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Tzu Chi Academy
Atlanta, GA
Welcome!
2024-2025 School Year Registration
Returning students: starts on 04/21/2024 and ends on 05/05/2024.
New students: starts on 05/06/2024 and ends on 08/03/2024.
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Announcements
Open house
There will be a Open House from 9am to 12 pm on 8/3/2024, and volunteers will assist new students and transfer students with online registration.
Parents please kindly arrive on time as the event will end at noon. Thank you.
Are you interested in learning one of the most widely-spoken languages in the world? A brand new class in Mandarin Chinese for adults is being exclusively offered at Tzu Chi Academy Atlanta. In addition to language learning, aspects of Chinese culture will also be part of the curriculum. Class size is limited. Beginners are welcome. Enroll today!
Time: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm every Sunday
Cost: $360 for 2 semesters
2024-2025 Enrollment
School Day
Fall Semester 2024 begins on August 4, 2024 and ends on December 1, 2024
Spring Semester 2025 begins on January 5, 2025 and ends on May 11, 2025
School Hours: every Sunday 9:30 am – 1:00 pm.
Requirements
- Age:
- K1 Chinese Class, must be at least 4 years old by 09/01/2024.
- K2 Chinese Class, must be at least 5 years old by 09/01/2024.
- Grades 1 to 10, age 6 to 18 years old.
- Each class has a maximum of 18 students, classes with less than 6 students may not be offered.
- Transfer students must be evaluated before class placement (excluding Pre-K & Fundamental classes).
- Uniform:
- Students are required to wear uniforms during classes. Uniform fees are not included in tuition and are available for order during the registration process. Uniform will be ready to be picked up on the 1st day of school (8/4/2024).
- Tzu Chi summer uniform: $15.00
- Tzu Chi winter uniform: $20.00
- In addition, please purchase the blue pants on your own.
- School uniform fee are non-refundable.
- Extracurricular electives: If the size of the student’s 1st preferred elective class exceeds its capacity, the school will arrange the student to his/her 2nd preferred elective class. Maximun 12 students per class.
- Elective class: Di Zi Gui (Student’s Rules), GuZheng (Chinese Zither), Painting, Chinese Chess, Chinese YoYo, Art and Craft and Chinese Kung Fu.
Tuition & Fees
Tuition
- $500.00 for the school year, including Elective Class and a non-refundable $40 registration fee.
- Pre-Registration discount for current students register during pre-registration period. Registration completed by the end of the previous semester (04/21/24 – 05/5/24), a $40 discount per student will be applied.
- Adult JinSi Class for the school year (9:30~12:00): $360.00.
- Adult specialty class for the school year: $320.00 (please contact the school to confirm the required specialty class’s availability)
- Full payment of the school year is payable on registration.
Fees
- 2024 – 2025 school year registration fee is non-
refundable ($40). - Pre-Registration discount for current students
register during pre-registration period. Registration
completed by the end of the previous semester
(04/21/24 – 05/5/24), a $40 discount per student will
be applied.
Class List & Prices
- Chinese Language: K1, K2 and Grade 1 to 10 $ 500.00 for the school year (include extracurricular class and a $40 non-refundable registration fee).
Registration Dates
- Returning students’ Fall Semester registration starts on 04/21/2024.
- New students’ Fall Semester registration starts on 05/06/2024.
Textbook
- Grade (1-10): Let’s Learn Chinese is a series of textbooks teaching Traditional Chinese characters, ㄅㄆㄇㄈ (Bo/Po/Mo/Fo) Zhuyin phonetic symbols, Simplified Chinese Characters, Hanyu Pinyin phonetic system and English.
- Jing Si Adult class: “LET’S LEARN MANDARIN” is used for Adult class focusing on daily conversation.
Refund Policy
- Parents will need to complete a “Leave of Absence/Withdrawal application form”.
- Registration fees are non-refundable for all students.
- Requests received before school starts: 100% refund after deducting $40 processing fee.
- Requests received after the first class but before the end of the 4th week: 75% refund after deducting $40 processing fee.
- Requests received from the 5th week to the end of the 7th week: 50% refund after deducting $40 processing fee.
- Tuition is not refundable after the 7th Week.
- If classes are not offered due to small class size, the full amount of the paid tuition will be refunded.
- Please bring your original receipt with you when applying for a refund.
Who We Are
Established in 1998, the Tzu Chi Academy Atlanta has been committed to teaching children and youth humanistic qualities through our character education curricula and about Chinese language and culture.
As a non-profit educational and cultural institution, the Academy promotes Tzu Chi’s humanistic education through a heuristic approach; whereby we focus on cultivating positive character traits for improved relations within families and the greater community; and expanding students’ horizons to foster broad thinking and temperament.
Teachers and support staff at the Academy embody professionalism and dedication, while loving parents and caretakers share a common goal in walking their children on a cross-cultural path. Thanks to the efforts of teachers, staff, parents, and volunteers, Tzu Chi Academy Atlanta is a welcoming place for students and their families to return to year after year.
