Monday, July 28, 2008

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!

Thursday, July 24, 2008

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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Friday, June 27, 2008

2008 Fall Chinese PinYin Class

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Thursday 4:30-6:00P.M.Starts on August 7, 2008
Requirements:Students should:
· Have studied Chinese for more than 2 years;
· Be in 3rd Grade or higher in regular English school;
· Be capable of listening, reading, writing, and speaking Chinese;
· Have learned at least 300 Chinese characters
· Be able to use the keyboard properly;
· Have a Computer with IME (Microsoft Input Method Editor) and Microphone.
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学生将系统地学习汉语拼音并掌握普通话音节拼写的如下规则:
a o e
i u ü
b p
m f
ai ei ui
ao ei ui
ao ou iu
d t
n l
g k h
j q x
z c s
zh ch sh r
y w
h-u-a->hua
ie üe er
an en in
un ün
ang eng ing ong

(一)零声母y、w的使用

(二)隔音符号的用法

(三)省写

(四)标调法

(五)音节连写和大写
Review PinYin System 汉语拼音系统总复习在IME 环境下输入中文词、句子和短文Microsoft Input Method Editor (IME) Installation Guide for AP Chinese Internet-based Test (IBT) Delivery

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Congratulations to Tedman and Melody who won the first palce in 2008 Chinese Culture Contest!




Dear all,

Let's congratulate to Tedman and Melody who won the first place in 2008 Chinese Culture Contest!

They will have a free trip to China for about 2 weeks in 2008 or 2009 summer!!

Tedman Zhuang and Melody Cao, Congratulations again !!!

2008 中华文化知识竞赛成绩公布的相关说明
1 美国中文学校系统收到有效答卷共 1300+人. 219 人达到"优秀"级别,即208分以上(总分260 的80% ), 占 16.8%; 311 人达到"合格"级别,即156分以上(总分260 的60% ), 占23.9%两类合计,共达到40.7%
2 优秀级别将颁发优秀证书,并且邀请参加中国寻根之旅的免费夏令营;"合格"级别将颁发合格证书。据估计,2008年的夏令营计划恐怕难以赶上了。建议各校在通知获奖学生的同时,补充说明:如果2008年能赶上最好,不然,准备2009年再参加。

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

2008 AP/Sat II Chinese Language and Culture Intensive Summer Class

2008 AP/Sat II Chinese Language and Culture Intensive Summer Class
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FIRST SESSION -Sat II Chinese
1:30-3:20P.M.
Friday June 27 – August 27
(Note: No class on July 4, 2007)
Requirement
Students should:
· Have studied Chinese for more than 3 years;
· Be in 7th Grade or higher in regular English school;
· Be capable of listening, reading, writing, and speaking Chinese;
· Have learned at least 1000 Chinese characters
· Be able to use the keyboard properly;
· Have a Computer with IME (Microsoft Input Method Editor) and Microphone.
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1st Class
Review PinYin System 汉语拼音系统总复习
2nd Class
在IME 环境下输入中文词、句子和短文
Microsoft Input Method Editor (IME) Installation Guide for AP Chinese Internet-based Test (IBT) Delivery
3th Class
People: Chinese Family tree 24, Age and Physical Description 22,
4th Class:
Time: Clock 16, Calendar 19, Daily Routine 26
5th Class:
Holidays: Chinese and American Holidays 168
6th Class
School: Classroom 2, 5, School Types 112, Graduation 32
7th Class
Food: Dining Area 41, Fast Food 60, Food Preparation 58, Restaurant 62,
8th Class
The Body, Health Care, First Aid, Medical, Hospital 74
9th Class
Review I; SAT II Chinese Test

