2024 Chinese Immersion Summer Camp

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Great News! Our Chinese Immersion Summer Camp is coming:

Camp Time: July 8-11, July 15-18, Monday through Thursday, 9 AM to 4 PM ( Bring your own lunch). We have two classes to offer at this camp:

Registration is now open.  Both Class A and Class B have limited spots and it is first come first serve. Please register to reserve your spot by filling out the Camp Form and paying the registration fee. Your reservation is confirmed after your registration and your registration fee are both received. If you have multiple students, you will need to register each student individually, however, you can pay the registration fee for all students in your household on one check or one paypal payment. The deadline for registration is 5/31/2024.

Class A 

Target students: Ages 5-8, who can speak basic Chinese

Camp Content: Learning Chinese characters, math, games, etc. (different content each week)

Teacher: Dan Zhang

Class B

Target students: Fall incoming 4th, 5th, and 6th graders with Chinese language learning experience (heritage students or immersion students). 

Camp Content: By studying Chinese culture and art in a Chinese-speaking environment, students will explore Chinese calligraphy, traditional music, Lian Pu (Chinese opera makeup design), games, currency, food and more through creative lessons and fun, hands-on activities. (different content each week)

Teacher: Lijuan Yang

Both teachers have rich experience of teaching in STARTALK Chinese summer camps and years of working experience in both public schools and the Chinese school.

Tuition: $360 for the two weeks program. $180 for one week. Due before or on the first day of the camp.

Non-refundable Registration Fee: $40 for each student, due at registration.

Camp Address: Metz Building, 14040 S Mur-len Rd, Olathe, KS 66062

Contacts: kansascitychineseschool@gmail.com or 913-226-1696

Payment Method:

  • Mail Check to PO Box 26164, Overland park, KS 66225 . Check payable to KCICLC. Include your student’s full name in the note section on the check. 
  • Paypal: pay to kansascitychineseschool@gmail.com. Please put student’s full name in the note on paypal payment.

Registration is now open.  Both Class A and Class B have limited spots and it is first come first serve. Please register to reserve your spot by filling out the Camp Form and paying the registration fee. Your reservation is confirmed after your registration and your registration fee are both received. If you have multiple students, you will need to register each student individually, however, you can pay the registration fee for all students in your household on one check or one paypal payment. The deadline for registration is 5/31/2024.

Welcome to the 2024 Chinese Immersion Summer Camp!

2024 Spring Semester Enrollment

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2024年春季新学期将于1月7日开学，5月12日是本学期最后一天。上课时间是每周日下午1点10分至3点45分 (详情见 学校日历） 。

学校地址: MidAmerica Nazarene University. Smith Building, MNU, 14040 S Murlen Rd, Olathe, KS 66062.

费用支付表：

中文课：学前班至九年级（A P）支票或现金: $220； 使用PayPal，$230
课后班：舞蹈（大、中、小，23周）, Smith 200, 207支票或现金 $150，paypal: $160
国际象棋(配对对弈): Smith 205支票或现金 $100， paypal: $105
少儿创意美术（6-8岁）SMith 120支票或现金 $150，paypal: $160
少儿篮球：Gym支票或现金 $100，paypal: $105
科学大世界: Smith 123支票或现金 $150，paypal: $160
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支票可邮寄到学校（Check payable to KCICLC，邮寄地址：PO Box 26164，Overland park，KS 66225）或在2024年1月7号下午到学校付支票或现金，或在线使用PayPal支付.

注意在校生将自动注册新学期中文课，新生及兴趣班学生须分别点击不同的链接填写注册表！注册截止日期1月7日。请在1月7日之前完成付费。 

The first day of school is January 7, 2024.

Time: Class runs from 1:10PM through 3:45PM on every Sunday afternoon except holidays (see school calendar for detail). 

Please note our address is Smith Building at MNU, 14040 S Murlend Rd, Olathe, KS 66062.

