Welcome On Board!

Hello Parents!

We are very exited about our upcoming camp and the opportunity of "traveling" with your kids to China! It will be a true adventure. As the teachers/the tour guides, we'll make sure that safety is our priority. So please relax and let your kids go and explore the world (one step at a time ^_~)!

In this trip, the students will be exposed to Mandarin Chinese as part of the instructional language, at activities,  free play and meal time. They will participate in traditional Chinese games, doing Chinese crafts,  using Chinese brush to pain traditional water and ink painting, and even practicing Chinese character writing. We are starting each day by a morning circle at 9:30 am and closing by a debriefing circle ending at 2 pm. If the students arrive between 9 - 9:30, there are learning centers for them to explore freely.  The teachers will escort the students from and to the before-and-after care on time. To keep up with the pace of the schedule/activities, the student's regular attendance is highly appreciated!

A brief schedule of our trip: 
 

	M	Tue	M	Thu	F
9:00-9:30 Free Indoor Play	Activities: 七巧板、抓沙包、毛笔练习、筷子练习、写字练习、剪纸、超轻土 ……
9:30 – 9:45 Morning Circle	All about China	Numbers and Names	Shapes and Animals	Water and Ink Painting	Chinese Food
9:45-10:15 Morning Activity I	PPT: An Imaginary Trip to China	Introducing Chinese abacus: Suan Pan(算盘)  Number Exercises	Introducing Tangram: Qi Qiao Ban (七巧板) Making an animals book using qi-qiao-ban puzzles	Cartoon in Chinese: Little tadpoles looking for their mother小蝌蚪找妈妈	Let’s make some dim sum! Ultra-light play dough
10:15-10:45 Recess	Free outdoor play
10:45-11:15 Snacks	Snack tasting: mushrooms, green-tea pumpkin seeds, lychee, brown suger mochi, hawthorn fruit……
11:15-12 Morning Activity II	Introducing Chinese Games: 踢毽子、跳绳、拔河、丢手绢、修房子…… Chopsticks challenge, bean bags…...	Writing numbers in Chinese Name writing practice	Continue qi-qiao-ban book making, games, and competitions	Painting with brush and ink Painting on a Chinese fan	Cooking Project: 椰丝小球
12-12:30 Recess	Free Play / Outdoor Chinese Games
12:30-1:00 Lunch	Two teachers have lunch with students, talking in Chinese as much as possible. Sing a newly learned song before/after lunch.
1:00-1:45 Quiet Time	Students finish their morning projects. Crafts Time. May take a quick nap if needed. Soft Music. Make a post-card per day per student, to write/drawing the most impressive thing they gain from their “trip” today.
1:45-2:00 Closing Circle	Students share their post-cards. One or two questions followed each sharing.  Closing song.

Date to Remember: 

On the last day of the camp, Friday, the 14th, we'll have a cooking project and parents (family members, too) are welcome to join in for the last 30 minutes of the day, for food tasting and a small performance by the students.

Other info:

- Please remember to bring a labeled water bottle for student to use throughout the day/week.

- Please wear comfortable clothes that are okay to get messy/stains. We'll have the brush and ink paining available daily. 

- For any snacks that we brought from outside (nut-free, of course), we will leave them in a basket near the door for the first two days. Please check the snacks if you have any concern of what your child(ren) will eat and communicate with the teachers promptly.


Please feel free to leave comments, asking questions, and chat with us at drop-off and pick-up time! We are looking forwarding to seeing everyone on board tomorrow!

Cheers,

Teacher Yi  (车老师)
&  Teacher Meiyan (蔺老师)