YuMing Charter School

YuMing is a public charter school that was approved by Alameda County a few months ago. It is the first Mandarin immersion school in the East Bay. There was so much interest that a public lottery was held to choose only 100 students out of the 220 applicants. Language Immersion Programs have always been popular among parents although extremely difficult to get in due to the lack of schools. I am especially excited about YuMing since I would also like for my kids to learn a second language and master it. 2 hour language class every Saturday is just not enough. =) Next year, our oldest son will be old enough to apply for Kindergarden!! Many people asked me if I would choose this new Mandarin immersion charter school over Piedmont elementary school. My answer is YES. =) (For now anyways) Who knows, maybe Piedmont could develop a Mandarin immersion program in one of their elementary schools.