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From http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2009/09/17/educators_propose_asian_focused_charter_school_for_quincy

Asian-focused charter school urged for city
By Robert Knox
September 17, 2009

Developers planning a Quincy charter school that would mix Asian immigrants and native English speakers and draw on both Western and Eastern educational traditions say it will provide a new approach for English-language learners and a fresh opportunity for all Quincy students.

Classroom instruction would be in English, but students would also study Mandarin (China’s official language), Eastern culture, and classical schools of thought and thinkers from both Western and Eastern traditions. English-language learners would have one year in special classes before entering regular classrooms, as state rules now require.

Read the full article at http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2009/09/17/educators_propose_asian_focused_charter_school_for_quincy
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