NORTH BRUNSWICK — About 30 students have shown interest in a new Mandarin class that will be offered online next year at North Brunswick Township High School (NBTHS).

The New Jersey Virtual School (NJVS) program is the high school’s first attempt to offer online learning during the school year, “a 21st-century skill our kids really need,” according to Kevin Farrell, director of guidance.

The course would be offered for one period each school day, but students would work at their own pace. They would be supervised by an NBTHS staff member, but would have access to a NJVS instructor using a chat option. They would learn basic Mandarin, such as numbers, the alphabet, culture and basic conversation. The course would fulfill a one-year world language requirement, because there would be assignments, assessments and participation grades as in a regular instructional class.

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