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Our Method of Teaching

Practice Listening

Practice Listening

Practice Listening

听 Listening is the first step to learning Chinese. It enables students to understand the teacher's instructions and interactions.

Practice Speaking

Practice Listening

Practice Listening

说 Practicing speaking is very important. A student needs to speak in order to learn how to pronounce correctly. 

Practice Reading

读 Through reading texts and poems, students can develop their Chinese language sense as well as enhance their memory and comprehension of the Chinese language.

Practice Typing or Writing

写 Students will practice writing or typing, appreciate the variety of Chinese characters, and write words and sentences to express opinions.

6 Levels of Chinese for TK-G5

Chinese L3.5: TK 前苹果籽

Chinese L4: AppleSeed 苹果籽

Chinese L4: AppleSeed 苹果籽

  • Transitional Kindergarten Level
  • Make sentences, name pictures, poems, and songs, count 1-20 in Chinese, Chinese vocabulary, calendar 



Chinese L4: AppleSeed 苹果籽

Chinese L4: AppleSeed 苹果籽

Chinese L4: AppleSeed 苹果籽

  • TK to Kindergarten Level 
  • Learn daily conversation, recite poetry, learn good habits, make phrases
  • Assessment Test


Chinese L5: GreenApple 绿苹果

Chinese L4: AppleSeed 苹果籽

Chinese L6: Yellow Apple 黄苹果

  • G1-2 Students
  • Character strokes, make phrases, translate
  • Assessment Test


Chinese L6: Yellow Apple 黄苹果

Chinese Level 8: GoldApple (I, II) 金苹果

Chinese L6: Yellow Apple 黄苹果

  • G2-3 Students 
  • Make phrases, translate, learn idioms, begin to read Chinese books
  • Assessment Test


Chinese L7: RedApple 红苹果

Chinese Level 8: GoldApple (I, II) 金苹果

Chinese Level 8: GoldApple (I, II) 金苹果

  • G3-4 Students
  • Pinyin, develop paragraphs into short essays, learn idioms 
  • Assessment Test


Chinese Level 8: GoldApple (I, II) 金苹果

Chinese Level 8: GoldApple (I, II) 金苹果

Chinese Level 8: GoldApple (I, II) 金苹果

  • G4-5 Students
  • Typing, essays, translate, grammar, idioms
  • Assessment Test


4 levels of Chinese for Middle/High Schoolers

PreAP 1 - Chinese Level 9 (G5-6 Students)

  • Pinyin, translation, pre-SAT listening, speaking, reading, writing, and typing
  • Comparison of Chinese and English

PreAP 2 - Chinese Level 10 (G7 Students)

  • Analysis of sentences and grammar structure
  • Learn history, culture, geography, idioms

AP 1 - Chinese Level 11 (G8 Students)

  • Review and Practice listening and reading
  • Practice Cultural Presentation Speech: history, culture, georgraphy, idoms
  • Practice Chinese writing (story narration/email response)

AP 2 - Chinese Level 12 (G9-10 Students)

  • Practice Listening, Speaking, Writing and Reading
  • Prepare to take AP Chinese Test
  • 5.0 record for most past AP students

Chinese Level Assessments

New students are asked to take an assessment test along with teacher interviews.  The combination of test scores and interviews will determine the student's Chinese Levels.

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Our Daily Curriculums

12 Levels of Chinese

Social Emotional Curriculum

Social Emotional Curriculum

  • Level 1-3.5 (Toddler to TK)
  • Level 4-8 (TK and Grade 5)
  • Level 9-12 (Grade 6 - 10)

Social Emotional Curriculum

Social Emotional Curriculum

Social Emotional Curriculum

Monthly Social Emotional Curriculum

Enrichment

Social Emotional Curriculum

Enrichment

  • Enrichment Classes
  • Math / Competition Math
  • Robotics / Coding
  • Drawing
  • Piano
  • Stage Play 

Homework

Project-Based Learning

Enrichment

  • Homework Help
  • Diffent levels of Math Packages

Project-Based Learning

Project-Based Learning

Project-Based Learning

PBL to foster curiosity and team building while exploring different PBL topics

Culture

Project-Based Learning

Project-Based Learning

Chinese speech, writing, poems, and songs

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