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| CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE(Mandarin Beginner) |
Beginner Mandarin course is designed for students with very
little or no previous Mandarin instruction. The course content
includes learning and mastering a phonic system (Pinyin) to
help build oral skills fi rst. For grade seven, the topics include
the phonetic system, saying hello, numbers, family, school and
classroom, and body parts. For grade eight, the topics are:
introduction to China, greetings, counting, school objects, my
family members, animals, countries and languages, sports,
friends and describing people, and foods. For grade nine, the
topics include date and time, daily routines, house, directions,
clothing, color, money, shopping and fruit. Culture introduction
and appreciation are also part of the curriculum.
This course takes place three times a week for the whole year. |
| CHINESE (Mandarin) LANGUAGE ARTS |
| The Bilingual Mandarin course is designed for students who
have successfully completed the Mandarin Bilingual Program in
elementary or who have fl uency in both speaking and writing
Mandarin. The course content includes a broad scope of themes
and activities in order to further enhance students’ listening,
speaking, reading and writing abilities through instruction in
Mandarin. Some of the main focuses during these three years
are vocabulary building, using proper conjunction words to
construct compound and complex sentences, applying various
reading strategies to improve reading comprehension, narrative
writing, individual or group oral presentations, self or peer
assessment by using assessment criteria to improve student’s
own work, etc.
This course takes place three times a week for the whole year. |
| CHINESE BILINGUAL MATH |
We have increased our Mandarin instructional time to meet
the curriculum requirement set by Alberta Education. Grade
7 mandarin bilingual students at Londonderry are currently
studying Math in Mandarin. We use the regular Math
textbook (Mathpower) and the assessments are all in English.
The instructional language is both in English and Mandarin.
Students are performing well above the acceptable standard
and continue to demonstrate their excellence in knowledge and
application of mathematics.
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| THE CHINESE CHESS CLUB |
The Chinese Chess Club offers a great opportunity for the
students to meet new friends, to learn about the culture, and to
learn the strategies of this fun traditional Chinese game. The club
runs from October to March, twice a week at lunch time. It does
not matter if you are a very strategic player or have just heard
of the game, everyone can join! There is usually a tournament
toward the end of March, as well as parties to celebrate the time
the members spend together to learn and play. |
| CHINESE YO-YO CLUB |
Londonderry Junior High Yo-Yo club welcomes
participants of all levels. A number of our club members
are advanced players. They are always ready to teach
new comers to play. Come and join us! Have fun and
make friends!
Chinese Yo-Yo is a game of balance, timing and
creativity. There are many wonderful tricks that can be
performed by using your hands, fi ngers, legs, neck and
even the waist. Beyond developing basic skills, playing
Chinese yo-yo hones the ability to focus on tasks and can
improve learning outcomes in other fi elds. Practicing yoyo
teaches physical and spiritual discipline, and can help
temper one’s personality. |
| CHINESE DANCE CLUB |
Enjoy soothing Chinese music and swift and graceful
dance movement? This club is for you. You don’t have to
be in the Mandarin programs to join this club. Everyone
is welcome. We usually practice one to two times a week
after school from 3:30 to 4:30. During the past few
years we have performed for many local communities
throughout the city. Our busiest performance time is
during Chinese New Year celebration month. We also
perform for Londonderry’s and M.E. LaZerte’s Open
Houses. There is no fee to join this club; however, you
need to purchase a costume which is yours to keep.
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| EXCHANGE PROGRAM WITH BEIJING 57 MIDDLE SCHOOL |
Londonderry School has established a partnership with
the Beijing 57 Middle School. Each year, we send
students and teachers to each other’s school for three
to four weeks. The goal for this program is to provide
our students with an opportunity to be immersed in the
total language environment and experience the Chinese
way of life. Participating students will attend regular
classes with the host students in the morning and go to
various special activities arranged by the school in the
afternoon. During the weekends they will visit the Great
Wall, Forbidden City, Summer Palace and other historical
and culturally signifi cant sites surrounding Beijing. The
costs for the participating students are their air tickets,
their personal spending money and to host a Chinese
student when they visit Edmonton. This program is open
to all Londonderry students. |
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