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Second SESSION -AP Chinese
T/W
1st Class
Review PinYin System 汉语拼音系统总复习;
在IME 环境下输入中文词、句子和短文Microsoft Input Method Editor (IME) Installation Guide for AP Chinese Internet-based Test (IBT) Delivery
2nd Class
听Listening: Announcement, Conversation, Instruction, Message, Report.
People: Chinese Family tree 24, Age and Physical Description 22, Describing Clothing: 64
3rd Class
读Reading: Advertisement, Article, E-mail, Letter, Note, Poster, Sign, Story. Time: Clock 16, Calendar 19, Daily Routine 26 Holidays: Chinese and American Holidays 168
4th Class
读Reading: Advertisement, Article, E-mail, Letter, Note, Poster, Sign, Story.
5th Class
说Speaking: School, Classroom 2, 5, School Types 112, Graduation 32 Housing: Rooms, Cleaning Supplies 47
6th Class
写Writing: Story Narration, Personal Letter, E-mail, Relay Telephone Message.
Food: Dining Area 41, Fast Food 60, Food Preparation 58, Restaurant 62, The Body, Health Care, First Aid, Medical, Hospital 74
7th Class
写Writing: Geography: 117Common Chinese Geography
8th Class
说Speaking: Cultural Presentation, Event Plan. Math, Science, Chemistry 119
9th Class
Review II Class
Simulition AP Chinese Test
curriculum is subject to changes based on students' levels.

Thursday, May 08, 2008

Free NSF Sponsored Summer Workshop for Middle and High School Students

Dear parents and students,

If you're a middle school or high school student, you may be interested in a free one-week summer workshop. The workshop will teach the kids how to use the Alice programming environment to create interactive 3D animations. The Alice system was developed by Professor Randy Pausch at Carnegie-Mellon University, and is currently in use at literally hundreds of schools across the country as an easy introduction to computer programming.

Middle school and high school students can enroll for free, but space is very limited and will be first-come, first-serve.

To apply, please visit the web page at http://www.cse.scu.edu/ITEST/students, download and fill out an application form, and get it submitted as soon as possible.

Learn and have fun!

Sunday, March 02, 2008

Links for the SAT and AP Exams

Since many parents have been asking about SAT tests and AP tests, here are some links that may help:

This link leads you to either information about the SAT Reasoning Test (SAT I) or the SAT Subject Tests (SAT II). The links may be found on the right of the page:
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/about.html

SAT Chinese Language and Culture Subject Test:
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/lc_two/chinese/chinese.html?chinese

This link provides information about AP exams:
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/about.html

AP Chinese Language and Culture Exam Information:
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/sub_chineselang.html?chineselang

Hope this helps!

Friday, November 16, 2007

2008 中华文化知识竞赛和报名表

2008 中华文化知识竞赛和报名表
2008 中华文化知识竞赛“三常”知识竞赛复习试题
2006 知识竞赛试题样本

Please go to
http://www.g8evcs.blogspot.com

for more detail.

Wednesday, November 07, 2007

2007年 NISSAN獎學金國、粵語演講暨徵文比賽

2007年 NISSAN獎學金國、粵語演講暨徵文比賽
主辦單位:北加州中文學校聯合會/贊助單位:NISSAN
演講比賽/頒獎時間:2007年12月2日星期日Time:1pm / 4pm (12:30pm報到)。
徵文、演講比賽頒獎地點:華僑相助會/1669 Flanigan Drive, San Jose, CA 95121。

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Congratulations to Abacus students!




Congratulations to the following students who passed the 2007 National Abacus & Mental Arithmetic and Mathematics Test!

They won from Level(级) 10(十级), 8 (八级),7(七级), 6(六级),up to Dan 3(三段)!

Christopher Chen
Andrew Tan
Brian Qiu
Claire Wong
Serena Lu
Vivian Luong
Catherine Qiu
Melissa Wen
Emily Chan
Emily Luong
Melody Cao

Congratulartions!
Enjoy!

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

New Dance Class on Thuesday at 3:30PM.

Starting from this Tuesday, we will be hosting dance classes at our school. Mr. My will be teaching ballroom dance for kids, hip hop, and creative dance. All dance students will be performing in school showcases in the community, such as the Moon Festival and Chinese New Year.


