Tucson Chinese School
Tucson Chinese School (TCS) was founded in 1950 over 63 years ago. After generations of hard work, TCS has become a major force in Southern Arizona Chinese education. The quality of teaching in TCS has improved quickly and has become the Southern Arizona Chinese education leader. TCS moved to the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center in 2005. This move allowed TCS to develop the best facilities, the strongest faculty, the highest quality of teaching, and the most complete grades in the Tucson area.
Register for Tucson Chinese School
Join us this semester to start or continue your language-learning journey. You may sign-up at any point throughout the year. Classes are offered for all levels. To sign up, fill out the registration form linked at the buttons below and send to info@tucsonchinese.org, or bring to the center during regular hours.
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Tucson Chinese School Curriculum
Tucson Chinese School offers classes form pre-school to adult level.
Our educational programs, organized into two semesters per year, emphasize character recognition, reading and writing skills, as well as listening and conversation. Speech, writing and spelling contests are all organized throughout the year.
Two examinations and one report card are provided each semester for objective evaluations.
Language
Simplified Chinese
Elementary Level (1-5)
Middle School Level (1-4)
Traditional Chinese
Elementary Level (1-5)
Middle School Level (1-4)
Adult Classes
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Preschool
Pinyin
Literature Elective Classes
Ma Liping “Chinese”
Simplified Chinese-English Bilingual
Culture
Performing Arts
Chinese Arts
Painting
Chinese Calligraphy
Sports
Fitness Classes
Computer Classes
Chinese Conversation (I, II, III)
Textbooks
The School adopts textbooks published in both China and the United States. Students will learn grammar, idioms, literature, history and traditional Chinese festivals. The curriculum is especially tailored for students whose first language is English.
祖筍中文学校
祖筍中文学校始建于1950年,是一所有六十多年历史的中文学校。经过一代又一代华人的努力,祖筍中文学校已经成了南亚利桑那州中文教育的一支重要力量。进入二十一世纪以后祖筍中文学校得到了蓬勃发展,教学质量提高很快,成为了南亚利桑那州中文教育的引领者。
2005年以来学校每年都组织学生参加世界华人学生作文大赛,每年都有数名学生在作文大赛中获奖。学生的作文刊登在人民日报海外版、亚省时报、亚美报等媒体上。在参加的其他作文比赛中每次都有祖筍中文学校的学生获奖。从2009年开始我们组织学生参加中华文化知识大赛每次都有学生获得优秀奖。祖筍中文学校也因此引起了大赛组织者的注意和好评。2008年以来,图森的中国新年春节联欢晚会都有我们学校的学生参与。在图森的多元文化节上,每年我们学校都要参加表演,展示中国的传统文化。
祖筍中文学校的成长进步得益于有一支高质量、乐于奉献的教师队伍。我们的教师中有大学的教授、讲师,有科学家、工程师,更有许多从事教育工作多年,经验丰富的老师。这些高质量的人才和他们无私的奉献是我们中文学校得以发展的基础,是我们中文学校教学质量的有力保障。
我们学校每年都举行书法比赛、朗诵比赛、作文比赛和识字测试等全校性的活动,以促进中文和中国文化的学习,检阅学生的学习成果。祖筍中文学校服务于整个图森,是图森学习中国语言了解文化的中心。
祖筍中文学校开设的课程如下:
语言课:
» 简体中文班,小学一至五年级,中学一至四年级,使用暨南大学出版社的《中文》。
» 马立平中文班,一至五年级,使用斯坦福中文学校马立平编写的《中文》。
» 繁体中文版,一年级,使用台湾出的《华语》(报名人数达到五人方可开班)。
» 中国文学选修班,教材由任课老师根据学生的水平确定,专注于阅读、写作和中国文学欣赏。
» 成人简体中文班,一至四年级,使用人民教育出版社的《跟我学汉语》。
» 汉语拼音班,使用北京华文学院编的《汉语拼音》。
» 中英文双语班,使用香港三联书店的《轻松学汉语》。
» 幼儿学前班,教材由任课老师根据学生的情况确定。
文化课:
包括中国画、中国书法、中国舞蹈、腰鼓、铅笔画、国际象棋、篮球、乒乓球、儿童唱游、计算机应用、中文会话等多样的文化课程。