Early Registration Discount and New Teachers--南康中文学校报名优惠即将截止

Time: 2015-08-28 10:00:00 -- Number: 232

Dear Southern Connecticut Chinese School Parents,

Hope the last week of August is going well. Just a friendly reminder that the early registration discount will end in a couple of days. If you would like to take advantage of this special opportunity, please register AND make the payment by Sunday, August 31. We would like to say a big thank-you to those parents who have already registered and paid for the tuition. Your cooperation and support has meant a lot to us. We are confident that our school will be better and stronger during the new school year.

This year we have recruited a number of caring, enthusiastic and experienced teachers to join our team. We feel very fortunate to have the privilege to work with these excellent teachers. Below is a brief introduction on some of the new teachers:

Mrs. Jianhua Shen: Mrs. Shen is a faculty member at the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures at Yale University, where she has taught Chinese since 2003. Previously, she also taught Chinese at Harvard University. Mrs. Shen brings to our school her love of children, passion for teaching and rich experiences. Mrs. Shen holds a B.A. and a M.A. in Chinese Literatures. She will teach Grade 4 heritage Chinese class at the SCCS this year.

Mrs. Marilyn Guerrera: Mrs. Guerrera is currently a doctoral candidate in Teaching Chinese as a Second/Foreign Language at Xiamen University. Prior to her doctoral studies, Mrs. Guerrera had been a Chinese teacher at high schools and community college in Connecticut for over five years. She is also a College Board/ETS AP reader. Mrs. Guerrera has extensive experiences in teaching both heritage and non-heritage students. At the SCCS, she will teach AP Chinese, Adult Chinese, and upper grades non-heritage Chinese classes.

Meanwhile, I would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude to one of our current teachers: Mr. Michael Patrick. Last year, Mr. Patrick taught English Reading and Creative Writing, which among the most popular courses at the SCCS. This year, Mr. Patrick will teach a new course – SSAT Preparation, while continues to teach Creative Writing class. Mr. Patrick is certified in high school English. He has many years of teaching experience at both high school and college levels. Mr. Patrick is a recipient of numerous awards in writing and journalism. He is also a frequent contributor to a number of national and local media outlets, including New York Times. Mr. Patrick holds a B.S. in Media Studies and a M.S. in Journalism.

We are very proud of our caring, hardworking and dedicated teachers. They are important members of our community; they are the heart and soul of our school! Throughout the year, we will provide administrative support to our teachers; meanwhile, we will also offer professional development opportunities to the teachers so that they can better serve our students.

Please join me in welcoming our new teachers and in showing appreciation to our current teachers! We look forward to another exciting and rewarding year at the SCCS!

Best Regards,
Henan Cheng, Ed.D.
Deputy Principal
Southern Connecticut Chinese School (SCCS)
chengsccs@yahoo.com http://www.ynhchineseschool.org/

尊敬的南康中文学校会员: 您们好！

首先祝各位家长和同学们新学期开学之际一切顺利，有一个良好的开端。

友情提醒大家南康中文学校的报名优惠期即将截止。如果您在8月31号之前报名并将支票寄出，您就可以享受10美元的报名费减免的优惠。目前，已有相当一部份家长报名并支付了学费，我们在此对您的支持表示感谢。我们相信全体会员的集体智慧和大力支持，一定会让我们的学校在新学年里更上一层楼。

今年，我校有幸招募到数名有爱心，积极认真，富有经验的教师加入到我们的队伍中来。我们非常期待与这些教师们合作。下面是部分新教师的简介：

• 沈建华老师. 沈老师是耶鲁大学东亚系资深中文教师。她自2003年到现在在耶鲁大学中文部教授中文。之前，沈老师也曾在哈佛大学和北京语言大学教授中文。沈老师本科和研究生均毕业于首都师范大学中文系。沈老师今年将在我校教授4年级华裔办中文。沈老师热爱教育，有爱心，经验丰富。我们相信她一定能够在中文学校受到同学和家长们的欢迎。
• 林怡玲老师. 林老师目前在厦门大学的对外汉语教学专业攻读博士学位。她此前在康州的中学和社区大学从事超过五年的中文教学工作。林老师还是美国大学理事会AP 中文考试的阅卷人。林老师有丰富的教学经验，她的学生既包括华裔也包括非华裔的学生。今年, 林老师将在我校讲教授AP 中文，成人中文，以及高年级非华裔中文班。

除了介绍以上两位新老师，我还希望借此机会现任老师：Michael Patrick老师表示衷心的感谢。Patrick老师去年教的英文阅读班和写作班受到了同学和家长的热烈欢迎和好评。今年，除了继续教授写作课之外，Patrick老师还将教一门新课：SSAT辅导班。Patrick老师持有康州高中英文教师资格证，他还在高中和大学里任教多年。Patrick老师还经常给全国性和地方的媒体撰稿，他的文章曾发表在纽约时报等有影响力的媒体上。他还获得过许多新闻界的奖项。Patrick老师拥有新闻传媒专业学士和硕士学位。

做为一名中文学校的工作人员，我深深为我们的老师感到骄傲与自豪。他们来自于我们的社区，富有爱心，无私奉献，辛勤工作，不计回报。他们是我们学校的灵魂。在今后的新学年里，我们将努力为老师们服务，为他们提供更多专业培训的机会，提高教学水平从而更好地为我们的学生们传授知识。

请大家和我一起来欢迎我们的新老师，并对我们现任的老师们致以谢意！我们期待在新的学年里和大家渡过又一个愉快，充实的一年！

再次感谢您们的支持！

程贺南， 教育学博士
南康中文学校执行校长