Tuition and Pay schedule

Chinese:K through 9th (AP Chinese)Check or Cash: $220, PayPal，$230
Enrichment:Dance(Senior, Junior, Toddler):Check or Cash: $150, paypal: $160
Chess Club：Check or Cash: $100, paypal: $105
Children’s Creative Art (6-8 years old)Check or Cash: $150, paypal: $160
Youth BasketballCheck or Cash: $100, paypal: $105
Science World, Smith 120Check or Cash: $150, paypal: $160

注册及付费指南：（Enrollment and payment instructions) – 点击此链接(click this link)：

New Student Registration Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfXeenN_zvwhvzDW8wt2VBeSRBB9AJeOhfr_kVnaiZur25srg/viewform

Enrichment Class Registration Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeNaMw8Z74QUYgcu24TrDyLjnYdi-V88tWC78b1mudIBM2m0w/viewform

For instructions of how to register and make payment, click the following link:

http://www.kcschool.org/home/enrollment-and-payment/

中文课时间表 （Chinese Class Schedule) 

年级 （Grade) Class (1:10 – 3:45) Teacher 老师 
Kindergarten 幼儿班     
1:10-3:45 (Metz 117)Kindergarten  Xu, Xiaojun， Chen, Yanfei 
     
First Grade 一年级     
1:10-3:45 (Metz 103)1st Grade A   Le, Qiwei 
1:10-3:45 (Metz 104)1st Grade B   Yang, Yun 
Second Grade 二年级     
1:10-3:45 (Metz 120)2nd Grade A   Ma,Ying 
1:10-3:45 (Metz 228)2nd Grade B   Zhang, Jingju
Third Grade 三年级     
1:10-3:45 (Smith 208)3rd Grade A   Hou, Fengying 
1:10-3:45 (Smith 120)3rd Grade B   Yang, Lijuan 
Fourth Grade 四年级     
1:10-3:45 (Smith 123)4th Grade A   Huang, Xiuhua
Fifth Grade 五年级     
1:10-3:45 (Smith 207)5th Grade A   Huo, Qiuju
Sixth Grade 六年级     
1:10-3:45 (Smith 204)6th Grade   Li, Yueran
Seventh Grade 七年级     
1:10-3:45 (Smith 205)7th Grade   He, Mei
Eighth Grade 八年级     
1:10-3:45 (Smith 206)8th Grade   Wang, He 
Ninth Grade 九年级     
1:10-3:45 (Smith 119)9th Grade/AP   Jiang, Qian 
Bilingual level 1    
1:00-2:40 (Smith 209)K-Junior   Zhang, Dan
 Bilingual level 2    
 2.50-4:30 (Smith 209)K-Junior  Zhang, Dan
     

课后兴趣班 Enrichment Classes

Class ID 课程 (Courses) Day and Time 课程描述 (Description) 教师(Instructor) Weeks 
1 舞蹈初级 Dance Junior Sunday 4:00-5:30PM 基本功、舞蹈表演, Dance, 7 yrs old below 魏嘉 (JiaJia) 15 wks 
2 舞蹈中级 Dance Youth Sunday 4:00-5:30PM 基本功、舞蹈表演, 7 yrs old and above 郑敏颐 (Minyi) 15 wks 
3舞蹈高级 Dance Senior Sunday 12:30-2:00PM基本功、舞蹈表演, 10 yrs old and above 郑敏颐 (Minyi) 15 wks
4 象棋俱乐部 Chess Club Sunday 3:55 – 4:55自由配对博弈，Play Chess. Ava Yang16 wks
5少儿创意美术(art)（6-8岁）Sunday 3:55 – 4:55本学期的少儿创意美术课注重提升孩子的观察力和培养孩子的绘画兴趣。通过仔细观察各种各样的动物、植物、世界上不同的建筑物，以及其他孩子们感兴趣的事物，教孩子们运用基本点线面和几何图形画出孩子们眼中的世界万物。探索艺术与生活的关联，以不同的方式看世界，体验不同的视角。
Children’s creative art class focuses on improving children’s observation skills and cultivating children’s interest in painting. By observing various animals, plants, and different buildings all over the world, as well as other things that children are interested in. Children will use dots, lines, shapes, and patterns to draw things they see. Explore the connection between art and life. 		16 wks
6少儿篮球(Basketball)Sunday 3:55 – 4:55学习各种篮球技术，提高实战能力, Learn and practice basketballDaniel16 wks
7科学大世界 (Science World)Sunday 3:55 – 4:55一． 课程主要内容：自然科学• 动物世界• 水中生物• 昆虫知识• 日常生活• 脑筋急转弯
二．《科学大世界》带给学生的收获：
1. 对科学产生兴趣。2. 提升对事物的观察能力。3. 增强想象力。4. 对科学有兴趣后可以参加学校科学Club，参加Kansas City科学竞赛。		Yang Yun16 wks

  1. 退款条款： 开课前或因课程取消全额退款；开学后学费不退。 
  2. 学校保留因学人数不足而合并或取消课程的权利。 

Terms and Conditions： 

1. Cancellation schedule: Before class starts, full refund. No refund after the semester starts. 

2. Classes may be subject to change (ex. combine or cancel) due to not enough students per class or force majeure. 

垂询请电邮 kansascitychineseschool@gmail.com  或者电话913-226-1696.

