Mandarin Chinese could be taught at Greenwich High School next fall, adding the school district to a growing number in the United States to offer one of the most widely spoken languages in the world.
The plan to teach Chinese would place the language with other foreign languages taught at the 2,700-student high school.
The U.S. State Department has designated Chinese as a "critical language." Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) has proposed pending $1.3 billion for Chinese language and culture instruction in American schools.(Source: AsianWeek, Oct. 28, 2005).