SCHOOL DAY

REQUIREMENTS

• Age:
  • K1 Chinese Class, must be at least 4 years old by 09/01/2022.
  • K2 Chinese Class, must be at least 5 years old by 09/01/2022.
  • 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:
  • Summer and winter uniforms are required.
  • Tzu Chi short sleeve shirt $15, Tzuchi long sleeve shirt $20 and blue pants $15 are available for purchase at the school office.
  • Separate check for uniform payment, payable to “Tzuchi Chi Academy”.
  • 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.
  • Elective class: Di Zi Gui (Student’s Rules), GuZheng (Chinese Zither), Watercolor, Chinese Chess, Chinese YoYo, Arts & Crafts, Spanish language and Chinese Kung Fu.

TUITION & FEES

• Tuition: $230 per semester (includes Elective Class) .
• Registration fee: $30 (non-refundable).
  • A $30 discount per student will be applied for the current students who complete the pre-registration by 5/15/22.
• JingSi Adult Class : $180 per semester (A $10 discount per student will be applied when registering between May 1st to 15th, 2022).
• Adult specialty class : $160  per semester (Please contact the school to confirm the required specialty class’s availability)
• Arts & Crafts Class: material fee per semester payable during first class.
• Full payment of the school semester is payable on registration.  Please indicate the registered student’s name & classes on the memo portion of the check.

REGISTRATION DATES

• Returning students’ Fall Semester registration starts on May 1st, 2022.
• New students’ Fall Semester registration starts on May 17th, 2022.
• Spring Semester registration will start at the end of November 2022.

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: “Speak Mandarin in One Thousand Words” 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.
• For withdrawal before the 1st class of school, 100% of tuition can be refunded.
• For withdrawal after 1st class of the first semester and before the end of 4th class of the first semester, 75% of tuition can be refunded.
• For withdrawal after the end of the 4th class of the first semester and before the beginning of the 1st class of the second semester, 50% of tuition can be refunded.
• 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.

SCHOOL POLICIES

日期

2022學年度秋季班： 8/7/22 至 12/04/22（日）。上課時間：每星期日上午九點半至下午一點。
成人靜思人文班： 上課時間：每星期日上午九點半至中午十二點。

註冊條件

• 入學年齡：
  • 學前班（K1）：報名學前班的新生，須於 09/01/2022 前年滿四歲。
  • 基礎班（K2）：報名基礎班的新生，須於 09/01/2022 前年滿五歲。
  • 中文班（1-10）：六歲至18歲。
• 班級人數：以18 名為上限，若學生人數不足6 名，原則上將不開班。
• 新生插班須參加中文程度測試（學前班及基礎班免試）。

• 制服：
  • 學生上課須穿制服。
  • 慈濟短袖襯衫 $15，慈濟長袖襯衫 $20，藍色長褲 $15，請與學校請購。
  • 制服費支票請分別開張支票。
  • 制服費用，恕不辦理退費。
• 才藝課：依學生選擇志願優先順序予以編班；若第一志願人數過多校方將安排學生更換至第二志願。
  • 才藝班：弟子規、古箏、水彩、象棋、扯鈴、美勞、西班牙語、功夫。

學費與註冊費

• 秋季班： $230（含才藝課）。
• 註冊費： $30 ，恕不辦理退費。
• 預註冊優待辦法： 在校生若於上學期結業典禮前預註冊（ 5/01/22-5/15/22），每位學生減收註冊費 $30。 （ 僅適用於預註冊學生，學期開學後才報名者一律不予優待。）
• 成人靜思人文班：$180。（預註冊在5/1/2022到5/15/2022，每人減免$10。 ）
• 成人才藝班（單選）：$160。（註冊後聯繫學校以確認所需的才藝課）。
• 美勞課須另外繳交材料費，將於上第一次上課時收取。

註冊時需支付學期的全額費用。支票左下角備註欄請填寫學生中英文姓名、及報名班別，若有才藝班，也請註明。

註冊日期

• 在校生秋季班註冊：5月1日起開放。
• 新生秋季班註冊：5月17日起開放。
• 春季班將於11月底註冊。

課本

• 中文班（1-10）：本校使用《學華語向前走》教材包括繁體中文、注音、簡體中文、漢語拼音及英文。
• 成人靜思人文班：本校使用中英對照的《一千字說華語》教材來教導日常生活中常用的實用會話。

退費辦法

• 學生註冊後欲辦理退學/退費，請向註冊組申請並填寫「退學/退費申請單」。
• 於上學期開學日之前申請退費者，所繳學費全額退還。
• 於上學期開學後至第四次上課日前申請者，扣除所繳學費之25%後其餘退還。
• 於第四次上課後至下學期開學日前申請者，扣除所繳學費之50%後其餘退還。
• 於下學期開學日後才申請退班退學者，恕不辦理退費。
• 若人數不足無法開班時，所繳之學費全額退還。 辦理退費時請務必附上當初繳費之收據為憑證。

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