Spring 2010 Class
| Code | Description | Class Time | Full Tuition | Supply |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | Children will learn simple Chinese vocabulary, character composition and nursery rhymes. They will play games, sing songs in Chinese, and do some drawings. The teacher will also read short stories in Chinese and teach them to understand them. | 2:00 - 4:00 | $130.00 | 暨南大学《幼儿汉语》 1-4册 (book: $12/册; CD: $6/CD) |
| 1st-Grade | Students will learn simple Chinese characters, and learn to read simple Chinese stories. Children from Kindergarten to the 1st grade can take the class. | 2:00 - 4:00 | $130.00 | 马立平《中文》1-3册 ($50) |
| 2nd-Grade | Students will use the Ma Lipin Chinese Book level 2, book 4 & 5 to learn Chinese characters. | 2:00 - 4:00 | $130.00 | 马立平《中文》4-5册 ($50) |
| 3rd-Grade | We use Ma Lipin Chinese book level 2 book 6 and Level 3 book 7, Students will learn Chinese pinyin, speaking, writing. Suitable for age 7 and 8. | 2:00 - 4:00 | $130.00 | 马立平《中文》第 6-7册 ($50) |
| 4th-Grade | Most of the kids are around 10 years old and they have learned more than 300 Chinese Word. Most of the kids can write simple notes and they write weekly diary with their parent's help. We will use Ma Lipin Chinese level 3 book 8 & 9. | 2:00 - 4:00 | $130.00 | 马立平《中文》8,9册 |
| 5th-Grade | Start with Jinan Chinese level 5 textbook. Goals: Be able to read, write, speak, and listen the words and phrases in the textbook. Be able to make phrases and sentences using the learnt words. Can write an essay with over 100 words. | 2:00 - 4:00 | $130.00 | 暨南大学《中文》第5册 ($12), CD ($10) |
| 6th-Grade | Start with Jinan Chinese level 6 textbook. Goals: Be able to read, write, speak, and listen the words and phrases in the textbook. Be able to make phrases and sentences using the learnt words. Can write a essay with over 100 words. | 2:00 - 4:00 | $130.00 | 暨南大学《中文》第6册 ($12), CD ($10) |
| 7th-Grade | Start with level 7 textbook. Goals: Be able to read, write, speak, and listen the words and phrases in the textbook. Be able to make phrases and sentences using the learnt words. May use other materials to develop reading, writing and translation skills. | 2:00 - 4:00 | $130.00 | 暨南大学《中文》第7册 ($12), CD ($10) |
| 8th-Grade | To develop reading, writing and translation skills. Will use Jinan Chinese Level 8 and other Chinese story books, magazines and HSK (similar to SAT Chinese) test materials. | 2:00 - 4:00 | $130.00 | 暨南大学《中文》第8册 ($12), CD ($10) |
| 9th-Grade-Chinese-1 | Choose Integrated Chinese Level 1 Part 2 as textbook. Focus on practice in the four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. May use other Chinese story books, magazines and HSK test materials. | 2:00 - 4:00 | $130.00 | 中文听说读写Level 1 part 2,暨南大学《中文》第9册 ($12), CD ($10) |
| 9th-Grade-Chinese-2 | Will use Jinan Chinese Level 9 and other Chinese story books, magazines and HSK test materials to develop reading, writing and translation skills. | 2:00 - 4:00 | $130.00 | 暨南大学《中文》第9册 ($12), CD ($10) |
| 10th-Grade | Choose Integrated Chinese Level 2 Part 1 as textbook. Focus on practice in the four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. May use other Chinese story books, magazines and HSK test materials. Most of the students in this class are high scholers in public schools and capable of passing Intermediate level 1-3 in HSK test. | 2:00 - 4:00 | $130.00 | 中文听说读写 Level 2 part 1,暨《中文》10册, CD 以及课外教材 |
| iChinese level 1 | iChinese 中文教学法强调先认字后写字，有可能让学生在9-18 个月內学会认读1500 个汉字。该方法由美洲iChinese 语言研究所（American iChinese Institute）所长、美洲iChinese 中文学校总校长应朝明主研开发成功。 | 2:00 - 4:00 | $130.00 | 《iChinese》第1册 ($45+Shipping; estimation: $45), including Book,Card, CD and Reading |
| iChinese level 2 | iChinese 中文教学法强调先认字后写字，有可能让学生在9-18 个月內学会认读1500 个汉字。该方法由美洲iChinese 语言研究所（American iChinese Institute）所长、美洲iChinese 中文学校总校长应朝明主研开发成功。 | 2:00 - 4:00 | $130.00 | 《iChinese》第2册 ($45), including Book,Card, CD and Reading |
| iChinese level 3 | iChinese 中文教学法强调先认字后写字，有可能让学生在9-18 个月內学会认读1500 个汉字。该方法由美洲iChinese 语言研究所（American iChinese Institute）所长、美洲iChinese 中文学校总校长应朝明主研开发成功。 | 2:00 - 4:00 | $130.00 | 《iChinese》第3册 ($45), including Book,Card, CD and Reading |
