Chinese Immersion

Nurturing learners who are curious, confident, and globally minded.

Hopkins XinXing Chinese immersion program is a K-5 total immersion program. All core subject matter is taught in Mandarin Chinese for the full day in kindergarten through grade 2. Students learn to read and write in Mandarin first. English language arts are introduced for the equivalent of one hour per day beginning in grades 3-4, and there is an even distribution of English and Mandarin in grade 5.

XinXing students have Chinese immersion course offerings for grades 6-12 at Hopkins West Middle School and Hopkins High School. Our goal is for students to reach an advanced level of proficiency by the end of grade 12, and to develop bi-literacy in both Chinese and English. Students who complete the full program will graduate Hopkins High School with up to 16 college credits. 
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Program Highlights
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Roadmap to Chinese Fluency

Explore the key language acquisition milestones achieved each year as XinXing scholars progress toward proficiency in Chinese.  

We open-enrolled into the Hopkins School District because we loved that our child would have such an amazing global experience. 

-Hopkins Chinese immersion parent

Chinese Immersion Contacts

Melissa Ness, Eisenhower principal
952-988-4301
Melissa.Ness@HopkinsSchools.org.

Markel Rios, Multilingual Coordinator
Markel.Rios@HopkinsSchools.org
952-988-2111

Enrollment Questions: Carolina Lloyd, Immersion Enrollment Coordinator
Carolina.Lloyd@hopkinsschools.org
952-988-4110