Published On: January 1st, 2015|

Delaware Public Media – Larry Nagengast

“To the untrained ear, the sounds are virtually impossible to decipher, but the ninth-grade students are starting to figure it out….They are taking their first steps in learning the language spoken in the world’s most populous nation…What’s going on at A.I. du Pont is a part of a small but significant revolution in world language instruction in Delaware public schools. In high school, and even in kindergarten, learning Chinese is becoming an option for students who relish challenges and dream of careers that could find them circling the globe.”(more)