Wayland School Community Programs
Global Languages
Chinese Language & Culture
Global Child, French and Spanish
Chinese Language & Culture
Grades: Kindergarten, Elementary, and Wayland Middle School
Contact: Coco Min Zhou
E-Mail: cocomzhou@yahoo.com
Telephone: 508-650-4884
2012-2013 Enrollment Forms are posted here:
FallRegistrationElementary.pdf
FallRegistrationKindergarten.
pdf
Please note: Kindergarten class on Wednesday begins at 1:35 pm, upon dismissal from school day.
Chinese
Language and Culture Classes are taught in the kindergarten,
elementary, and middle schools. Many hands-on activities enliven the
classes, including calligraphy, music, literature, and more. Several
levels are offered to accommodate the beginner and more advanced
student.
2012 Tour of Chinatown
At the end of each academic year, Coco Min Zhou leads a tour of Boston's Chinatown neighborhood. Students and their families meet at Chinatown's Gate for a morning of dim sum and touring. Read all about this year's trip at the link below (just copy and paste into your browser).
http://www.wickedlocal.com/wayland/features/x69097517/Wayland-residents-take-special-tour-of-Chinatown#axzz1yZTH8p24
Here's What Parents Have to Say about The Wayland After School Chinese Language and Culture Program
"I think it’s a huge advantage to start at such an early age."
"Organized, challenging, teachers are very helpful and motivating."
"Teaching kids a variety of language and culture skills."
"Teaching a combination of language and culture. Eye-opening and interesting to children."
"Amazingly enthusiastic,
patient and knowledgeable teacher! And I like the combination of
different ways of teaching: introducing different food, different
clothes, crafts, and videos, in addition to oral lessons."
Dining together in Chinatown was just one of the ways students and families celebrated the culmination of the year's Chinese Language and Culture program.
About the Program
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We offer an excellent opportunity to learn Chinese at an early age when a child is Kindergarten-age,
with classes available at Happy Hollow and Claypit Hill Schools to
continue learning.
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For non-native speakers, taught by experienced native Chinese language teacher.
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We teach culture as well as language.
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We make learning fun through songs, rhymes, games and hands-on activity.
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Classes at a convenient time and locati
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We have taught in Wayland for 6 years
Please register now by emailing Coco Min Zhou at cocomzhou@yahoo.com.
Please see the link for more information and registration form:
http://www.wayland.k12.ma.us/district/district_info/ws_community_prog/global_languages.htm
Global Child
Contact: Zouhaida Elian, Global Child Regional Coordinator
Email: zouhaidaelian@yahoo.com
Telephone: 781-444-7377
Web Site: www.globalchild.com
French and Spanish
classes are offered at Claypit Hill, Happy Hollow, and Loker Schools
through the Global Child program one afternoon per week at
the end of the school day. Instructors use a hands-on approach for
children in Grades K-5. Games, music, and skits are among the
teaching
techniques employed.
Click link below for more details and for registration forms:
RegistrationForms2012-13.pdf
FRENCH AND SPANISH INSTRUCTION FOR CHILDREN
Two world language specialists founded Global Child in 1992. Global Child provides world language instruction to children in grades K-5 in their own schools. We offer classes before school and/or after school. We currently offer our program to 25 communities in Massachusetts both in public and private schools.
Program Aim
Studies have shown that children learn best at an early age when their minds are most receptive to aural learning and retention. Learning another language is one of the best ways to become part of the global community. Our program emphasizes listening and speaking skills with culture integrated into the language. We follow the VMM approach (visuals, manipulatives and motion. We incorporate culture into our program.
The main strength of the program is our group of talented teachers. All Global Child teachers are fluent in the languages they teach and 90% of them are native speakers. They have excellent accents! Our teachers have experience with young children and love working with them! They come from places such as Argentina, Canada, Cuba, Ecuador, France, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and Spain.
Class Size: Maximum students in class: 12
Minimum students in class: 8
Classes meet once a week for 50 minutes
Included in the tuition, students receive Global Child Parent Student Booklet and audio CD (a $25 value) at the second class of each semester, and a weekly handout which is related to the lesson.
We offer a 10 week semester beginning in late September and a 12 week semester starting in early February. Classes are academic & fun!
Parents are invited to attend the final class of each semester to watch their children in action. We encourage parents to review the new material learned in each week’s lesson and to work on the Fun Pages in the student booklets.
Global Child offers different levels of Spanish and French. We offer Theme courses for children who have taken the Beginning Lower/Upper which we rotate yearly allowing students to be in the program for 5 years without repeating a course!