| iChinese level 4 | Choose iChinese reading book as textbook. The goal is to revisit the Chinese Characters that students learned in the past three semesters from inside stories as the reading articles covered very high percentage of those 1500 characters. | 2:00 - 4:00 | $130.00 | 《iChinese》Reading ($45) |
| Bilingual Chinese level 1 (B1) | This class is designed for whose native language is non-Chinese. Teach Chinese in English, for beginner. Learn to read, write and use Chinese Pinyin. Students will be able to use Pinyin to check Chinese characters in textbook and dictionary. Students are able to use about 100-200 Chinese characters and are able to speak about 50-100 simple sentences after one year study. | 4:00 - 6:00 | $165.00 | check with teacher after school start |
| Bilingual Chinese level 2 (B2) | This class is designed for whose native language is non-Chinese. Teach Chinese in English, for intermediates. Review Chinese Pinyin and students will be able to use Pinyin to check Chinese characters in textbook and dictionary. Students are able use about 200-400 Chinese characters and are able to speak about 100-200 simple sentences after the second. They are capable of read and understand simple stories. | 4:00 - 6:00 | $165.00 | check with teacher after school start |
| Bilingual Chinese level 3 (B3) | This class is designed for whose native language is non-Chinese. Teach Chinese in English, for advanced learners. Students are able use about 400-600 Chinese characters and are able to speak about 200-300 simple sentences after study. They are capable of read and understand simple news and stories with Chinese-English dictionary. They can write simple notes and weekly diary with their teacher's help. | 4:00 - 6:00 | $165.00 | check with teacher after school start |
| Bilingual Chinese level 4 (B4) | This class is designed for whose native language is non-Chinese. Teach Chinese in English, for advanced learners. Students are able use about 600 Chinese characters and are able to speak about 300 simple sentences after study. They are capable of read and understand simple news and stories with Chinese-English dictionary. They can write simple notes and weekly diary with their teacher's help. | 4:00 - 6:00 | $165.00 | check with teacher after school start |
| Art 1 | This class will teach very basic drawing, build up artistic foundation for young students. They will learn how to draw different lines, shapes and how to use color pencils to advance their art work. Besides understanding art techniques and concepts, the students will be encouraged to use their strong imagination to create their art works, including using different shapes to draw animals. | 4:00 - 5:00 | $80.00 | N/A |
| Arts 2 | In this art class, students will more deeply explore the elements of art and principles of design such as shape, line, form, balance and rhythm. Students will continue to advance in drawing while also moving on to water-based color media. Work will be done from still life set-ups in class, photographs, and from the student’s imagination as we explore a variety of art styles and techniques. There will be a new project each week that will be collected by the teacher, evaluated, and returned during the following class. Individual guidance will be given to each student to insure artistic progress and understanding of art concepts and techniques. | 4:00 - 5:00 | $80.00 | N/A |
| Art 3 | In this exciting art class, students who are already familiar with art basics will learn more advanced skills. Students will create interesting artwork using line, shape, volume, color, tone, space and textures and learn how to draw and paint using water based media including pastel, water-soluble and watercolor pencils. Students will draw and paint from still life set-ups in class and photographs. We will have a new project per week that will be collected by the teacher, evaluated and returned during the following class. Individual guidance will be given to each student to insure artistic progress and understanding of art concepts and techniques. *( We are looking for the teacher for this class) |
