MEDIA ADVISORY: Barnard Mandarin Magnet Elementary Students to Join District Leaders and Community in Celebrating Construction Groundbreaking with Lion Dance and Beijing Opera

 

 

 

 

MEDIA ADVISORY

 

Barnard Mandarin Magnet Elementary Students to Join District Leaders and Community in Celebrating Construction Groundbreaking with Lion Dance and Beijing Opera

 

 

Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024 

 

WHAT:         

Barnard Mandarin Magnet Elementary School students will join San Diego Unified School District leaders in kicking off their construction groundbreaking. 

 

WHEN:        

Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 

8 - 8:45 a.m. 

 

WHERE:      

Barnard Mandarin Magnet Elementary School

2445 Fogg St. 

San Diego, CA 92109

 

*See the event location map with the media staging area below. 

 

VISUALS:      

8:00 - 8:07 a.m.  - Beijing Opera Students Perform

8:07 - 8:14 a.m. -  Lion Dance by 3 Treasures 

8:14  - 8:24 a.m. - Speakers

8:24 - 8:29 a.m. -  Shovels to the dirt, photo opps.

8:29 - 8:45 a.m. -  Media 1-1s  

 

Drone video of the construction and renderings can be found here. 

 

SPEAKERS:  

Dr. Lamont Jackson, Superintendent, San Diego Unified 

Dr. Cody Petterson, Board of Education Vice President, San Diego Unified 

Kingsley Chao, Principal, Barnard Mandarin Magnet Elementary 

Theodore “Teddy” Yu, 5th Grade Student & Student Council President, Barnard Mandarin Magnet Elementary

Elsa Luna, 4th Grade Student & Student Council Vice President, Barnard Mandarin Magnet Elementary

 

BACKGROUND:

A UTK-through-5th grade school in the heart of Pacific Beach,Barnard Mandarin Magnet Elementary, Mandarin Chinese immersion gives students instruction in both English and Mandarin Chinese. 

 

The program integrates the Six Ancient Chinese Arts, including abacus, Kuiban, calligraphy, tai-chi, arts, music, dance, and literature.

 

As part of the Mission Bay Cluster, students participate in a unique program where they can graduate high school fluent in Mandarin.

 

Now in 2024, construction is underway on a comprehensive campus modernization. The project will provide a new classroom building and renovations to all other existing classrooms, the UTK/Kindergarten area, student services offices, the multipurpose building, hardcourts, and play courts. 

 

To improve safety, an expanded parking lot with an on-campus student drop-off and pick-up area will be constructed.

 

Construction is anticipated to be completed in Spring 2025. 

 

PARKING:   

Media can park in the parking lot with construction trailers at Fogg Street. See below map for the location. 

                    

MEDIA CONTACT: 

Jamie Ries, Information Services Specialist, San Diego Unified, (619) 855-9283, jries@sandi.net.