Course Category: Afterschool

Focus is placed on writing skills, while continuing to advance students’ conversational competence. Classes meet for 2 hours a week, allowing for intensive study in an immersive Chinese language environment. With a dynamic, interactive, and student-centered approach, our small-sized classes are guided by a theme-based curriculum where students learn characters based on frequency of use and complexity. In addition to building students’ conversational skills through a variety of age-appropriate topics, this Intensive Literacy class builds a solid foundation for literacy, leading to a high-level proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing, in addition to a more thorough understanding of Chinese culture. At the end of Intensive Literacy 1, students will be able to read age-appropriate stories independently and write paragraphs and short essays in Chinese.

Each semester consists of 15 sessions. Classes are held once a week.

Classes start on February 8, 2025 (Saturday).

For any assistance with registration, please contact Angela Chen at [email protected] or call (212) 744-8181, ext. 143.

By engaging in hands-on activities, students are divided into small groups of similar age and language levels to explore STEAM through an interactive approach, building language skills and expressing ideas in Mandarin Chinese. Scientific and artistic inventions and discoveries in China, such as papermaking and navigation, are also integrated into the curriculum. Using a theme-based curriculum, students will participate in a series of engaging and interactive age-appropriate activities,
games, songs, etc. In addition to listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, students will also develop social skills and strengthen their study habits.

Each semester consists of 15 sessions. Classes are held once a week.

Classes start February 7, 2025 (Friday).

For any assistance with registration, please contact Angela Chen at [email protected] or call (212) 744-8181, ext. 143.

For intermediate and advanced Mandarin speakers, students will sharpen and further advance their language proficiency through a tailored, student-centered learning approach within a dynamic classroom environment. The class will prepare students for the Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK), an international standardized test for students applying for scholarship, future admissions in international schools and potential employment requiring Chinese language proficiency in China. Students will be divided into small groups based on current language level and age to work towards achieving fluency in conversation with native speakers, reading and writing comprehensive essays on various subject matters as well as the ability to read Chinese newspapers with ease. By the end of the year, students are expected to master between 1,200 and 2,500 characters and be thoroughly prepared for the HSK and YCT examinations.

Each semester consists of 15 sessions. Classes are held once a week.

Classes start on February 3, 2025 (Monday).

For any assistance with registration, please contact Angela Chen at [email protected] or call (212) 744-8181, ext. 143.

For students with significant prior experience in writing and reading Mandarin Chinese, Intensive Literacy 3 builds on foundational literacy skills in an excelled learning environment, while continuing to advance students’ conversational competence. Students engage in intensive study, immersed in a Chinese language environment for 3 hours a week. With a dynamic, interactive, student-centered approach, our small-sized classes are guided by a theme-based curriculum where students learn
characters based on frequency of use and complexity. In addition to building students’ conversational skills in a variety of age-appropriate topics, Intensive Literacy classes build a solid foundation for literacy, leading to a high-level proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing, as well as an in-depth understanding of Chinese culture. At the end of Intensive Literacy 3, students will be confident in their ability to read advanced passages independently and write paragraphs and short essays in Chinese.

Each semester consists of 15 sessions. Classes are held once a week.

Classes start on February 5, 2025 (Wednesday).

For any assistance with registration, please contact Angela Chen at [email protected] or call (212) 744-8181, ext. 143.

Focus is placed on writing skills, while continuing to advance students’ conversational competence. Classes meet for 2 hours a week, allowing for intensive study in an immersive Chinese language environment. With a dynamic, interactive, and student-centered approach, our small-sized classes are guided by a theme-based curriculum where students learn characters based on frequency of use and complexity. In addition to building students’ conversational skills through a variety of age-appropriate topics, this Intensive Literacy class builds a solid foundation for literacy, leading to a high-level proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing, in addition to a more thorough understanding of Chinese culture. At the end of Intensive Literacy 1, students will be able to read age-appropriate passages and write simple sentences in Chinese.

Each semester consists of 15 sessions. Classes are held once a week.

Classes start on February 5, 2025 (Wednesday) or February 9, 2025 (Sunday).

For any assistance with registration, please contact Angela Chen at [email protected] or call (212) 744-8181, ext. 143.

By engaging in hands-on activities, students are divided into small groups of similar age and language levels to explore STEAM through an interactive approach, building language skills and expressing ideas in Mandarin Chinese. Scientific and artistic inventions and discoveries in China, such as papermaking and navigation, are also integrated into the curriculum. Using a theme-based curriculum, students will participate in a series of engaging and interactive age-appropriate activities,
games, songs, etc. In addition to listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, students will also develop social skills and strengthen their study habits.

Each semester consists of 15 sessions. Classes are held once a week.

Classes start February 5, 2025 (Wednesday).

For any assistance with registration, please contact Angela Chen at [email protected] or call (212) 744-8181, ext. 143.