4:00 - 5:00 | $80.00 | N/A |
| Chinese Writing | This class offers students an opportunity to write entries and articles both in Chinese and English during the semester. Teacher will provide typical articles or outlines for study. Students will practice writing, translating and revising entries as designed. Through those writing activities, students should be able to build up their interests and capabilities in writing entries gradually using Chinese and English. Writing pre-college entries, personal resume and useful application issues will be included. Trainings for challenging in HSK (Chinese Proficiency Test), AST II-Chinese and AP-Chinese will be targeted as well. | 4:00 - 5:00 | $80.00 | Check with teacher after school start |
| Math 3 | This class has a year period. The class will assist students to review and expand the knowledge, skills and ability in 3rd grade mathematics. There are lots of practices to highlight math skills for students. They should familiarize the concepts, operations and problem solving. | 4:00 - 5:00 | $80.00 | N/A |
| Math 4 | This class has a year period. The class will assist students to review and expand the knowledge, skills and ability in 4th grade mathematics. There are lots of practices to highlight math skills for students. They should familiarize the concepts, operations and problem solving. | 4:00 - 5:00 | $80.00 | N/A |
| Math 5 | This class has a year period. The class will assist students to review and expand the knowledge, skills and ability in 5th grade mathematics. There are lots of practices to highlight math skills for students. They should familiarize the concepts, operations and problem solving. | 4:00 - 5:00 | $80.00 | N/A |
| Math 6 | This class has a year period. The class will assist students to review and expand the knowledge, skills and ability in 6th grade mathematics. There are lots of practices to highlight math skills for students. They should familiarize the concepts, operations and problem solving. | 4:00 - 5:00 | $80.00 | N/A |
| Math 7 | This class has a year period. The class will assist students to review and expand the knowledge, skills and ability in 7th grade mathematics. There are lots of practices to highlight math skills for students. They should familiarize the concepts, operations and problem solving. | 4:00 - 5:00 | $80 | N/A |
| Math 8 | This class has a year period. The class will assist students to review and expand the knowledge, skills and ability in 8th grade mathematics. There are lots of practices to highlight math skills for students. They should familiarize the concepts, operations and problem solving. | 4:00 - 5:00 | $80.00 | N/A |
| 中文SAT | Focus on practice in Listening, grammar, reading at the level of SAT Subject Test. This course is designed for students who plan to take SAT Subject Test in Chinese. | 2:00 - 4:00 | $130.00 | N/A |
| 中文AP | Choose Harvest Intermediate Chinese as textbook. It integrates content-based vocabulary, grammar, exercises, and activities. The course aims to equip students both linquistically and culturally, and prepare them to speak, read and converse in Chinese successfully within and beyond the school setting. Recommend students who are preparing for the AP Chinese language and culture exam take this class. | 2:00 - 4:00 | $130.00 | N/A |
| Badminton | This is an entry level badminton class for kids. | 4:00 - 5:00 | $80.00 | N/A |
| Photography class for adults |
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3:00 - 4:00 | $80.00 | N/A |
| Kung-fu | This is an entry-level class for students who are interested in Chinese Kung-fu. | 4:00 - 5:00 | $80.00 | N/A |
| Go | This is a beginning and intermediate Go class. The instructor is Xia Xiaodong. | 4:00 - 5:00 | $80.00 | N/A |
| Tai Ji (adult) | This is an entry level Tai Chi class based on twenty-four positions. | 2:00 - 3:00 | $80.00 | N/A |
| Yoga advanced 1(adult) | This is an advanced level Yoga class | 3:00 - 4:00 | $80.00 | N/A |
| Yoga beginner 1(adult) | This is an entry level Yoga Class | 2:00 - 3:00 | $80.00 | N/A |
| Yoga beginner 2(adult) | All level Yoga class | 4:00 - 5:00 | $80.00 | N/A |