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The Spirit of Hopkinton - Go Green! |
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Global Child Regional Coordinator
Registration due Mon Sept 22nd! The HPTA and Global Child present World Language Instruction for children!Now offering both Mandarin Chinese & Spanish!Registration due Monday, September 22nd! Studies show that children who study a second language at an early age perform better academically. Introduce your child to the Chinese and/or Spanish language by enrolling them in the Global Child program! Our classes are academic and fun! Course Descriptions:Beginning Spanish Lower-Introduces basic language concepts: Counting, colors, greetings and good-byes, snack vocabulary, body parts, active verbs and a few questions. Theme, "Going Places"- "The telephone's ringing. Where shall we go? To a soccer match? A concert? The movies?" Children learn to talk to their friends by phone, take surveys, discuss their favorite sports, and answer in different ways the questions, "Where are you going? Who's going with you? What are you taking along?" Beginning Chinese, Level I- Introduces basic language concepts in Mandarin, with the use of games, rhymes and skits. Culture will be introduced in each lesson as well as familiarization of the Chinese characters. Our teachers have experience with children. They have been trained in the GLOBAL CHILD method, which introduces language through songs, movement, and skits. Our teachers are passionate about sharing their language! For Spanish classes - Your Child will receive a Student Booklet and Audio CD for practice at home. There are "Fun Pages" in every booklet to help reinforce language skills. (Booklet and Audio CD included in the tuition, valued at over $20) For Chinese classes - Your child will receive weekly handouts. Class size is limited to 8-15 students. $160 for Fall semester (10 weeks), $150 for extended day students (10 weeks), $130 for sibling discount (10 weeks) - See registration form for full details.
No Classes: Rosh Hashanah, Tue., Sept 30; Yom Kippur, Thur., Oct. 9;Columbus Day, Mon., Oct. 13; Prof. Dev. Day, Tue., Nov 4; Veteran's Day, Tue., Nov. 11; Thanksgiving Recess, Thur., November 26. If school is cancelled due to inclement weather, classes are cancelled and rescheduled. Questions? Check out our website, www.globalchild.com or contact Regional Coordinator:
Do you speak Spanish or Mandarin Chinese? Do you enjoy working with children? To learn more about the part-time Global Child instructor positions contact Carol at 508-435-3919, dwein45@aol.com or apply on-line at www.globalchild.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fall 2008 Registration Form .pdf