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Stratford Mandarin Language Students Win Multiple National Chinese Culture Competitions!

Kudos to our Stratford Mandarin language program students who have taken home multiple achievements in recent competitions! In the first year of adding our Mandarin specialty language programs, our Stratford Prep Blackford and Stratford Palo Alto students have demonstrated their passion and dedication to the Chinese language and culture as…
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Congratulations to Stratford’s 2024 Future City Engineering Competition Award-Winners!

At this year’s Future City Engineering Competition, Stratford School teams received 20 total awards for their visionary city designs, with Stratford Fremont Middle School’s New Goldhaven team taking home the 1st place trophy! Stratford Preparatory Blackford’s Botalecce Bay team was awarded third place, Stratford San Jose Middle School’s Electreecity team placed…
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Stratford Students Named 2023 Top 300 Junior Innovators

Announcing Stratford Schools’ top STEM student innovators! The Society for Science and Thermo Fisher Scientific Innovators Challenge has named the Top 300 Junior Innovators from its national STEM competition for middle school students. This year’s Top Innovators from Stratford School include: Abhinav Iyer Ethan Chan Inika Adalapa Neva Praun-Pretrovic Sanjaya…
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Celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival at Home with Activities, Literature, and Cultural Learning

Stratford School students at our Mandarin language offering campuses are celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival with exciting, enriching, and fun activities, that embrace Chinese culture and traditions. What is the Dragon Boat Festival?  China hosts a beautiful blend of tradition and modernity through Chinese customs and celebrations. The Lunar New…
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Chinese Language Day and the Benefits of Mandarin Language Programs

Happy Chinese Language Day!  Did you know that April 20th marks the celebration of Chinese Language Day? This date is in honor of Cangjie, a legendary ancient Chinese figure who is credited for inventing Chinese script. Research and discoveries have shown that the Chinese language is one of the oldest…
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