The Chinese Language School of Connecticut Offers Mandarin Chinese Summer Camp Through Darien Summer School and New Canaan Summer Enrichment
Chinese Language! Chinese Art and Culture! Chinese Games! Chinese Calligraphy! Chinese Pop Music!
Join the Chinese Language School of Connecticut (www.ChineseLanguageSchool.org) at one of their many Chinese Summer Camps for children and teens.
The non-profit Chinese Language School of Connecticut ( (CLSC) (www.ChineseLanguageSchool.org) will offer summer Chinese language and culture classes to students in grades K through 4through both New Canaan Public Schools’ summer enrichment programs and through Darien Summer School. For New Canaan Public Schools’ summer enrichment brochure and info on CLSC’s programs for all students, please visit www.ChineseLanguageSchool.org; for Darien’s Summer Chinese camp programs please visit http://www.dariensummerschool.com.
Classes are open to all, you do not need to be a Darien or New Canaan resident to register.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Chinese Language School of Connecticut News Nudge:
Mrs. Liwen Yaacoby, CEO & President, TechWuli LLC
Combining keen technology and global market insight with a unique sense of innovation, Liwen founded TechWuli - a Software Solutions firm to provide technology services to US companies through high quality and cost effective offshore Application developments in China.
Prior to founding TechWuli, Liwen Yaacoby spent 16 years in Morgan Stanley where she was an Executive Director of Information Technology Division. She had managed global windows web infrastructure engineering organization responsible for developing large/complex scale software and a managing member in COO where she had led the creation of cost efficient framework through process, procedure and tools which provided transparency on work demands, project portfolios, resource consumptions, operation risk and financial management.
For more information on services Techwuli provides, please visit www.techwuli.com or contact Liwen @ 203.252.0705
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Mrs. Liwen Yaacoby, CEO & President, TechWuli LLC
Combining keen technology and global market insight with a unique sense of innovation, Liwen founded TechWuli - a Software Solutions firm to provide technology services to US companies through high quality and cost effective offshore Application developments in China.
Prior to founding TechWuli, Liwen Yaacoby spent 16 years in Morgan Stanley where she was an Executive Director of Information Technology Division. She had managed global windows web infrastructure engineering organization responsible for developing large/complex scale software and a managing member in COO where she had led the creation of cost efficient framework through process, procedure and tools which provided transparency on work demands, project portfolios, resource consumptions, operation risk and financial management.
For more information on services Techwuli provides, please visit www.techwuli.com or contact Liwen @ 203.252.0705
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CLSC Principal Receives Worldwide ACTFL OPI Certification
Congratulations to CLSC Principal Daisy Chen Laone on achieving official certification through the ACTFL as an ACTFL OPI rater for Mandarin Chinese.
This is a worldwide certification, acknowledging that Daisy is eligible to work globally with ACFTL to rate performance and determine students’ placement levels after the take the OPI.
The OPI allows students who rate at various levels to receive college credit in their chosen language. http://www.actfl.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3348
The ACTFL is the American Commission on Teaching Foreign Languages; the OPI is the Oral Proficiency Interview, a standardized procedure for the global assessment of functional speaking ability. It is a face-to-face or telephonic interview between a certified ACTFL tester and an examinee that determines how well a person speaks a language by comparing his or her performance of specific communication tasks with the criteria for each of ten proficiency levels described in the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.
The ACTFL OPI is currently used worldwide by academic institutions, government agencies, and private corporations for purposes such as: academic placement, student assessment, program evaluation, professional certification, hiring and promotional qualification. The ACTFL OPI is recognized by the American Council on Education (ACE) for the awarding of college credit.
Students must be in at least 10th grade to receive college credit, but any student may take a version of the OPI to determine their current status. CLSC currently follows OPI guidelines as part of the assessment process to determine students’ levels before they graduate.
Any student who has studied Chinese and is interested in finding out about taking the OPI, in order to receive college credit should please contact Daisy at Principal@ChineseLanguageSchool.org.
Any younger students who wish to find out their proficiency level, in order to advance their Chinese studies so they can test officially in 10th grade should contact Principal@ChineseLanguageSchool.org.