Enrollment and Payment

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注册及付费指南：（Enrollment and payment instructions) 

Thank you, and welcome to Chinese School!   

第一步(First Step)：中文课注册：所有上学期在本校学习常规中文课的学生将自动注册到本学期。First Step, all existing student will be registered to the new semester automatically .

新生须知：新生需要在线填写新生注册表（Please note, all NEW student need to fill out the online registration form)：    新生注册表（New Student Registration Form)  （注意：已经是学校注册学生可忽略此步。Please note this is for the new student only, those who had registered before can skip this step. ) 
堪城现代中文学校新学生注册表 New Student Registration Form堪城现代中文学校 Kansas City Institute of Chinese Language and Culture (KCICLC 

第二步(Second step):   课后兴趣班注册：（包括新老学生），兴趣班具体课程安排表见下。点击右边链接填写课后兴趣班在线注册表：堪城现代中文学校课后兴趣班注册表 

Second Step: To enroll for the enrichment class (including new and existing students), please click the link to fill out the form: Enrichment class enrollment form. 

第三步(Third Step)：付学费：在开学前指定的日期和地点以支票或者现金的形式支付学费。也可选择使用paypal在线付费：请参照本课程学费表自行计算总计费用，付费到学校paypal账户- kansascitychineseschool@gmail.com. 请务必在paypal付费时注明学生姓名（学生姓名需要与注册姓名完全一致）。 

Third Step: Payment: Please bring a check or cash on a designated date (to be determined）prior to the new semester. Or make payment via paypal by calculating the total amount and pay to kansascitychineseschool@gmail.com, please put the student name and class in the note for the payment. 

Paypal 付费具体过程参见下面链接：https://www.paypal.com/us/selfhelp/article/How-do-I-pay-for-a-payment-request-or-invoice-FAQ2206 

5th Reading Contest Announcement

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   堪城现代中文学校第五届朗诵比赛暨春节联欢会主持人选拔赛通知

     为鼓励学生们学中文、说中文、爱中文，堪城现代中文学校即将举第五届朗诵比赛， 2021年春节联欢会主持人选拔赛也将同步举行。不同于以往几届比赛，由于疫情的限制此次将全部在网上进行。

此次活动分为两部分，学前班至3年级为朗读比赛，4年级以上则参加2021学校春节联欢会的主持人选拔赛（2021春节联欢会也将是网络形式）。在比赛中胜出的2名男生和2名女生将可以成为2021春节联欢会节目主持人。详细规程如下：

