom rules together to really focus on ownership

▪ Have students set realistic goals, motivations for themselves and periodically remind them of their goals

▪ Gently remind them that you are there to help them and that the class is a unit/team

ParentsParents▪ Be professional – mannerism, tone and choice of words

▪ Acknowledge and be sensitive to parents specific concerns

▪ Be supportive, open-minded & realistic

▪ Gently remind parents that you also have the best interest of their child in mind

▪ Reply and communicate promptly to parents emails/phone calls

▪ Make sure to have correct facts, figures and information

▪ Avoid “he said, she said” situations

AdministratorsAdministrators▪ Share goals, working together towards the

future

▪ Be supportive of each other

▪ Work as a team

▪ Keep them in the loop with programs and progress

▪ Do not wait until the last minute with “problems” and “issues”

FutureFuture

▪ More enrollment in Mandarin program

▪ Continue to work with Ministère de l’Éducation nationale (program inspected annually)

▪ Creating link between LFNY and French schools who teach Mandarin in France

▪ Include exchange program with

High School Affiliated with Fudan University

(复旦附中 ) as apart of Mandarin Program

THANK YOU