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No Chinese School This Weekend and CSCH offers new activity class on SAT writing and reading

1. There is NO classes this Saturday. Enjoy the Labor Day weekend.

2. New activity Class announcement

CSCH is now offering a new course: SAT Writing and Reading. Ms. Leach Kocian is an experienced SAT teacher. Please register online at http://csch-nc.org . No late fee will be charged for this class. This class is open to high school students only.

New course: SAT Writing and Reading.

Teacher: Ms. Leah Kocian

Time : 4:00-5:50 PM (start from 9/11/2010)

Classroom: 509

Tuition:$150

Course Description: Become familiar with the configuration of the SAT. Set goals to achieve best possible scores. Learn fun ways to remember new vocabulary words. Review basic Grammar, including Parts of Speech, Punctuation, and Sentence Structure. Develop vital tools to create a successful, timed, first-draft essay. Understand the mechanics of reading critically. Discover the techniques specifically designed to increase effectiveness in answering questions on the Critical Reading and Writing Sections of the SAT. Discuss pressures associated with test taking under time and other pressures.

3. We had a successful day on the first school day last week. About 60 parents and school admin/volunteers attended the parents orientation.

4. All parents and students, please help teachers to return the classroom back to the initial state after the classes, including Room 310 for parents use. Please do not move furniture and cushions around.

5. Long-time teacher and ex-principal of CSCH, Jiang Haixiang, has been appointed as the academic director.

Posted on 09/02/2010 12:05 AM

New Changes for the New School Year at CSCH

Welcome back CSCH families and friends!

The school resumes this Saturday (8/28). All Chinese classes start at 2PM, and activity classes at 4PM. For detailed information regarding school hour, location, your teacher's name and classroom number, please check out school's website, http://www.csch-nc.org.

If you haven't done the online registration, make sure to do so now. Bring a copy of your registration form and tuition check to your teacher at the first day of class. If you are new to CSCH, we strongly encourage you to contact either the classroom teacher or our interim Academic Director, Jiang HaiXiang (jiang004@mc.duke.edu) to discuss the proper placement for your child.

To comply with the second language credit certification process, our school is implementing several changes starting this year.

1. Tardiness and Absence record.

It is expected the students to maintain full attendance and arrive at class on time. Tardiness and absence will be recorded and included in parent report each semester. Repeated offenders will be reported to the Academic Director promptly, who will contact the parents.

2. Academic record.

There will be one final exam as well as regular homework, quizzes and assessments during each semester. The final exam must be taken at school with teacher supervision. Detailed records for assessments will be maintained by the teacher and reported to the school each semester. They will be taken into account in student's final score and promotion decision.

We hope these changes will enhance the overall quality of our school. Your teacher will discuss the new policies in detail during the first day of class. There will also be a parent orientation session with school administrations (2:00-3:00, Smith Middle School Cafeteria). We strongly encourage parents to attend. We'll discuss the new policies and various volunteer opportunities at our school.

Looking forward to seeing you all this Saturday!

Posted on 08/25/2010 07:22 PM

CSCH New Activity Class: Children's Chinese Go (中国围棋）

We are pleased to announce that CSCH is offering a ”Go“（围棋 or Wei Qi）class in this upcoming semester. Mr Zheng Zhang will be the teacher for this class. Coach Zheng Zhang is the number one player in the Research Triangle area. If your kids wish to learn "GO" ("围棋"), this is a great opportunity. Please register online at http://csch-nc.org . Since our website mislabeled this class as an "adult class", NO late fee will be applied.

The syllabus for this class is attached.

Go Class Syllabus

Posted on 08/25/2010 07:08 PM

Academic Director Position Announcement

To ensure high quality Chinese education for our children at CSCH, the school is searching for a candidate for the position of Academic Director (AD) . The AD will play a critical role in school's transformation to be recognized by the main stream public education system.

Responsibility: curriculum standardization, teacher training and evaluation, academic record keeping and submitting reports to school Principals and Board on academic affairs. See attachment for detailed descriptions.

Pay Rate: senior level Chinese class teacher (if you are a current teacher at CSCH, you'll be asked to relinquish your teaching position to focus on the new AD role)

Term: renewed annually upon satisfactory review

Qualification: legal permit to work within US. Chinese teaching experience at elementary/secondary school level a must, school administrative experience a plus.

Time Line: The application is open now through 8/31/2010.

We strongly encourage anyone with the passion, experience and time commitment to consider applying for this position. The candidate should prepare a brief statement about yourself with description on related training/experience and submit the application to school Principal, Lin Gu

at lin_gu2004@yahoo.com.
AcademicDirector

Posted on 08/17/2010 07:33 PM

Reminder: Registration for next Semester before July 15

Just a kind reminder: the registration for next semester is due July 15, 2010. Late payment fee will be imposed for any registration after July 15. Late fee:$10 for each 2-hour class,$5 for each 1-hour class. New students pay $10 one-time process fee without late fee.

Please visit csch-nc.org and click the registration tab to register. Please send tuition with Registration Sheets to CSCH mailing address:

Chinese School at Chapel Hill, P.O. Box 3214, Chapel Hill, NC 27515

Posted on 07/12/2010 12:21 PM