This is a worldwide certification, acknowledging that Daisy is eligible to work globally with ACFTL to rate performance and determine students’ placement levels after the take the OPI.
The OPI allows students who rate at various levels to receive college credit in their chosen language. http://www.actfl.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3348
The ACTFL is the American Commission on Teaching Foreign Languages; the OPI is the Oral Proficiency Interview, a standardized procedure for the global assessment of functional speaking ability. It is a face-to-face or telephonic interview between a certified ACTFL tester and an examinee that determines how well a person speaks a language by comparing his or her performance of specific communication tasks with the criteria for each of ten proficiency levels described in the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.
The ACTFL OPI is currently used worldwide by academic institutions, government agencies, and private corporations for purposes such as: academic placement, student assessment, program evaluation, professional certification, hiring and promotional qualification. The ACTFL OPI is recognized by the American Council on Education (ACE) for the awarding of college credit.
Students must be in at least 10th grade to receive college credit, but any student may take a version of the OPI to determine their current status. CLSC currently follows OPI guidelines as part of the assessment process to determine students’ levels before they graduate.
Any student who has studied Chinese and is interested in finding out about taking the OPI, in order to receive college credit should please contact Daisy at Principal@ChineseLanguageSchool.org.
Any younger students who wish to find out their proficiency level, in order to advance their Chinese studies so they can test officially in 10th grade should contact Principal@ChineseLanguageSchool.org.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Asian Connection
Great concert coming to the Cole Auditorium, Greenwich, CT, next Sunday:
Contact us at www.ChineseLanguageSchool.org if you have interesting local events to post...
The Asian Connection
music from quiet contemplation to romping ecstasy!
Date: May 10, 2009 6:30PM
Cole Auditorium, Greenwich
Tickets: Please call Namaskaar 203.322.9862
Jin Hi Kim on Korean komungo with Miya Masaoka on Japanese koto and Samir Chatterjee on Indian Tabla will present a multimedia performance. The work begins with a contemplative hypnotic video Mandala and the ancient 4th century acoustic komungo that is rooted in Buddhist meditation. These three Asians virtuosi will connect different traditions and create a new Asian sound for a digital age.
Second half of this concert is a traditional North Indian classical music by Pandit Soumitra Lahiri on Indian Sitar, a name held in high esteem by the connoisseurs. His actual strength lies in presentation of the Ragas without compromising with their pristine character. Armed with many years of devotion to sitar resulting with many prestigious awards. Lahiri will perform with Samir Chatterjee on tabla.
Contact us at www.ChineseLanguageSchool.org if you have interesting local events to post...
The Asian Connection
music from quiet contemplation to romping ecstasy!
Date: May 10, 2009 6:30PM
Cole Auditorium, Greenwich
Tickets: Please call Namaskaar 203.322.9862
Jin Hi Kim on Korean komungo with Miya Masaoka on Japanese koto and Samir Chatterjee on Indian Tabla will present a multimedia performance. The work begins with a contemplative hypnotic video Mandala and the ancient 4th century acoustic komungo that is rooted in Buddhist meditation. These three Asians virtuosi will connect different traditions and create a new Asian sound for a digital age.
Second half of this concert is a traditional North Indian classical music by Pandit Soumitra Lahiri on Indian Sitar, a name held in high esteem by the connoisseurs. His actual strength lies in presentation of the Ragas without compromising with their pristine character. Armed with many years of devotion to sitar resulting with many prestigious awards. Lahiri will perform with Samir Chatterjee on tabla.
Registration for Fall Chinese Language School of Connecticut
Interested in learning some Chinese, or finding out more about Chinese culture?
Please contact the Chinese Language School of Connecticut, www.ChineseLanguageSchool.org.
Registration for all programs (summer, fall, private tutoring, preschool, children's classes and adult) are open now.
Please contact the Chinese Language School of Connecticut, www.ChineseLanguageSchool.org.
Registration for all programs (summer, fall, private tutoring, preschool, children's classes and adult) are open now.
New Board for Chinese Language School of CT
Each Spring the CLSC Board appoints a Nominations Committee to recruit, interview and recommend new Board members, who are then elected in May of each year. Board openings are typically created when a current member decides not to run again or steps down. Our Board consists of 7 members, with staggered two year terms.