Monday, May 21, 2007

New Art Class on Wednesday Starting in June

Aborn school will offer a new art class in June .

We have happily invited a new art teacher, Mr. Tomasi, who will teach the elements of telling stories with pictures, cartooning, drawing, painting, storytelling, appreciating art master pieces and art history. The students will also learn to write, draw, paint, and self-publish their own comic books.
The new art class will take place on:
Thursdays
Beginning 3:30P.M.-4:30P.M. $15/class
Intermetiate 4:35P.M.-5:35P.M. $15/class




Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Aborn School Schedule


Monday:
Mental Arithmetic (Abacus 速心算) 4:00-5:00P.M. ; 5:00-6:00P.M.













The student should be able to recognize numbers from 0 to 100. Also, he/she needs to be able to read, write, and listen appropriately. The best age for learning is 5 and up. Parents may learn along with their children until he or she reaches level 7.
$15 per lesson. We have a couple of spaces left for both sessions. The Abacus and Mental Arithmetic Assessment Test of the United States will be held annually.

Tuesday:

A) We offer two sessions of Art class 艺术:
4:00-5:00P.M.
5:00-6:00P.M. or 5:00-6:30P.M.
















Students who have already registered, please come on time! Also, please bring the following materials:
a. Drawing Pad (14" x 11").
b. Oil Pastels (At least 24 colors).
c. Watercolor Pad (at least 9"x12")
d. Watercolors
B) Students in middle school/high school who are preparing for their AP Studio Art Portfolios should take a 2 hours course. The material list will be handed out in your first lesson.
C) If your kids is 8 years old or up and in our art class, they will start Tempera Paint (水粉画)in Feb. Please purchase the following material:
a. Drawing Heavyweight paper Pad (at least 14" x 11" or 35.5x27.9 cm ).
b. Tempera paint color (red, yellow, blue, white, and black)
c. Several brushes
$16 per lesson.

D) Chinese (Pinyin拼音) 中文
5:00-5:50P.M.

Wednesday:
A) Chess lessons ( 国际象棋):
5:00~6:00 P.M.
We offer beginning, intermediate and advance classes.
Each lesson is $15.


B) Chinese (Pinyin拼音) 中文
5:00-5:50P.M.




















Piano groups lessons ( 钢琴) begin at 3:30, 4:30, and 5:30P.M.
a. Every lesson is half an hour, and each lesson is $10. (Ages 3-4) For ages 5 and up, lessons will be one hour long at $20 per lesson. For group lessons, students must have a piano or keyboard at home for practice.
b. Music theory
c. Instructing for Certificate of Merit. Individual classes are available too. However, the parent has to make an appointment.

Thursday:
Chinese (Pinyin拼音) 中文
4:00-4:50P.M.
5:00-5:50P.M.

Friday:
A) Olympic Mathematic(数学奥林匹克)
4:00-4:50P.M.

B) Chinese (Pinyin拼音) 中文
5:00-5:50P.M.

2007 Summer AP/SAT Chinese( Start at June 19):
Tuesday and Thursday:

10:00- 11:50 A.M.


Monday-Friday:
Chinese 中文
English 英文
Mathematic 数学
Olympic Mathematic 数学奥林匹克
Physics 物理
Chemistry 化学
Above classes are available for different levels.
Each lesson is $12~$28.

Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Free Chess seminar on August 15, 2006

Chess lessons ( 国际象棋) on Tuesday (5:00~6:15)
Instructor: Mr. Atanassov was the Cross Table for BURLINGAME SUMMER RR AND SWISS (2004) champion (冠军).
Each lesson is $15.


A free Chess seminar will start at 4:00 P.M. on Feb 14, 2007 (Wednesday). If you are interested, please register by calling at (408)-238-6866 or replying to AbornSchool@Gmail.com. The first 10 students who register for chess class will each receive a free "Buddy Board - The Teaching Chess Rules Companion."