The identities of the final two Taipei County schools that will provide a total-immersion learning environment in English have been finalized, county officials said yesterday.
The new campuses for the five-day program will be at Cinsian Junior High School in Rueifang Township (瑞芳) and Fulian Primary School in Gongliao Township (貢寮), they said.
The Cinsian school is near Jioufen (九份), and the officials said its “Taipei County English Wonderland” program would revolve around the natural beauty of the mountainous area.
The program in Fulian school, which is next to a fishing port, will have the theme “dynamic ocean” and students will learn to snorkel and participate in other sea activities, they said.
Taipei County Commissioner Chou Hsi-wei (周錫瑋) said the new immersion programs would allow students to access English in a lively and interesting way, adding that he hoped they would develop interest and confidence in learning English.
The other five schools involved in the program, which is open to all fifth-graders, had been announced previously.
The program was launched at three schools in 2008 — Cianhua Elementary School in Shihmen Township (石門), Kuangfu Elementary School in Banciao (板橋) and Kuolai Elementary School in Pinglin Township (坪林).
Singfu Elementary School in Linkou (林口) will join the program in March and Longpu Elementary School in Sansia (三峽) is expected to open its immersion program by the end of next year, they said.
About 30,000 students are expected to participate in the program annually, the officials said.
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