Guanghua Chinese Association (GHCA) Weekly Newsletter for Sunday Nov 12, 2017

Weekly Brief:

  1. New teachers and new class
  2. 中华文化大乐园优秀才艺学生交流团将于Nov 13, Monday night 7:00pm -9:00pm MCCC Science Center Auditorium 和我们大费城中文学校的学生举办互动联谊演出
  3. 2017华文教育名师巡讲团将在12月1日至12月13日·到我们光华中文学校进行现场培训和教授音乐、舞蹈和武术跆拳道。
  4. Sign up for the performance of the Chinese New Year Gala 2018
  5. GPCCC’s activities for signing up
  6. SAT Prep Intensive Training overnight winter camp
  7. Smart Education: Nuts and bolts of applying to college, Secret in admission besides numbers.

1. New teacher and new classes

  • Alex Wang will start a chess club at the Cultural Center. Alex is a 8th grader at Tamanend middle school of Central Bucks. He loves to play chess and have played for 6 years, starting 2012. He was chosen by USCF (United States Chess Federation) to represent United States to play the World Cadets Chess Championship in 2016. Just recently in September, He got my USCF National Master title.  

The Guanghua Chess Club will start in Dec 2017, once a month, the first Friday night 7:00p,m. to 8:30pm at 905 Lenmar Drive, Blue Bell, PA 19422. Please register at the Guanghua’s website. Seats are limited to 12. Please register ASAP. 

Alex would like to share his understanding and lessons learned in chess to help students improve their chess skills. Here is his plan:

My plan is to have a 60 - 90 minute gathering each month when school is open. Each person will have opportunity to play with others, ask questions, and improve their chess understanding. I will analysis the students’ games to correct their openings, tactics, endings, and more, which will deepen their knowledge of the game. 

  • Arts (Chinese Painting) class 1:00-1:50 , Adult Chinese Painting (2:00-3:00) and Arts (Sketch) 4:00-5:00 by Cai Chenlin. Cai Laoshi received his MFA from two of the renowned universities in fine arts. The Tsinghua University in Beijing, China and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Art in Philadelphia, PA, USA. He has received many honors and awards, such as Excellent Award, Eye Art·2017 International Youth Art Exhibition, United Nations, USA etc; and his works have participated many exhibitions in New York, Philadelphia, Beijing, and other cities and countries. Guanghua is fortunate to have him as our art teacher for this school year. 

2. 中华文化大乐园优秀才艺学生交流团将于Nov 13, Monday night 7:00pm -9:00pm MCCC Science Center Auditorium 和我们大费城中文学校的学生举办互动联谊演出。我们学校舞蹈班和武术班将参加演出。敬请光华中文学校的家长和同学们前去捧场观看。中华文化大乐园—优秀才艺学生访问团,由20 多位中国国内10-18 岁的优秀才艺学生组成。他们年龄虽小,却个个身怀绝技。“才艺团”将访问“中华文化大乐园”营地及当地主流学校,用才艺展演的形式搭建中华文化与世界各国文化之间互相交流的平台,进一步推动中外青少年之间的对话交流。 20 of the Excellent Talented Student Delegation, Ch inese Culture Wonderland hosted by Beijing Overseas Chinese Affairs Office will come to the MCCC’s auditorium to show their talents and performance with our students in our school and other Chinese schools. We cordially invite all of our families to come and support the event. Among these talented students, they are well-known kid star in Chinese traditional opera field, singer, dancer,  old bamboo flute player, and Shaolin Tempo Kongfu students. 

