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Class Descriptions

Small Class Sizes: Our classes make learning language fun, natural, and easy. Toddler and Preschooler classes generally have no more than 6 children. Toddler classes require 1 parent per child for interaction and support. Parents are optional in Preschooler classes. Older classes have no more than 8 children, and we welcome parents on the first day and last days - our parent show!

Language Immersion: Most classes are entirely in the foreign language, with time at the beginning and end for review and encouragement in English. Our Mandarin Programs for 6-10s provide immersion playtime, and they use both languages to teach "pinyin"' and characters.

Diverse Learning Styles: All of our classes are interactive, varied, and use a wide range of learning styles. Children listen, speak, look, touch, make music and sing, interact, create, and move.

Fun Activities: Our activities center around daily routines, well-known stories, and familiar games. We make language relevant and engage the imagination. As part of our mission to making language learning fun and playful, no classes have homework - but we do provide vocabulary and songs for you and your child to use at home. Our classes make learning fun, natural, and easy.

Age-Appropriate Units: Toddler classes use games, songs, rhymes, and crafts about everyday life to engage developing senses. Preschooler classes use fairy tales, acting, games, music, art and some reading to encourage langauge understanding and creation. Our older children's classes engage them in more complex theatrics, culture, stories, reading, writing, music, and games that extend over a few weeks and develop communication and social skills.

No Repeating Lessons: Our 2-year curriculum means that students never repeat the same old activities. New language, stories and games are always being introduced. Yet opening and closing activities remain the same, and instructors continually use learned materials in new contexts. This combination of repetition and newness allows children to strengthen skills and develop new abilities.

Mandarin Foundation and Continuing Classes: Our Mandarin Program for 6-10s follows a special order. Students new to Mandarin take a 12-week Foundation Program to learn "pinyin" (the phonetic alphabet to read all characters, which is so important that it is 20% of the SATII), basic characters, and to begin developing listening and speaking skills. Our Continuing Program develops abilities more deeply and in new contexts, with longer immersion activities and both reading and writing characters - including using correct stroke order.

School-Year Sessions: Children enroll for a school-year session of 36 weeks for consistency, practice, and potential for fluency. Is your child more hesitant? Try a seasonal mini-session first!

Summer Camp: Our 3-week camp meets 2 hours, twice a week. (Mandarin Foundation Camp is 4.5 weeks.) We introduce seasonal activities, and we make sure to include everyone's favorite games from the school year. We provide open play time for children to integrate activities into their own lives. We have a short break half-way through. Parents are encouraged to provide snacks.

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School Calendar

	2007-2008 Spring & Summer
4/1-7	Spring Mini-Sessions Start
5/26	Memorial Day - No Classes
6/17-23	Spring Mini-Sessions End/Parent Shows
7/7	Both French Camps & Spanish Early Learner Camp Begin
7/8	Both Mandarin Camps & Spanish Preschooler Camp Begin
7/23	Both French Camps & Spanish Early Learner Camp End
7/24	Preschooler Mandarin Camp & Spanish Preschooler Camp End
8/5	Foundation Mandarin Camp Ends
	2008-2009
8/25-30	School-Year Sessions & Fall Mini-Sessions Start
9/1	Labor Day - No Classes
11/11-17	Fall Mini-Sessions End/Parent Shows
11/18-30	Fall Break
12/1-6	Winter Mini-Sessions Start
12/22-1/3	Winter Break
2/16	Presidents' Day - No Classes
3/3-9	Winter Mini-Sessions End/Parent Shows
3/10-22	Spring Break
3/23-28	Spring Mini-Sessions Start
5/25	Memorial Day - No Classes
6/9-15	School Year Sessions & Spring Mini-Sessions End/Parent Shows
Summer	Camp Dates TBD

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Tuition & Discounts

Child taking 2 classes: Save 20% of the lower tuition for a child taking a second class in the same session. (See tuition above.)

Sibling taking 1 class or 1 camp: Save 20% of the lowest tuition for a sibling taking a class during the same session. (See tuition above.)

Sibling taking 2 classes: Save 40% of the lowest tuition for a sibling taking a second class in the same session. Note: This discount is not available via our online enrollment form. If interested, please call 760-632-5264.

Early re-enrollment discount: Save 5% when your family re-enrolls by June 30!

Prorated tuition: Prorated tuition is offered to children enrolling after the session has started! Note: This discount is not available via our online enrollment form. If interested, please call 760-632-5264.

Additional discounts: Other savings and combinations are available. Please inquire.

No Additional Fees: We do not charge a registration or materials fee.

Discounts for Referrals: A $25 tuition credit towards a future session will be given for every new enrolled family you refer.

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