Jingcheng Wang instructs students in Ms. Peavey's third grade class during their Mandarin lesson on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019 at Woodcrest Elementary in Midland. Mandarin Chinese is being taught in the Midland Public Schools for the first time to students in kindergarten through fourth grade at Woodcrest. (Katy Kildee/kkildee@mdn.net)