Prestigious International Schools in Asia Now Use Interactive Language Tools

Released on: June 24, 2008, 1:12 am

Press Release Author: ActiveChinese, Inc.

Industry: Education

Press Release Summary: Over 500 Students at Four Leading International Schools in
Shanghai and Singapore to Utilize Interactive Multimedia to Learn Chinese

Press Release Body: SHANGHAI, CHINA, June 2008 - Over 500 international students in
Shanghai and Singapore will now learn Mandarin Chinese using interactive multimedia
tools pioneered by ActiveChinese, Inc., the San Francisco and Shanghai based
developer of innovative Mandarin language programs. The four schools are the
Shanghai American School (SAS), Dulwich College Shanghai, Concordia International
School Shanghai, and the United World College of Southeast Asia (Singapore).

ActiveChinese's Kid's (K-8) and School Editions (9-12) will be used in the classroom
as a way to diversify the traditional curriculum, and to provide online access to
material from the student's home. Larry Chen, CEO of ActiveChinese, is "especially
proud that our products were chosen by these prestigious schools to help teach
Chinese in countries where Mandarin Chinese is the native language. This is great
recognition of our product quality and versatility."

Educators and students can take advantage of the wide range of resources available
on ActiveChinese's website (www.ActiveChinese.com) to enhance their teaching and
learning experience, and take advantage of technology to learn a second language.
"The School Edition is an excellent teaching tool to use in the classroom and hits
the mark when it comes to appealing to a student\'s different learning styles,\" says
Susan Zhang Yuehua, Chinese Program Coordinator at the Shanghai American School.

Concordia International School's Mandarin Program Coordinator, Lan Ying McQueen,
understands the appeal of ActiveChinese's technology and methodology. To her, "the
need for this type of approach is great because students nowadays are very tech
savvy and they like to play computer games. With a product like ActiveChinese,
students will have a greater interest in learning the language."

Dawn Hull, the Coordinator of Asian Languages and Culture at Singapore's United
World College of South East Asia agrees. Her school chose ActiveChinese because the
interface was "attractive and appealing to kids" and to "help reinforce Chinese in a
fun and enjoyable way. She predicts "it will be especially useful for those who find
the language challenging."

About ActiveChinese: ActiveChinese is San Francisco-based cutting-edge educational
software and online content provider of Mandarin Chinese learning programs for
students grades K through 16, as well as for corporations and individuals.
ActiveChinese's interactive lesson approach uses multimedia to engage students of
all ages, and provides a comprehensive curriculum program which can be taught from
CD-ROMs, mobile downloads, or through online access.


Web Site: http://www.ActiveChinese.com

Contact Details: David Sneddon, ActiveChinese, Inc.
Tel (415) 404-7389 / Fax (415) 948-2160
PressRelations@ActiveChinese.com

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