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YINGHUA in Beijing YINGHUA in Beijing YINGHUA in Beijing 2018 Language & Leadership Summer Institute June 25 – July 22, 2018 The YingHua Language School is proud to offer its highly successful 4-week Chinese language program in 2018 in Beijing, China - for students between 8 and 18 years old. In its 15th year of operation, the program is co-organized by the Beijing Yanjing Professional Cultural School, a nonprofit educational organization approved by the Beijing Municipal Education Commission. Yanjing will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating all activities under the direction and guidance of YingHua. Website: www.yinghuasummer.org Email: [email protected] Tel: 732-570-2478 • Cultural experience • Language learning 5 Targets • Leadership training and character-building • Physical fitness • Fun Week 1- 3 The first three weeks programs include: June 25 – July 15 Intensive language classes (60 hours) Culture activities (20 hours) Fieldtrips and cultural shows Language classes Four levels with eight to twelve students in each class are offered. Students will be placed based on information submitted during registration and an in-country placement exam. Class placement may be adjusted based on teachers' feedback. The curriculum includes reading/writing and speaking/listening courses. The Basic and Elementary levels are suitable for students who do not speak Mandarin Chinese at home. The Intermediate level is suitable for students who speak Mandarin Chinese at home or can understand spoken Mandarin. Students who speak Mandarin at home and can recognize over 800 characters may be placed in the special Extensive Reading class aimed at strengthening character recognition and sight-reading vocabulary. Language classes are held Monday through Friday, four 45- minute periods a day with the exception of days when we have all-day excursions, and include a weekly test. Students will be given a comprehensive assessment at the end of the third week. Culture activities Besides language learning, students will practice Chinese calligraphy, brush painting, the abacus, folk songs, handicrafts, paper- cutting, and Chinese word processing. In the afternoons & some evenings, students will participate in swimming, feather-kicking, Chinese yo-yo, basketball, soccer and martial arts. Field Trips Students will participate in organized weekly shows and tours. Performances, such as Peking Opera, acrobatics, and martial arts shows are scheduled. Excursions include trips to historic landmarks such as the Great Wall of China (Mutianyu and Jiugukou in the 4th week), Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Old Summer Palace, Drum Tower, Beihai & Jingshan Park, Beijing's Hutong and Courtyard, Niujie (Ox Street) Mosque, and other cultural excursions (temple, church, community club, senior citizen center, local government, residential homes, universities, etc.). Room and Board The dormitory is inside the four-star Yong An Hotel. This facility has been providing excellent services to our program since 2010. The courtyard-style complex provides dual-layer security at the courtyard and building entrances. Situated at the Embassy Area, the Yong An Hotel is within walking distance to the new U.S. Embassy and close to the China Agricultural Exhibition Center located in the Chaoyang District of Beijing by the Third Ring Road. Two students will share an air-conditioned room , a private bathroom with shower, and a telephone. A large cafeteria is also on campus with the very popular breakfast buffet. The dining service serves mostly Chinese food with some American favorites. Students may use our program computers to send email or read news from major sources (i.e., Yahoo!, CNN, etc.) 2-3 times a week. Week 4 July 16 – July 21 The fourth week will give the students a unique opportunity to exercise their language and leadership skills. They will travel to Beijing Taiyangcun School in the eastern suburb of Beijing to This program was not just fun provide a free 5-day summer camp to underprivileged children, and games; it was from field trips to the Great Wall all the most of whom are orphans or homeless children. way to visiting elders and making poor orphans grow a Our students will be responsible for designing and implementing smile on their faces. We gave activities including English-learning, cultural awareness games, people love, togetherness, and friendly competitions, student performance, decorating the learning most importantly, celebration starting a new life! environment, and beautifying the campus. This week, language -- Sophia, 12 learning becomes “real” As the Beijing students do not speak much English. We will go hiking a section of the ancient Great Wall ruin. There will be many other leadership-development, character- building, and culture-immersion