The document provides information from a meeting between the Mandarin Language and Cultural Center principal and parents. It summarizes that the center has over 1,000 students across two campuses, offers Chinese language and cultural classes with an affordable tuition, and aims to enhance multicultural understanding. It also notes important dates for the school year including registration deadlines and days off from classes.

1. 2012
Meeting with Parents
Welcome
Mandarin Language and
Cultural Center
Principal Jane Chen
8:00~8:30

2. Benefit from learning Chinese
• Use both parts of the brain (Sophie Scott)
• Learn to think in a new way
• Memory will go up

3. The Organization:
• Non-Profit organization
• 5 board members
• 8 administrators
• 54 teachers
• 1039 students
• Two campuses: Milpitas High, Saratoga
High
• Office at 1630 Oakland Rd. A-207, San
Jose

4. The Mission
• To provide high quality language & cultural
programs with affordable tuition
• To enhance multi-culture understanding
and diversity in the communities.

5. 55 Chinese classes in two
campuses
• 26 Chinese classes in Milpitas
• Total 445 students in Milpitas

6. School Administrative
Personnel
• Principal: Jane Chen
• Curriculum Design:
Chihmei Wang, May Hsiao, Chenhui
Wu, Peiyun Lin, Yuchin Ho
• School Events Coordinator:
May Hsiao, Reuyling Chang
• Treasure: Celia Wu

7. Mobile Office in MHS
F1

9. Important date
• Chinese class 9/7 – 5/17/13

10. Days off (total 5 days)
• 11/23 Thanksgiving
• 12/21， 12/28 Christmas
• 2/22 Presidents’ Week
• 4/11 Spring Break

11. Registration and refund
policy
• Date of registration for next school year
3/1/13 for current students and siblings
3/22/13 for new students
• Refund policy
before 8/1/13, $40 will be charged，
before the third week of school, $100 will
be reduced
after the third week of school no refund

12. E-newsletter
• If you don’t receive school’s newsletter via
email by 10/5
Please call：(408)441-9114
or email: mlcc@mandarinschool.org
• The newsletter will be posted on MLCC
website www.mandarinschool.org
• Resource for parents
www.mandarinschooldigitalcenter.org

14. www.mandarinschool.org

15. www.mandarinschooldigitalcenter.org

16. http://goo.gl/oez4h

17. Seminars for Parents
The following seminars are held in the office.
• 9/14 @ 8:20 Introduction of Acculive, the
online virtual classroom
• 9/21 @ 9:30; Talk with parents of G1
students, 10:30 with parents of PK
students
• 9/28 Hanyu Pinyin and Chinese input
class for parents

18. Activities
• 10/26 Halloween trick or treat
• 2/08 Chinese New Year
• 3/15 CFL Open House
• 4/19 Book Sale,
Annual Fundraising

19. The curriculum

20. Textbook: Chinese Wonderland
CFL 1: Chinese Wonderland 1
CFL 2: Chinese Wonderland 2
CFL 3: Chinese Wonderland 3
CFL 4: Chinese Wonderland 4
CFL 5: Chinese Wonderland 5 (piloting)

21. MLCC + TKB in Taiwan
Paper
Textbook,
APPS workbook,
Audio CD
Website CD Rom
e- for
learning Teachers
9/12/2012 國語語文學校 21

22. CFL Program
• Six levels of CFL courses
• 2 hours/week on site class, 32 weeks in
a school year
• 15 min/week online class, 28 weeks in a
school year

23. CFL Program Goal
• Develop students’ interest in
learning Chinese.
• Develop students’ language ability*
for daily life applications.
* Students can think and speak in
Mandarin even with limited
vocabulary.

24. CFL Program Highlights
• Focus on conversational Mandarin
related to daily life.
o Build up oral skill
o Recognize Chinese characters
o Read in contained material
o Write Chinese characters from
Level II
o Practice Hanyu Pinyin from L IV
o Learn Chinese input from L V

25. CFL Program Highlights
• Mainly use Mandarin in classroom;
use English only when necessary.
• Use real objects or pictures to help
students to comprehend.
• Many conversational activities in
classroom to build up oral skills.
• Learning is reinforced by well
designed homework.

26. Topics for CFL 1
Family Pets
Hobbies Colors
Clothes Food
Toys School Supplies

27. Functions for CFL 1
• Greeting
• Introduce him/herself
• Get and give information
• Express likes and dislikes
• Make request
• Express needs
• About 20 sentences structure

28. Basic Phrase Evaluation
• Fall semester: 11/30, 12/7, 12/14
• Spring semester: 4/19, 4/26, 5/03
• Recognize 100 phrases in Level I
117 phrases in Level II
116 phrases in Level III
118 phrases in Level IV
131 phrases in Level V

29. Play with the Flash cards http://quizlet.com/mlccschool

30. The Online Synchronized Virtual
Classroom
• Once a week, 15 min/ week
• 4-5 students a group
• Introduction: 9/14 8:20-8:50 #F1
• Select the time slot: 9/12 on google doc
• Get the info (schedule, account name &
password by 9/17
• Online testing: the week of 9/18
• First class: the week of 9/25

31. On-line Moodle or Edmodo
Classroom
• On-line audio assignment
• Additional listening comprehension
and speaking exercise
• Instruction of using Edmodo and
Audacity will be given by Ms. Ho
of CFL 1 class today

32. Parents on Campus Duties
• Six parents each week
• This year turns to K-G7
• Report to the office 15 min before
class starts
• Ensure students' safety during
arrival, recess, and departure time
• Patrol campus during class time
• Assist with school office work

33. Safety Notes
• Parents must accompany your child
in and out of school campus
• Do not let children wander around in
parking lot
• In case of medical
emergency, parents have the
responsibility to pay for the
ambulance and medical expenses

34. Fire Drill
• 9/14
• 8:03 to 8:12

35. No Cellular Phones, or other
Electronic Devices (iPods, etc)
• Students are prohibited by school
policy to use any type of unauthorized
electronic or mechanical device
during regular school hours.

36. Parking
• Please park at big lot for students.
• The parking lots along to Escuela
Parkway is reserved for teachers and
parents who are in charge of library
books.

37. SCRIP on Sale Every Week at
office
• Starbucks 、Peet’s、Jamba Juice
• Sweet Tomato 、 The Porridge
• 99 Ranch、Marina 、Whole Food

38. Volunteers needed
• Library in the office
• SCRIP Sale

39. Meeting with your child’s teacher
at 8:30~9:00
The meeting agenda and
the calendar will be
delivered to your child

40. Thank you