Weekend Chinese Language School rec for Bayard Rustin ES student

[Anonymous]

My daughter is 4 years old, and we're looking for a weekend (Saturday or Sunday) Chinese language school. When she's old enough, Bayard Rustin ES will be our neighborhood school. I learned that some of the children in the BRES Chinese Immersion Program also attend a Chinese language school on the weekends. And I'm wondering if anyone happens to know what weekend language school BRES children and whether you recommend it? Thanks so much for your consideration and help!

[Anonymous]

Rockville Chinese School: https://rcsmd.org/
CCACC: https://ccaccacademy.org/

[Anonymous]

In case you don't know, if your child is not in the immersion program at BRES they will learn very very little Chinese. They'll have a class once a week where they learn how to count to 10 and days of the week and maybe a song or two, but not a whole lot beyond that.

You have to apply to the immersion program -- it's a lottery and being inbounds at BRES is no guarantee.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In case you don't know, if your child is not in the immersion program at BRES they will learn very very little Chinese. They'll have a class once a week where they learn how to count to 10 and days of the week and maybe a song or two, but not a whole lot beyond that.

You have to apply to the immersion program -- it's a lottery and being inbounds at BRES is no guarantee.

even if the child is in the immersion program, it won't match weekend Chinese school.

[Anonymous]

Is the BRES CI program still a highly sought-after program? I was a CGES family when CI was there and it was 100+ students in the lottery.

Applying to the lottery doesn't mean you actually get selected.

[Anonymous]

We were #140 on the waiting list, so take that as you will.

[Anonymous]

think the OP is just looking ahead. it didn't seem to me they are assuming that they'd get accepted into the immersion program.

having gone to one of those weekend classes as a youth, i have to say not much is learned. maybe it's different in this area? the chinese schools here are so pricey for what you get.

there are also programs through churches. it sounds like you want your child to go to the same school as their classmates so you should just ask those parents directly.

[Anonymous]

I've heard good things about Li-Ming Chinese Academy, but it's based on a lottery to get in.

My kid was in Rockville Chinese School and Hope Chinese School. RCS is very rigorous. Level 2 was probably harder than my Chinese 101 class in college. Your kid should learn a lot, but it's a lot of work for the parents too.

Hope Chinese School only communicates in Chinese, so it's really hard to get information if you can't read Chinese.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In case you don't know, if your child is not in the immersion program at BRES they will learn very very little Chinese. They'll have a class once a week where they learn how to count to 10 and days of the week and maybe a song or two, but not a whole lot beyond that.

You have to apply to the immersion program -- it's a lottery and being inbounds at BRES is no guarantee.

even if the child is in the immersion program, it won't match weekend Chinese school.

Can you please explain how it differs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In case you don't know, if your child is not in the immersion program at BRES they will learn very very little Chinese. They'll have a class once a week where they learn how to count to 10 and days of the week and maybe a song or two, but not a whole lot beyond that.

You have to apply to the immersion program -- it's a lottery and being inbounds at BRES is no guarantee.

even if the child is in the immersion program, it won't match weekend Chinese school.

Can you please explain how it differs?

Immersion program is basically teaching the curriculum in Mandarin. And it's only for math and science portion (half immersion). There will be language lesson maybe once or few times a week.

The weekend Chinese school will teach you writing/reading/speaking and culture so their focus is language learning. If you want your kids to be able to speak Mandarin, weekend Chinese schools are the better ones. Making the kids to want to go to the school is a different story. Almost all give you homework and there will be tests - typical Chinese schools.

[Anonymous]

Bump. How is the immersion program at this school?