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		<title>In the media: Australia in the Asian Century</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the media: Australia in the Asian Century
Prime Minister The Hon Julia Gillard MP announced the commissioning of a White Paper on Australia in the Asian Century, at a luncheon hosted by Asialink and the Asia Society AustralAsia Centre on 28 September.
&#8216;Asia has never been of greater global significance as global economic and strategic weight [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Article to check out: Being bilingual may delay Alzheimer&#8217;s and boost brain power</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/feb/18/bilingual-alzheimers-brain-power-multitasking
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		<title>Mandarin Stars Newsletter for Term 4 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Newsletter  Highlights:
- New classes  and timetable updates (Stay updated with the latest class options, times and  locations- click here for more details).
- Group  Reports for our students- have you received and read yours?
- Program  updates
- Interesting  read: The Chinese language and the languages of China- click here for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Learning to Read And Write in the Multilingual Family&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://mandarinstars.com.au/blog/2011/06/learning-to-read-and-write-in-the-multilingual-family/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Learning to Read And Write in the Multilingual Family&#8221;
by Xiao-lei Wang (Pace University)
This excellent book draws on the latest research to explain how multilingual literacy learning can be fostered at different ages from early childhood to adolescence. Parents will discover how to work together with their child to devise a range of creative activities that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>North Shore School&#8217;s Expo this Saturday!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 04:48:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ni hao!
There will be a North Shore School&#8217;s Expo this Friday and Saturday 27/ 28 May at the Dougherty Centre in  Chatswood.
It is open from 10am to 3pm on  Friday &#38; 10am to 4pm on Saturday.
There will be many schools at the expo for prospective parents to investigate.
All the best,  Dawna.
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		<title>The Linguistic Genius of Babies!</title>
		<link>http://mandarinstars.com.au/blog/2011/02/the-linguistic-genius-of-babies-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 01:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>The linguistic genius of babies</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 01:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Mandarin Stars running FREE bilingual storytime sessions tomorrow at 930am and 1030am at Chatswood Library! Drop in and escape the heat with your little one!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 06:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ni hao!
Happy Chinese New  Year!
Mandarin Stars will be running 2 x  Bilingual Chinese Story time Sessions for Chatswood Library tomorrow at 930am  and at 1030am.
There will be singing, lion dancing  (the library have a large lion that they can dance under!), craft and a puppet  show! The library also has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mandarin Stars accepting enrolments for 2011 at North Strathfield!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:32:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ni hao!
Mandarin Stars will be running our Mandarin lessons for children age 1 to 12 years at North Strathfield as of Term 1 2011!
Please visit our website for more details or click here for the timetable at this venue.
Our innovative  program has been created by experienced educators and bilingual  teaching staff. We capture [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Love Learn Mandarin &#8211; Mandarin learning materials and resources for children and adults!</title>
		<link>http://mandarinstars.com.au/blog/2010/12/love-learn-mandarin-mandarin-learning-materials-and-resources-for-children-and-adults/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 02:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ni hao!
Love Learn Mandarin stocks great quality resources for children learning Mandarin. Their products listed are professionally developed and I have to say that I, myself and a number of parents have previously purchased some of these resources and can recommend that they are effective for children.
Love Learn Mandarin is offering free delivery on their [...]]]></description>
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