Global InformationCupertino Language Immersion Program information
Cupertino Language Immersion Program (CLIP) is an alternative K-8 education program located at John Muir Elementary School (K-5) and Joaquin Miller Middle School (6-8) in the Cupertino Union School District (CUSD). CLIP is the oldest public Mandarin Immersion program in California and the second oldest in the country.[1][2]
Employing a two-way language immersion model, CLIP’s goals are to develop biliteracy, enrich culturally and achieve academic proficiency that meet or exceed the district guidelines. It is one of four alternative programs in the district where enrollment is decided by lottery.
Starting in the 1998–1999 school year with a single kindergarten class, CLIP’s Mandarin Immersion Program has grown to expand through eighth grade in 2006. In 2007, the first class of immersion students graduated middle school.[3] Starting in fall 2010, the middle school portion moved from Sam H. Lawson Middle School to Joaquin Miller Middle School. Starting in fall 2022, the elementary school portion moved from R. I. Meyerholz Elementary School to John Muir Elementary School. The district has also prioritized giving CLIP its own distinctive campus in the future.
CUSD supports CLIP with teachers, facilities, and English curriculum. All aspects of the Mandarin curriculum are financed by grants and donations. Donations are routed through the CLIP Community Organization (CLIPCO), a non-profit fundraising organization.
- ^ "Full Mandarin Immersion School List"
- ^ "Brief History of CLIP"
- ^ "Two Milestones for Mandarin Immersion Class"[permanent dead link], by Mangaliman, J. and Noguchi, S., San Jose Mercury News, June 7, 2007