About Jie Ming 关于我们
Our school provides instruction in Mandarin across all core subject areas in order to produce bilingual, bi-literate, and multicultural citizens of the world.
Started in the 2011 school year, our school has been serving kindergarten to 5th grade.
Students master grade-appropriate subject content, become fluent in Mandarin Chinese, and develop skills at or beyond standards set for English-only programs.
- District Magnet: Mandarin Immersion
- Enrollment Pathway: Jie Ming (K-5) > Highland Park Middle (6-8) > Highland Park Senior (9-12)
- Kindergarten Options: All-day Kindergarten
- After School Offerings: Discovery Club Off-Site at Highland Park Elementary
- Bilingual-Dual Language: Mandarin
What is language Immersion?
Language immersion is a method of teaching a second language in all content areas. The goal of immersion education is to enable students to become bilingual and bi-literate. Students in the Mandarin Immersion program will experience quality education that integrates language and content. The Mandarin Immersion program will be further enhanced by a focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
What is STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)?
STEM is a curriculum that focuses on four specific areas - science, technology, engineering, mathematics. The activities are taught with an interdisciplinary and applied approach. They will undertake engineering design challenges, use critical thinking skills to solve problems, and conduct experiments - all with Mandarin as their means of communication.
School Motto 校训
Respect 尊重，Honesty 诚实，Diligence 勤奋，Self-Control 自律。These four virtues are integrated in all we do at Jie Ming and they are what we strive for in and out of school environment.
Our Curriculum
We use St. Paul Public School's curriculum which aligns with Minnesota State Standards and all components of the Core Knowledge Sequence. Reader's Workshop for all grades - Students are immersed with rich Chinese literatures in addition to Chinese Language Arts daily. These literatures include but not limited to the following genres: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, folktale, fantasy, and Chinese Idioms.
Overview of all grades
K - 2nd grades - All core subjects (Reading, Writing, Math, Language arts, Social Studies) are taught in Mandarin Chinese. The rotation of specialists in gym and science are taught in English this year. Art is taught in Mandarin Chinese.
3rd - 5th grades - All core subjects (Reading, Writing, Math, Language arts, Social Studies) are taught in Mandarin Chinese. There are 50 minutes of English Language Arts daily plus the rotation of specialist in gym and science are taught in English this year. Art is taught in Mandarin Chinese.
1845 Sheridan Avenue West
St. Paul, MN 55116
- Enrollment: 440
- Grades: K-5
- Principal: Bobbie Johnson
- School Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Phone: 651-744-4770
Our Staff