Our hope is that students of the Academy learn practical lessons with us; including how to love themselves and how to love others.
Mandarin Chinese Language Instruction
At the Tzu Chi Academy Atlanta, we use overseas Chinese textbooks approved by the Overseas Community Affairs Council as the textbook of the Chinese language curriculum. In response to the advent and progress of the technological era, diversified teaching methods, such as Chinese digital platforms, and media-based lessons and homework, are adopted when appropriate.
Jing Si Aphorism Instruction
This is a practical and simple way of incorporating storytelling and illustrations to teach Dharma Master Cheng Yen’s Jing Si Aphorisms to students. In them, there are lessons about life, strong character, and how to best contribute positively within our families and communities.
Cultural Classes
Since 2003, Tzu Chi Academies across the US have included a formal 30-minute cultural class in daily curricula. Engaging and educational cultural and art classes help enrich students’ minds while enhancing their interest in language learning and about Chinese culture as a whole.
Topics include environmental protection, Tzu Chi songs, sign language, tea ceremonies, flower ceremonies, new knowledge of the Tzu Chi world, drama workshops, Jing Si stories, the story of the Buddha, living with the Earth, cultural classes provided by the Tzu Chi Education Association, and life skills classes that touch on food, clothing, housing, etiquette, and transportation.
The basis of Tzu Chi’s dynamic and engaging curricula is character education, where we believe every student deserves a nurturing, positive environment to flourish and grow. Our curricula equip children with the social and emotional tools they need to grow into conscientious and resilient adults, who may contribute positively to their families, communities, and beyond. We also strive for academic excellence, rounding out our holistic education goals.
Tzu Chi Academies are run in 25 cities across the United States. Collectively, we share both resources and goals.
At the Tzu Chi Academy Atlanta, we offer…
- a diligent and dedicated team of teachers
- a systematic and practical set of learning materials
- a warm and welcoming learning environment
- support from a passionate team of volunteers
- an engaging and informative humanistic education
- a standardized school uniform that embodies sincerity on the inside and courtesy on the outside
Teachers and support staff at the Academy embody professionalism and dedication, while loving parents and caretakers share a common goal in walking their children on a cross-cultural path. Thanks to the efforts of teachers, staff, parents, and volunteers, Tzu Chi Academy Atlanta is a welcoming place for students and their families to return to year after year.
Our hope is that students of the Academy learn practical lessons with us; including how to love themselves and how to love others.
Mandarin Chinese Language Instruction
At the Tzu Chi Academy Atlanta, we use overseas Chinese textbooks approved by the Overseas Community Affairs Council as the textbook of the Chinese language curriculum. In response to the advent and progress of the technological era, diversified teaching methods, such as Chinese digital platforms, and media-based lessons and homework, are adopted when appropriate.
Jing Si Aphorism Instruction
This is a practical and simple way of incorporating storytelling and illustrations to teach Dharma Master Cheng Yen’s Jing Si Aphorisms to students. In them, there are lessons about life, strong character, and how to best contribute positively within our families and communities.
Cultural Classes
Since 2003, Tzu Chi Academies across the US have included a formal 30-minute cultural class in daily curricula. Engaging and educational cultural and art classes help enrich students’ minds while enhancing their interest in language learning and about Chinese culture as a whole.
Topics include environmental protection, Tzu Chi songs, sign language, tea ceremonies, flower ceremonies, new knowledge of the Tzu Chi world, drama workshops, Jing Si stories, the story of the Buddha, living with the Earth, cultural classes provided by the Tzu Chi Education Association, and life skills classes that touch on food, clothing, housing, etiquette, and transportation.
The basis of Tzu Chi’s dynamic and engaging curricula is character education, where we believe every student deserves a nurturing, positive environment to flourish and grow. Our curricula equip children with the social and emotional tools they need to grow into conscientious and resilient adults, who may contribute positively to their families, communities, and beyond. We also strive for academic excellence, rounding out our holistic education goals.
Tzu Chi Academies are run in 25 cities across the United States. Collectively, we share both resources and goals.
- Language classes utilize the “MeiZhou Chinese” textbook, Jing Si Aphorisms, and further supporting materials.
At the Tzu Chi Academy Atlanta, we offer…
- a diligent and dedicated team of teachers
- a systematic and practical set of learning materials
- a warm and welcoming learning environment
- support from a passionate team of volunteers
- an engaging and informative humanistic education
- a standardized school uniform that embodies sincerity on the inside and courtesy on the outside
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2023 Spring Class
May 27, 2023
2022 Art & Culture Class
January 21, 2023
Jingsi Class
October 10, 2022
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Tzu Chi Academy, Atlanta
Phone: 770-458-1000
Email: [email protected]
School Location :
3120 Medlock Bridge Road, Building E,
Peachtree Corners, GA 30071
Hours: every Sunday 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM
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