比赛时间：12月13日（周日）2pm－4:00pm

比赛地点：ZOOM（朗诵比赛和主持人选拔赛在不同的zoom会场同时分别举行）

报名：微信、Email 班级老师，或email zhongwenlx@gmail.com,  报名截止日期11月30日！

*朗诵比赛参赛对象：中文学校学前班-3年级学生

朗诵比赛内容：自由选题, 形式不限，可朗诵诗歌、散文、绕口令，也可讲故事、说笑话。时长45秒至2分钟之内。

评分准则：

1、普通话标准（30分）

2、声情并茂，富有感染力和表现力（20分）

3、声音洪亮，吐字清晰（20分）

4、仪态大方，举止得体（20分）

5、内容难度及时间控制 （10分）

奖励：按分数评出一等奖一名，二等奖两名，三等奖三名。其余参赛者将获得鼓励奖。

*主持人选拔参赛对象：报名参加主持人选举的中文学校学生（4年级及以上）

比赛内容：

1、自选学过的一篇课文进行朗读（时间限定在一分钟内）

2、自我介绍环节（需脱稿，时间限定在一分钟内）

3、提问环节（抽签选取问题，问题由比赛主持人宣读，参赛选手自行作答）

4. 才艺展示环节: 时长不得超过两分钟，形式自由无限制，主要是展示口才和演艺才能. （附加选项，额外加分10分）

评分准则：

1、普通话标准（30分）；

2、语速恰当，表达流利（20分）

3、声音洪亮，吐字清晰（20分）

4、仪态大方，举止得体（20分）

5、即兴回答问题表现从容、内容精彩（10分）

奖励：得分最高的男女生各两名将胜出为2021年春节联欢会主持人，其余参赛者将获得鼓励奖。

评委及评选方式：

1、两个比赛组各设评委5人（校长、两位教师代表、两位家长代表），

2、满分100分，分高者获胜；

3、由家长代表现场计分；

4、由主持人现场提醒超时；

5、如果选手成绩相同，将由评委协商作出最后决定。

6、学校将报名截止日根据报名人数决定是否安排初选赛

比赛将在zoom 平台进行，欢迎全校师生家长前来观看！也欢迎家长、老师踊跃报名参加裁判组！裁判报名请微信班级老师或校长，也可电话至913-223-8761

The Kansas City Institute of Chinese Language & Culture is planning for the 2021 Chinese New Year Celebration. In searching for the event MCs, we will conduct our fifth Chinese reading contest. The winners of the contest (two boys and two girls) will be the MCs of the 2021 Chinese New Year Cloud Celebration. Due to covid-19, the event will be held online via Zoom.

Please note, students from 1st grade thru 3rd grade will be participating in the reading contest only. Winners from the students from 4th grade and above will be selected as the celebration MCs (2 boys and 2 girls). Every participant will receive a prize

Date & Time:                   2PM-4PM Sunday, December 13, 2020
Location:                           Zoom
Participants:                    Every student is encouraged to sign up for the contest. Please email zhongwenlx@gmail.com 

Reading Contest (1st grade to 3rd grade)

Participating students self select a short article or poem, tongue twister, or joke. There will be First, second and third place. All participants will receive an honor prize. Time is limited to 45 seconds to 2 mins.

Scoring:

1. Mandarin pronunciation (30 Pts)

2. Emotion, passion, dynamic (20 Pts)

3. Voice loudness (20 pts)

4. Appearance, manner (20 pts)

5. Performance and time control (10 pts)

MC Contest: (4th Grade and above)

  1. Reading (The student is free to select a short article from their text books and read out on the stage. Time limit is 1 minute)
  2. Self-Introduction (Free talk without script, time limit is 1 minute)
  3. Questions and Answers (questions will be randomly drawn from the question list, and the contest host will read out the question. The student shall answer the question in front of the judges)
  4. Extra credit (10 points): Talent show, such as singing or tongue twist, etc. 

Scoring:

1、Mandarin pronunciation（30 PTs）

2、Speech fluency（20 PTs）

3、Voice loudness and clearness（20 PTs）

4、Stage behavior and manner（20 PTs）

5、Answer question calmly and wisely（10 PTs）

Judges:

  1. The judge committee has five members which consists of the school principal, two teachers and two parents.
  2. The total score is 100 points. The higher score wins.
  3. The scores will be tallied by parents delegates on site.
  4. Timer will be used and monitored by the parent delegates.
  5. When scores tie, the judge committee will make the final decision. 

All parents are welcome to come and watch(on ZOOM)! We are also welcome parents (only if your child is not one of the contestants) to join the judge committee. The first two applied will be selected! Please call 913 223 8761 to be a judge!

学校新闻 School News

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祝贺我校下列老师被中国国务院侨办评为“海外优秀华文教师”：

  • 一年级张景菊、谢小荣老师
  • 二年级杨云老师
  • 三年级张青兰、吴榕英老师
  • 七年级蒋前老师和八-九年级史洁老师

日前中国驻芝加哥总领馆宋爱华、孙刚两位领事为来堪城为她们颁发了荣誉证书。

新学期注册 Registration Information

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Classes for Spring 2018 starts on Sunday, January 7th, 2018.

  • The school will organize the registration/tuition collection on the first day of school.
  • For new student, please download the Registration Form and bring it to the school the first day for registration and tuition($200).
  • For existing student, please prepare the tuition($200) check and submit on the first day.
  • Make check payable to “KCICLC”