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Curriculum
Weekday Chinese Program
SCCCA offers school age students Chinese language courses for different proficiency levels between 3:30 pm and 5:30 Monday to Thursday, as well as the cultural enrichment and language enhanced courses between 3:30 and 5:30pm every Friday. The program also offers 5 days of kindergarten Mandarin immersion courses from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. These courses are designed to keep our students highly engaged and motivated to learn Chinese language and culture. SCCCA also provides students a safe and comfortable learning environment with its beautiful facilities, such as a children’s library, an indoor gym, a dancing studio, and reconfigurable multi-purpose rooms.
Inspire the Next Generation
SCCCA offers school age students Chinese language courses for different proficiency levels between 3:30 pm and 5:30 Monday to Thursday, as well as the cultural enrichment and language enhanced courses between 3:30 and 5:30pm every Friday. The program also offers 5 days of kindergarten Mandarin immersion courses from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. These courses are designed to keep our students highly engaged and motivated to learn Chinese language and culture. SCCCA also provides students a safe and comfortable learning environment with its beautiful facilities, such as a children’s library, an indoor gym, a dancing studio, and reconfigurable multi-purpose rooms.
Language Instruction
Kindergarten (Mon-Fri)
Students at SCCCA participate in three-hour Chinese learning sessions led by experienced ICS teachers who utilize theme-based instruction. Our courses prioritize direct learning of novice-level Chinese characters over Pinyin. SCCCA promotes a fully Mandarin-immersed learning environment. Parents have the option to choose between 2-day, 3-day or 5-day attendance options.
1st-8th Grade (Mon-Thu)
Students come to SCCCA for 2 hours of Chinese learning each time, twice a week. Parents have three options for attending: 2 days (language courses only), 3 days (2 days language & 1 day culture enrichment), and 5 days (2 days language, 2 days review and 1 day culture enrichment). Students will be assigned to the appropriate language class based on the student background survey. All our Chinese courses are instructed by experienced ICS teachers, with the same curriculum and instruction adopted in the weekend Chinese school. Per parents’ request to the Traditional or Simplified Chinese, students will receive the specified instructional material. Students will need to complete the unit test and assignment at school.
Class Schedule
| Schedule | Instruction |
|---|---|
| 1:30-2:30 | Arrival/Warm up. Individual Reading/Playing |
| 2:30-3:35 | Circle Time. Daily announcements, calendar, weather, theme lessons, language literary and Chinese culture |
| 3:35-3:55 | Break Time. Outdoor |
| 3:55-5:20 | Group Activities/Work Time. Story time, show and tell, music, rhyming activities, hands-on crafts |
Culture Enrichment
1st-8th Grade (Fri)
SCCCA offers 2-hour language enhanced/culture enrichment elective classes every Friday for students attending 2-day language courses. Students may select two courses from the following options: Calligraphy, Chinese Idiom Fun Game, Story Studio: 24 Solar Terms, Culture Workshops, Lion Dance (lower grades), Chinese Yoyo (upper grades) and Chinese Knotwork.