Chinese Language Program
St. Monica School is proud to offer both Mandarin and Cantonese classes. For each Chinese class, we teach our students: new words, grammar, sentences, and phrases. We teach our students to listen, talk, read and write in the Chinese Language chosen. A test is given after each chapter, which parents are asked to review and sign for acknowledgement.
St. Monica's after school Chinese language classes provide an opportunity for optional instruction in Mandarin and Cantonese. All rules and regulations which apply to St. Monica School students during the course of the school day apply to each student when they attend the St. Monica's after school Chinese Language program.
Besides the standard teaching materials, we provide additional Chinese information: Chinese culture, important social events, political news, history, geography, children's songs, stories, poems etc. During the 50-minute class time, our teachers use both Chinese and English to teach. We encourage and enforce our students to use Chinese in class.
We use the current curriculum materials for grades K - 6. For 6th grade and up, we add SAT II test-simulated practices. Starting with the 7th grade students, we use integrated Chinese books that give students more complete training: listening, talking reading and writing. These books are currently used by California Universities Chinese classes. In addition, we give SAT in Mandarin simulated tests. When our 8th grade students graduate from St. Monica School, they should have the level of a 1st or 2nd grade University of California student. We believe our class will give your child a strong foundation for the SAT II Mandarin test (which is prepared by U.S. College of the Board). The SAT II Mandarin test score is part of the SAT test final score.
We hope our Chinese language program will be a stepping stone for your child for his/her future high school, college and career. We also hope our teaching can enrich your family relationship.
The tuition (for 2005-2006 school year) is $864 per child and $1611 for two or more children from the same family, payable in nine installments. The registration fee is $30 per child.
Classes are held Monday-Thursday from 3:00-3:45 or on early dismissal days (the fourth Monday) from 1:00-1:45 p.m.