activities. Shannon , 15 Darren , 11 I have been to this program multiple Ever since I left this program, my times, and the reason why I never Chinese was all forgotten, but get bored is the people who come now that I’ve come here every year. What’s also back, it gave me the highest amazing is that there is so much scores in my class. positive peer pressure happening in every activity we do. James, 14 Melissa, 14 The Chinese classes taught me This program was so much more lots of new words. Even though I Ryan , 15 than just a lesson in the Chinese didn’t memorize all of them, I I had never been to China before language. It felt like a whole found myself recognizing lots of this, and I knew next to nothing teaching in life. The biggest week characters on the streets. about its language and culture. I though was the last one at think it really makes a difference GuangAi (School). I became a when you’re forced to put the words you learn into action every day. I leader, something I used to always have learned a good bit. be afraid of. I learned what it takes to be a leader and the feeling of Lisa 13 influencing others. Sure, you have three hours of class for many days. Even though that Lin-Lin, 13 may sound like a lot, it isn’t! Because I loved this program so Time passes so quickly that you much last year, I returned this year, WISH you had more class. accompanied by three other friends. “YingHua in Beijing" 2018 Language & Leadership Summer Institute is limited to 35 students. Register early as no applications are accepted once the capacity has been reached. The student will be escorted from the New York/New Jersey Airport on June 24 and return on July 22. Dr. Liao will stay with the program throughout the four weeks. $4,580 including a $80 registration fee, tuition, room & board, books, hotels, travel accident insurance, and ground transportation for study and travel, but not international airfare, visa fee, medical insurance, medical expenses, and other personal expenses. The program not only provides fun and education, but it goes deeper Deposit of $580 is due in 7 days after online registration to and it can completely change your view on life. secure a spot. Subsequent sibling registration may waive - Ben, 15 the $80 registration fee. Visit our website: www.yinghuasummer.org Email: [email protected] 3 Ways Call: 732-570-2478 to register Dr. Liao is a devoted educator in Chinese language and children personal development. She is the founder of YingHua Language School (www.yinghua.org) and YingHua International School (www.yhis.org) as well as serving as the Senior Consultant of YingHua Schools. Typical Days Day 6 Day 7 7:00~8:35 Breakfast and Morning Exercise Breakfast and Morning Exercise Language Study 8:45~10:15 Conversation Field Trip 10:25~11:55 a)National Center for the Performing Arts Language Study b)Tiananmen Square and Rostrum Vocabulary and Reading 12:00~13:20 Lunch Culture Activity Lunch An introduction to the Peking Opera face 13:30~15:00 Xinyi Palace, a typical Chinese restaurant painting and students get to make their own outside of the Forbidden City masks 15:10~16:40 Field Trip Marshal Art a)The Palace Museum (the Forbidden City), one of the most prestigious museum in China Leadership Workshop 16:50~17:50 b)Silk Factory “Emotional Intelligence and Motivation” Dinner Dinner 18:00~18:50 Authentic Beijing-style dinner – Zha Jiang on campus Mian (Literally, the fried sauce noodle) 20:00~20:40 Group Reflection Liyuan Theater Watch Peking Opera and how performers paint their faces at backstage. Study Hall 20:45~21:30 for homework and quiet play During the day, our students take their time to record what they see and hear. At the end of everyday, they sit down to think, discuss and write their experience down in their daily reflection. Student Reflection The following excerpt was from "Melissa", who is coming to PCE on March 10, (see http://bit.ly/yinghua2011 for all 25 from 2011): In general, I feel like this program was so much more than just a lesson in the Chinese language. It felt like a whole teaching in life. I learned so many things, in and out of class. I’ve started to really think things through. ... I had so much fun, it didn’t feel like I was sitting and learning. In the four weeks here, I learned a lot about myself. I discovered new aspects of myself and began to comprehend my flaws. The biggest The following excerpt was from The following excerpt was from week though was the last one at . "Andrew", who had been to some of "Ming Ming", who returned for the I became a leader, something I used the most popular summer camps in 2011 program to always be afraid of. I learned what the US, (see http://bit.ly/yinghua2010 for it takes to be a leader and the feeling (see http://bit.ly/yinghua2009 for all 26 from 2010): of influencing others.
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