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(July 2011) On 31 May at Jianchuan Shilong Village Primary School in Yunnan Province, China, a group of education experts from the Yunnan Ministry of Education convened to evaluate the Bai Bilingual Education Project. Elizabeth Lee, Program Director for the SIL East Asia Zero Barrier Bilingual Education Program, reported on the project’s progress.
After reviewing case files, conducting interviews, and taking part in a panel discussion, the experts concluded:
The experts concluded that the experimental pilot has been successful and that continuing and expanding the project is feasible.