SCHOOL DAY

School begins on January 7, 2024 and ends on May 12, 2024 , and takes place every Sunday between 9:30 am – 1:00 pm. JingSi Adult Class takes place between 9:30 am – 12:00 pm.

REQUIREMENTS

• Age:
  • K1 Chinese Class, must be at least 4 years old by 01/01/2024.
  • K2 Chinese Class, must be at least 5 years old by 01/01/2024.
  • 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:
  • Summer and winter uniforms are required.
  • Tzu Chi short sleeve shirt $15, Tzuchi long sleeve shirt $20. Please purchase the uniform when you register.
  • 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), Drawing, Chinese Chess, Chinese YoYo, Art and Craft 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 12/3/2023.
• JingSi Adult Class : $180 per semester (A $10 discount per student will be applied when complete the pre-registration by 12/3/2023.).
• 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.

REGISTRATION DATES

• Spring Semester Old students registration starts on 11/20/2023.
• Spring Semester New students registration starts on 12/5/2023.

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.
• For withdrawal before the 1st class of school, 100% of tuition can be refunded  after deducting $30 processing fee.
• For withdrawal after 1st class to the end of 4th class, 75% of tuition can be refunded after deducting $30 processing fee.
• For withdrawal after the end of the 4th class to the 7th class, 50% of tuition can be refunded after deducting $30 processing fee.
• Tuition is not refundable after 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.

SCHOOL POLICIES 

日期

2024學年度春季班 ： 1/7/24 至 5/12/24（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01/01/2024前年滿四歲。
  • 基礎班（K2）：報名基礎班的新生，須於01/01/2024前年滿五歲。
  • 中文班（1-10）：六歲至18歲。
• 班級人數：以12 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，請電腦註冊時一起請購。
  • 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；每班人數不超過12人，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、繪畫、象棋、扯鈴、美勞 、功夫。

學費與註冊費

• 春季班： $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束前預註冊（11/20/23 – 12/3/23），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11/20/23 – 12/3/23，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。

註冊日期

• 在校生秋季班預註冊：11月20日起開放。
• 新生秋季班預註冊：12月5日起開放。

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《來! 学華語》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」。
• 註冊費不退費。
• 於學期開學日之前申請退費者，所繳學費全額退還但需扣除手續費$30。
• 於學期開學後至第四次上課日前申請者，扣除所繳學費之25%與手續費$30後其餘退還。
• 於第四次上課後至第7次上課日前申請者，扣除所繳學費之50%與手續費$30後其餘退還。
• 第七次之後將不再退還學費。
• 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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