3. 2017华文教育名师巡讲团将在12月1日至12月13日·到我们光华中文学校进行现场培训和教授音乐、舞蹈和武术跆拳道。名师巡讲团是中国华文教育基金会海外华文教师师资培训项目之一,旨在通过派遣国内的优秀教师前往海外华文学校,对当地的华文教师进行现场集中培训,以此提升海外华文教师的业务能力与知识水平。这对我们光华中文学校来说,是一次难得的机会。这次来我校的名师巡讲团来自上海。附件中有老师的介绍。名师除了周日到各班进行指导和帮助之外,还将在下午课后和晚上开班,希望老师、家长和同学们都能积极支持和踊跃参加。开设的课程将分别在课后4:30-6:00 (学生);7:00-8:30 (成人) 12/12演出。具体安排将陆续公布。 

4. 光华2018春节联欢会节目上报已经开始。 请各班从速。 报节目截至于11月19日。Chinese New Year Gala 2018--Our annual Chinese New Year Gala will be held at Upper Dublin High School Performing Arts Center on Sunday Feb 25, 2018. The following classes are eligible to perform this year.

  • All A classes in each grade
  • All CES classes
  • All KG classes
  • Both graduating G9A & B classes
  • All performing arts and dance classes

Wang Wei will be in charge of final Gala program editing of all performing classes, his email is This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 5. 

5. Activities at GPCCC:

  • Tuesday Nov 14 “Road to Success” 大學申請系列 27:00pm 

Topic: Choosing College: myths and pitfalls to avoid, campus visiting, standard testing and related information
(The discussion will be best for sophomores and juniors, but useful for freshmen too) 

  • Tuesday Nov 14 Family Finance Seminar series: 家庭金融理财基础知识讲之八

@7:00pm-9:00pm;分析家庭理财案例 

  • Health seminar series, Lose weight – Nov 16, 7:00pm-9:00pm如果你总是对自己的身材不满意,如果你觉得“减肥减肥,越减越肥”,“减肥难,难于上青天“, 那么你绝对不是一个人有这样的感慨!欢迎加入我们的健身减肥大军!文化中心邀请了Yoga Alliance RYT200注册瑜伽老师何芬与大家分享她自己真实的减肥健身经历与经验,帮助大家追求,找到更美好的自己!Please sign up https://goo.gl/forms/WKtvbJdnlfkIsrEl1 

6.  Accel’s winter program and spring program

SAT PREP Winter Overnight Camp: ACCEL is pleased offering SAT Prep Intensive Training overnight winter camp during winter break. The training will be from Dec 22 to Jan 2nd. It will be at Hyatt House Plymouth Meeting. The cost will be $6500 all inclusive. Early bird (before Nov 15) will have 10% discount. On top of this, if you register through our Guanghua Chinese school, you will get 2% additional discount. Contact Xianghong Zhang (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) for registration. 

SAT PREP Weekend Class Winter Session: if you feel the overnight camp during holiday is too intensive, ACCEL also offers weekend class Winter Session. The weekend class winter session will be held between Dec 2 and Feb 17. It includes Regular Program ($2150) and Guarantee Program ($4500). You will get 10% discount plus 2% if you register through Guanghua Chinese School. Early Bird will get 10% additional discount. Early Bird deadline is Nov 18. You may contact Xianghng (Shauna) Zhang (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) for registration and questions. 

7. Smart Education, Founder and education expert Frances has worked for a biggest chain education company in California for more than five years. With Degree in Education from Ivy League school, countless years of educational consulting, Frances founded Smart Education, who can best help students with success to top national universities and liberal arts colleges. Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Sales and Service Specialist: Mr. Zheng Tel: 267-230-6631

Seminar: Nov 29 Wednesday 2017, 7:00pm at Cultural Center, 905 Lenmar Drive, Blue Bell, PA 19422

Agenda:

  • 45 minutes of presentation on Smart Education’s service and how they Help students build soft skills;
  • 30 minutes of Q & A, one-on-one consultation

By unveiling the big four aspects that Smart Education is serving, you’ll gain more insights. Chris will be shown in the school this Sunday. If any parents are interested, you may contact 267-230-6631 to contact Chris. You can have a preliminary talk with Chris before the seminar.

 GHCS Management Team