Dear SCCS Students, Parents and Teachers,

Happy New Year!

We hope you and your family had a happy and restful holiday vacation, and are ready for a new semester at the SCCS. The first day of the spring semester is this Sunday, January 18. Chinese language classes start this week, while all enrichment classes start one week later on January 25. Please check the school calendar on our website for all the dates in this semester.

We are pleased to announce that the school will offer three new enrichment classes during the spring semester:

• Baking Class (Adults) Instructor: Ms. Yunli Zhu
  
  • Course Description:
    This class includes three sections: First, you will get to know baking fundamentals including ingredients, tools, measurements, mixing techniques and other skills. Second, you will learn how to make and bake small desserts (good for afternoon tea), big cakes (good for a party), and a couple of savory dishes (good for your dinner table) from scratch. Third, we will learn how to decorate and build a cake in simple ways with quality ingredients to turn a simple cake into a work of art. Please check the fantastic bakery works by the instructor at: http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/articlelist_1618193354_4_1.html We learn, we bake, we create, we enjoy, and we shine!
  • Time: 1:20-3:00 P.M. (class meets every other week starting on Jan. 25, total 6 sessions)
  • Location: Room B206
  • Tuition: $100/semester

• Adobe Photoshop Class (Upper Grades Students/Adults) Instructor: Ms. Bu Lei Tu
  • Course Description:
    The main objective of this course is to introduce and understand one of the most crucial programs to create digital images. The course will mostly concentrate on Photoshop and digital image manipulation. Topics covered in the course include: Toolbar, Color Theory, Perfect Image Adjustment, Wrapping and Layering, Object Size and Physical Adjustment.
  • Time/Location: 2:15-3:00 P.M./Room B119
  • Tuition: $80/semester (required equipment & materials: A PC or Mac Laptop with Adobe Photoshop)


• Tai Chi Class Section 2 (Adults) Instructor: Master Aiping Cheng
  • In response to requests of our parents, Master Aiping Cheng will be offering another section of Tai Chi class in the spring.
  • Time/Location: 3:15-4:15 P.M./Lower Lever Hallway between B/C Wings
  • Tuition: $110/semester

If you are interested in these classes, please email our IT support staff support@ynhchineseschool.org and they will register the class for you. You can also come to the main office this Sunday for on-site registration. Please note that we will have to cancel the new class if it doesn’t reach the minimum enrollment of 8 students.

Also, please check your school account and make sure that you have registered and paid for the spring classes. All unpaid balances are due on January 25, 2015. You will be charged a late fee if you couldn’t pay the tuition on time.

Again, welcome back! We look forward to another exciting and rewarding semester with you and your children at SCCS.

Warmest regards,

Henan Cheng