NOTE: In all our Summer Sessions,  each month covers DIFFERENT Material. There are NO REPEATS. You can book the same class for multiple months. All class reading materials are different from last year as well.

Class Dates: 

  • Mondays , Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
  • Please see what session you’re registered in from Course Name:
    • Session 1: 5/15 – 6/1, 3 Weeks $180, No class Memorial Day 5/29
    • Session 4: 7/31 – 8/17, 3 Weeks $180
  • Approx 50-55 minutes each class.
  • Note: Concepts for for May and August will ALL BE DIFFERENT.

In this course 課程: 

  • Complete Mandarin immersion 全程華語教學, 提升孩子對學中文的興趣。
  • You’ll learn:
    • Express yourself in front of the camera and use clear, accurate, and fluent language
    • News planning: how to write news scripts and present news content in simple, easy-to-understand language is a crucial skill for news anchors to master.
    • Investigative skills: how to gather information, write investigative reports, and conduct interviews.
    • Language skills: develop fluent language skills, including correct pronunciation and grammar.
    • Social and political science: Understanding social and political affairs, including historical events and current news.
    • Performance skills: be confident and natural in front of the camera
  • 演講和口才技能：在鏡頭前自然地表達出你的意思，而且必須用清晰、準確、流利的語言。
  • 新聞寫作：了解如何寫新聞稿並用簡單、易懂的語言呈現新聞內容
  • 調查技能：了解如何收集信息，撰寫調查報告，並進行採訪。
  • 語言技能：學習正確的語音、語法和拼寫。
  • 媒體素養：了解媒體行業的基本知識和技能，例如拍攝和編輯視頻，使用社交媒體平台等。
  • 社會和政治科學：了解社會和政治事務，包括歷史事件和當今新聞。
  • 表演技能：學習有自信的展示你的表演技能。

Age/Chinese Requirements: 

  • Not age specific. You’ll need to be able to work Zoom (open link from a website, raise hands, mute, see chat link, etc.). Children in these classes usually range from 8-13. 不限年齡。您需要能夠使用Zoom（從網站打開連結、舉手、靜音、查看聊天連結等）。課程孩子年齡大部分都在 8-13歲之間。
  • Children in this class require listening and conversational skills to follow directions and listen to stories. 這個課程的孩子需要具備聽力和口說技能，以便能夠跟隨指示和聆聽故事。
  • Requires reading of the newspaper, news articles, and magazine articles. You should be able to read with Zhuyin or can understand reading material at the second to third year level classes. Sample reading articles below. 課程會閱讀報紙、新聞文章和雜誌文章。您應該能夠使用注音閱讀，或能夠理解台灣小學二到三年級的閱讀材料。以下是範例閱讀文章。

Class Size: 

  • Small classes start at 10 with a max of 20. We reserve the right to increase or decrease the size by a handful of students due to: class switches, video only options students, students who switch time slots due to our flex option. 
  • 小班課程開始於10人，最多不超過20人。由於學生轉班、只參加視訊課程或因彈性選擇而更改上課時間，我們保留增加或減少幾名學生的權利。

Time Flex Option: 

  • If in the same session your class is listed with many time option, you’re allowed to attend any of the time sessions for ultimate flexibility of scheduling. For example, if in a May session there are two times listed for this class, both Zoom links will be given in your Dashboard Class site and you can just click on the particular time you’d like to attend that day. 
  • 如果您的課程在同一個課程學期中有多個時間選項，您可以參加任何時間的課程，方便給家庭最大時間彈性的安排。例如，如果在五月份的課程中有兩個時間可選，兩個Zoom鏈接將顯示在您的課程課網站上，您可以點擊您當天想要參加的特定時間。

Where?

  • Zoom links will be under the lesson date/number on the class menu and you can click through to the zoom link right before class starts. All class videos will be posted here in the site.  
  • 本課都是利用網路 zoom 在進行。 開課之前請到網頁點入 Zoom 連結上課。每堂課都會有錄影，所以沒法當天上課可以隨時參考錄影。影片會保存放網上限時365天，需要延長時間請隨時聯絡我們. 

Video Option:

  • Many of our students do video only with amazing results. Some do a mix of video and live online. They can go at their own pace to do the classes and still be able to listen to other students answer questions and see what their peers are thinking and how they are answering. If there’s a sharing day or a presentation day, then video only students are always welcome to come share. At any time you need to go video only, you have the ultimate flexibility to do that since videos are uploaded daily by the end of the day of each class day. You can review and re-watch anytime as well. 
  • 我們有許多學生僅參加視訊課程，並獲得了驚人的成果。有些學生則混合視訊和線上課程進行學習。線上影片可以讓學生按照自己的進度進行課程，仍然能夠聽取其他學生回答問題並看到同儕的想法和回答。如果有分享日或演講日，僅參加只看影片課程的學生也可以參加。任何時候因爲時間，學校或家庭緣故需要轉換成只看影片都可，由於每個課堂日的視頻會在當天結束時上傳，因此您可以擁有最大的彈性。您也可以隨時回顧和重看視頻。

Supplies 應需用品 （自行選購）:

  • Textbooks – we will be uploading weekly review sheets or any necessary printouts for the class. 
  • 我們將每週上傳複習資料表或課程中必要的列印檔案。
  • Printer 打印機
  • Paper 紙
  • Pencil 鉛筆
  • Computer 電腦

Refunds: 72 hours before class starts. 課程開始前72小時。

FAQ

  • Are there siblings discount? We are not offering any discounts for siblings at this time. 
  • 是否有兄弟姐妹折扣？目前我們不提供兄弟姐妹折扣.
  • Are siblings allowed to sit together? It depends on your family and how your children work together. Some prefer siblings to sit apart with different screens if possible to minimize disturbances to their study and they feel more ownership. However, there are some siblings that like to sit together and it makes them work harder. 
  • 兄弟姐妹是否可以坐在一起？這取決於您的家庭和孩子們的相處方式。有些家庭希望兄弟姐妹坐在不同的銀幕前，如果可能的話盡量分開以減少干擾，他們會感覺更有責任感。但也有一些兄弟姐妹喜歡坐在一起，這樣他們會更加努力。

Sample Material Reading – Actual articles will be even more current and different.