Abacus Certification and Trophies Have Arrived from Taiwan

Congratulations to all the abacus students who participated in the international annual abacus assessment!

Every student who took the test at our school passed.

A) I'm really proud of our Abacus students who receive certificates for their progress:
Athena: Level 11 (100%, pass)
Justin: Level 10 (100%, pass)
Alicia: Level 10 (100%, pass)
Felita: Level 10 (100%, pass)
Andrew: Level 8 (100%, pass)
Brian: Level 8 (100%, pass)
Kevin: Level 8 (100%, pass)
Serena: Level 7 (100%, pass)
B)These students won trophies in addition to their certificates:
Melissa: Level 6 (100%, pass)
Lucy: Level 6 (100%, pass)

Catherine: Level 5 (pass)

Melody: Duan (段) 5 (pass)

Almost everyone has picked up their awards. If you have not, please do so as soon as possible.

Congratulations again to all the students! Enjoy your shiny awards!

Aborn Weekend Chinese School (周末中文) and Sunday's extra curricular classes 招生信息

Dear all,
Thanks for voting.
Most of the students and parents voted for EVHS over EVC.
Please take a look at the following pictures: Do you like the classrooms for our Weekend Chinese School?
It is in the new building P which contains a restroom.
We decided to move our Weekend Chinese school there, our Sunday's extra curricular classes and Chinese classes will have to change as the following:
Sunday:
周末中文课：
14:00~15:00 《中文》(K~G3), Abacus 2 (G4~G7珠心算);
15:00~16:00 《中文》(K~G3), Art 2 (G4~G7儿童手工艺制作/中国工笔画) , 武术 (G4~G7);

16:00~17:00 《中文》(G4~G7), Art 1 (K~G3儿童手工艺制作/中国工笔画) , 武术 (K~G3);
17:00~18:00 《中文》(G4~G7), Abacus 1 (K~G3珠心算) , 太极拳 (暂定)

G8 & G9 Chinese classes are still in Aborn School's new facility due to different schedules.
Aborn Weekend Chinese Class (周末中文).

Dear G8 students,

G8 Chinese class will start on 08/08/08 at 7:00PM in Aborn School Room #209.

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Tuition:
《中文》(K~G7)： $480 for first kid, $450 for Sibling in 2008 Fall and 2009 Spring semesters.
Abacus 1/2 (K~G7珠心算)： $360 for 2008 Fall and 2009 Spring semesters. 校外生：$480.
Art (K~G7儿童手工艺制作/中国工笔画)： $360 for 2008 Fall and 2009 Spring semesters. 校外生：$480.

武术: $360 for 2008 Fall and 2009 Spring semesters. 校外生：$480.

太极拳（for students' grandparents and parents): $360 for 2008 Fall and 2009 Spring semesters. 校外生：$480. (暂定)

我们拥有强大中文教师阵容：毕业于北师大、复旦大学、山西师大、北京教育学院、华师大和上海师大等高校，有的获得一等教师荣誉、有的已在美通过严格教师资格认证考试(CBEST and 中文CSET)的高素质的中文教师团队。他们都是曾在斯坦福中文学校、黄河中文学校和原常青中文学校等任教，并享有很高口碑的老师们。而且已培养出许多SAT II 800 分和 AP Chinese 5级满分的高材高中生。这些老师们的共同点是有爱心、认真负责和热爱教育。
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周日才艺班的老师们：
杨老师，工程制图设计工程师。中国画院专修中国传统工笔绘画艺术，中国工笔花鸟画。对儿童绘画有多年的教学经验，指导的少儿绘画作品获得各奖项。

王老师，出生于中国名门艺术世家，毕业于北京中央工艺美术学院美术系。她在素描、工艺美术、色彩、陶艺及中国画方面造诣颇深，美术作品多次在国内外展览中获奖。

本校很高兴地邀请到这两位热心培养新一代少年儿童学习中国美术的艺术家来我校于周日下午教课：
1.儿童中文配画：（在中文学习的同时，配以图画，即学中文，又学画画。）提高了儿童的中文学习兴趣。
2.儿童色彩创意绘画（绘画基础、绘画构思，颜色运用，工具包括：蜡笔、油画棒、中国水彩颜料，并用各种绘画技巧，指导儿童创作出自己的想象画，作出命题创作画。）。
3. 中国工笔画（是中国传统画之一，使用中国画颜料、毛笔、宣纸等。）
4. 物体结构画（各种建筑物体，结构构造立体制画，展开空间想象。）
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珠心算的杨老师更是在全湾区难找的可以教到高段位的极有经验的珠心算高级教师。

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武术宋教练全国武术冠军，主修散打和太极拳.

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