[KS] Claire Lilenthal Alternative School

[aekyung84 at aol.com]

Hi Peter, 
 
I know about the Claire Lilienthal elementary school Korean Immersion Program (k.i.p.) in San Francisco. The Two-way Language Immersion Program that started more than 20 years ago in Canada was a model for k.i.p. Program in San Francisco that begun in 1994 through San Francisco Unified School District. It was sort of a replacement of bilingual Program that was taught two languages in 50/50 way. Two-way Immersion Program teaching method is more like starting with 10/90 Korean/English working toward 90/10. Presently 45 students are in Grades K ? 2 classes at Madison Campus and 90 students are in Grades 3 ? 8 classes at Winfield Scott Campus. 
 
http://www.sfusd.k12.ca.us/schwww/sch479/htm/kabout.htm is the web site you can have an access to k.i.p. This web site has information on k.i.p. Korean/English two-way Immersion Program and its history and goals. The k.i.p. Parent Volunteer Committee is very strong on working with supportive organization such as KAWAWA Youth Program (http://www.kawawa.org) that provides Studying Korean Language, Art and Culture In the Community through after-school and summer school program.
 
Best,
 
 
Min Paek
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Schroepfer <schroepfer at gmail.com>
To: Korean Studies Discussion List <koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws>
Sent: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 06:59:19 +0900
Subject: [KS] Claire Lilenthal Alternative School


Greetings!

The Claire Lilenthal Alternative (elementary) School in San Francisco
is said to offer a "Korean Two-Way Immersion Program."

http://portal.sfusd.edu/template/default.cfm?page=es.lilenthal

It is the only elementary school I know of in North America or Europe
that teaches Korean any Korean at all at that level, but I have to
believe that if there is one in San Francisco there has to be one in
Los Angeles, for example.

Does anyone on The List know anything about this school specifically,
or perhaps about Korean language education at the elementary school
level outside China, the Koreas, those run by Chosen Soren in Japan,
etc?

When I ask people long involved in the Korean community in San
Francisco what they know about it my question is the first they've
heard of it, so it makes you wonder. I suspect they're doing a good
job but hope there might be more about the program that is available
in some official format. Perhaps it has been discussed at conferences
attended by you Korean language lecturers out there.

"Unofficial" commentary sent offline as appropriate would also be
appreciated... :-)

Regards,

Peter Schroepfer.
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