Westboro schools to offer Mandarin as foreign language.

From: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) | Date: March 6, 2008 | Copyright information

Byline: Priyanka Dayal

WESTBORO - The school district is poised to offer six years of Mandarin as a foreign language starting this fall, a move that proponents say will equip Westboro students with a skill they need to compete in a rapidly changing global economy.

A task force of teachers, parents, administrators and School Committee members assembled to evaluate the district's foreign-language curriculum recommended adopting a comprehensive Mandarin program. They proposed giving Mandarin as much importance as French, Spanish and Latin, which are offered in grades 7 to ...

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