Translating language-based schools Understanding what a
language-based school is all about can seem as hard as learning
a new language itself. In plain English, here's what you should
know. Learn more on what to look for when touring schools in
these videos: Video: A guide to private schools Video: How to
find a middle school By David McKay Wilson There’s Spanish,
French, Mandarin, and then there’s the language that parents
need to understand to assess that language-based school down the
street. Call it bilingual-ish. In the past few decades,
language-based education has blossomed in communities across the
country. Now most major cities have at least a few language-
based public or private schools offering one of any number of
languages such as Spanish, French, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean,
Cantonese, even Haitian Creole. Not only do language-based
schools represent diverse cultures, but diverse educational
models, targeting very different kinds of students. This has
been a boon for parents eager to raise 21st-c