【教务组/ Courses】

★ Language Classes:

♥ 3/4/2016 FRI Teen Project wk #6: 3:30-5:00pm Reporting 2/27 celebration @ Blacksburg Children’s Museum.

♥ 3/6/2016 SUN Heritage Chinese H1/H2/H3 #6: 1:30pm-3:00pm

♥ 3/6/2016 SUN Heritage Chinese H5 #6: 10:00 -11:30pm

♥ 3/10/2016 THU Happy Chinese @ Kipps ＃7： 3:30-5:00pm

★ Culture Classes:

♥ Pencil Sketch Class: Sun 2/28 3:20-5:20pm

♥ Chinese Yo Yo Class: No class on Sun Mar 6.

Class＃7 meets next Sunday (3/13) 1:00-3pm @the Blacksburg Library;

March 13, March 27，April 10, April 24 (Chinabration)

Farewell Party for Kelvin .

【PTO 角落/Corner】

元宵游园会 @Blacksburg Community Center Senior Community Room

本活动由PTO策划，BCS主办，目的为我们的学生及本地社区家庭提供机会领略传统佳节文化！活动包括：猜灯谜，包元宵，灯笼手工，现场游戏，和现场广场舞。

Lantern Festival @Blacksburg Community Center Senior Community Room on Sat 3/5 at 9:30am-12:30pm

Organized by BCS-PTO. Come and enjoy some family fun!

【活动花絮/Media】

【Upcoming Events/活动预报】

April 17: International Street Fair

April 20: NRV GiveBig

April 24: Chinabration

This Month: Time to Register for Fall 2016 and Summer Programs

It's been a wonderful year for Blacksburg Chinese School, but we couldn't have done it without you, our loyal friends. Thank you for those who joined us for the End-of-Year Festival. We had a great time! With your financial support, we were able to pay for the room rental+food and still make $51.

*$416(collection)-$245(food)-$120(rental) = $51

We were honored to have 3 of our 5 Board Members (Dr. Wang, Dr. Zhang and Ms. Fu) and their families joined us. Students’ self-directed performances received many applauses. Many thanks to our parents and teachers for their hard work and support!

2016-2017 Chinese Language Programs

Register Today for Fall 2016 (We will order textbooks very soon.)

• Happy Chinese Level 1/2/3 - These courses are designed for age 4-12 children with NO/little Chinese background. Come join us every week for 60/90 minutes to explore Chinese language and culture through games, songs, poems, traditional crafts and more! Learning Chinese is fun and simple!

• Heritage Chinese Level 1/2/3/4/5/6 中文母语班- These courses are designed for age 5+ children with basic Mandarin listening and speaking ability. The objective is to introduce Chinese characters along with 5000 years of Chinese history and culture, enhance students' ability of reading and writing skills, and broaden their global perspectives. These courses will also prepare students to successfully complete Chinese I-IV courses in middle/high school and easily meet foreign language requirement. For advanced students, these courses can also help them prepare Advanced Placement Chinese exam (AP Chinese is a rigorous college level course equivalent to a fourth semester college course in Mandarin Chinese).

2016 Summer Programs

Pre-Register Today for Summer Program

• Heritage Upgrading Courses open to Current Students of Level 1/2/3 中文强化升级班 - These courses are designed for advanced students who would like to finish the next level class during summer time, and upgrade to higher level course starting at Fall 2016. It will be a small class with 2-3 students, 2 hours/class, 2 classes/week, and total 8 weeks (32 hours) from mid June to beginning of August (Time preference is flexible with parents and teachers' choices.). Please pre-register if you are interested and we will contact you soon.

• More summer programs are coming...... Stay tuned for something awesome!

Performing Group for Mid-Autumn 2016

We already have 17 dancers registered, but still need a few more dancers, especially the big girl group. Please come to join us!

The First mandatory meeting (fee trail) on May 20th FRI at 6:30pm-7:30pm is CHANGED now atBlacksburg Chinese School (700 N Main St., second floor of Mill Mountain Coffee & Tea, enter from right-side door of the parking lot at back of building.) We would like to get the measurement for all the performers on May 20th and start ordering the costumes during the summer. If you are interested but cannot make it to the first class, please let us know.

Performance: “大型舞剧” 让我们荡起双桨; "Chinese Children’s Dance Performance" Let Us Row the Boat

Instructors: Michelle Brocher, Mengyou Tang

Dancers needed: 4 Boys (Height: 110cm-120cm); 6-8 Little Girls (Height: 105cm-120cm); 9-12 Big Girls (Height: ~130cm-145cm)

Possible Class Dates: from August to September 2016

Class Schedule: 1.5 hr/class; 10 classes;Saturday/Sunday afternoon; Time & Location (TBD)

Class Fee: (15 hours) $120 for BCS members and $150 for non-members

Costume/Accessories fee: $20 (including dress, hair decoration, tights, shoes)

*Click Link for sample costumes.

Register Today: Registration Form Link

Preschool Chinese Dance Group

Dancers needed: GIRLS (4-6 yrs.)

Type of Dance: Basic dance skills; Chinese folk dance; Chinese classic dance.

Instructors: Shuxuan Meng (Professional dancer; Director of Music and Dance School at Yantai University; Vice-President of Yantai City Dancers Association.)

Possible Class Dates: starting from August

Recital/Performance: TBD

Class Schedule: 1 hr/class; Time & Location (TBD)

Class/Costume Fee: TBD

Register Today: Registration Form Link

Teen Chinese Dance Group

Dancers needed: GIRLS (>12 yrs.)

Type of Dance: Basic dance skills; Chinese folk dance; Chinese classic dance.

Instructors: Shuxuan Meng (Professional dancer; Director of Music and Dance School at Yantai University; Vice-President of Yantai City Dancers Association.)

Possible Class Dates: starting from August

Recital/Performance: TBD

Class Schedule: 1.5 hr/class; Time & Location (TBD)

Class/Costume Fee: TBD

Register Today: Registration Form Link

Calendar

♥ Language Classes

05/19 Thur: Happy Chinese @ Kipps #15 (3:30-5:00pm)

05/20 Fri: Teen Wrap-Up (3:30-5:00pm)

05/22 Sun: H5 #15 (10:00-11:30am); H1/H2/H3 #15 (1:30-3:00pm)

♥ Culture Classes

05/20 Fri: “Let Us Row the Boat” Dance Class First Meeting at BCS classroom (700 N Main St.) (6:30-7:30pm)

05/21 Sat: Pencil Sketch (3:20-5:20pm)

05/22 Sun: Pencil Sketch (3:20-5:20pm)