Retiring Board Chairman: After having spent 4 years as a Board member, and an additional 2 years as its Chair, Board of Directors Chairman Raymond Dunn has decided to step down, in order to spend more time on business and family.
Ray has been a CLSC parent since CLSC’s first year, in 2002, and has been a Director since its second year, later taking over for Board Chairman and CLSC Founder, Hans Hsu, in 2007.
Ray has been a warm and gracious Board Chair, helping CLSC reach out to community members and professionals, and was active in guiding the school’s expansion to offer weekday programs.
We are extremely grateful for Ray’s leadership the last 2+ years, and look forward to working with him on future CLSC projects.
New Co-Chairmen: CLSC offers a warm welcome to new co-Chairmen, Cynthia Chang Scanlan and Joab Tjiungwanara.
Cynthia has been a CLSC parent, school supporter, and volunteer for several years and was elected to the CLSC Board in May 2008. Cynthia has held numerous CLSC events at her home (most recently holding last-minute classes for our 180+ students on the Sunday that we were locked out).
Cynthia headed CLSC’s Infrastructure Committee in 2007 which worked to secure our program offices at the Greenwich Family Y, and lives in Greenwich with her husband, Brian, and children, Kevin and Paula.
Joab has been a CLSC parent and supporter since the school’s first year. He has served on the Strategic Planning Committee and has provided guidance on several key CLSC programs. Joab is in Risk Manaagement at GE, and lives in Stamford with his wife, Christina, and children Katarina and Richard.
New Director: Taking over Ray Dunn’s board spot is new Director, Mei Nishiwaki. Mei has worked with CLSC as a volunteer for two years, recently working with CLSC to bring After School programs to Scarsdale, NY schools. Mei lives in Scarsdale with her husband, Mitsu, and children Abigail and Emily.
Welcome and thank you to Mei!
Retiring Board Chairman: After having spent 4 years as a Board member, and an additional 2 years as its Chair, Board of Directors Chairman Raymond Dunn has decided to step down, in order to spend more time on business and family.
Ray has been a CLSC parent since CLSC’s first year, in 2002, and has been a Director since its second year, later taking over for Board Chairman and CLSC Founder, Hans Hsu, in 2007.
Ray has been a warm and gracious Board Chair, helping CLSC reach out to community members and professionals, and was active in guiding the school’s expansion to offer weekday programs.
We are extremely grateful for Ray’s leadership the last 2+ years, and look forward to working with him on future CLSC projects.
New Co-Chairmen: CLSC offers a warm welcome to new co-Chairmen, Cynthia Chang Scanlan and Joab Tjiungwanara.
Cynthia has been a CLSC parent, school supporter, and volunteer for several years and was elected to the CLSC Board in May 2008. Cynthia has held numerous CLSC events at her home (most recently holding last-minute classes for our 180+ students on the Sunday that we were locked out).
Cynthia headed CLSC’s Infrastructure Committee in 2007 which worked to secure our program offices at the Greenwich Family Y, and lives in Greenwich with her husband, Brian, and children, Kevin and Paula.
Joab has been a CLSC parent and supporter since the school’s first year. He has served on the Strategic Planning Committee and has provided guidance on several key CLSC programs. Joab is in Risk Manaagement at GE, and lives in Stamford with his wife, Christina, and children Katarina and Richard.
New Director: Taking over Ray Dunn’s board spot is new Director, Mei Nishiwaki. Mei has worked with CLSC as a volunteer for two years, recently working with CLSC to bring After School programs to Scarsdale, NY schools. Mei lives in Scarsdale with her husband, Mitsu, and children Abigail and Emily.
Welcome and thank you to Mei!
Friday, May 1, 2009
Online Chinese Games
From CLSC teacher Lili Yang (thanks, Lili):
The practice/game site is http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/chinese/games/
We checked these out(we have Teen Testers) who said these games are almost as good as Nintendo DS's My Chinese Coach games.
The practice/game site is http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/chinese/games/
We checked these out(we have Teen Testers) who said these games are almost as good as Nintendo DS's My Chinese Coach games.
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