Curriculum Overview

36-week academic-year program
8:1 student to teacher ratio
90%-100% Mandarin -Chinese
Half-day or Full-day, 5x per week
Ages 3-5 years old
Individualized programs
Quarterly assessment
Experiential Learning -interactive, fun and creative environment
Preparation for Kindergarten

4 Categories of Skill

Cognitive: build learning skills to think, read, learn, remember, reason and pay attention

Social & Emotional: build communication skill and develop strong, positive and trusting relationships with adults and peers

Life: build good social and cooperation skills, responsibility, good manners and etiquette

Motor: build coordination of muscle movements

Daily Schedule

  
    AM Half/Full Day
    Full Day
    Description
  
    8:30-8:35 AM
    12:00-12:05 PM
    Arrival Time
  
    8:35-9:05 AM
    12:05-12:35 PM
    Learning Centers
  
    9:05-9:15 AM
    12:35-12:45 PM
    Music and Movement
  
    9:15-9:30 AM
    12:45-1:00 PM
    Circle Time
  
    9:30-9:45 AM
    1:00-1:15 PM
    Focused Topic Learning
  
    9:45-10:15 AM
    1:15-1:45 PM
    Snack and Story Time
  
    10:15-10:45 AM
    1:45-2:15 PM
    Focused Topic Learning: Hands-on Projects
  
    10:45-10:55 AM
    2:15-2:25 PM
    Clean Up and Social Time
  
    10:55-11:00 AM
    2:25-2:30 PM
    Pick-up Time
  
    11:00-12:00 PM
    
    Lunch Time (Full Day)

Weekly Schedule

2019-2020 Academic Year
September 4, 2019 - June 5, 2020
9 Months

AM Half/Full Day Section for 3-5 Years Old

M-FR 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM

PM Full Day Section for 3-5 Years Old

M-FR 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM

School Holidays
Columbus Day Oct 8
Thanksgiving Break Nov 20-23
Winter Break Dec 23-Jan 3
New Year’s Day Jan 1
M. L. King Day Jan 21
Presidents’ Day Feb 18
Spring Break Mar 23-27
Memorial Day May 27

Special Events and Programs

Friday Special Program

Available to all preschool students. Playgroup base that focus on arts & crafts, music movement, story time, fine motor & sensory activities covered on that week.

Story Times

Paper Lantern host a variety of story times in the Oak Park, River Forest and Forest Park Community as well as special summer events through the park district. My Gym, Wonder Works, Buzz Café, Junction Diner and Magic Tree Book Store are a few local business that we will host story times throughout the year. Please visit out website for dates and time.

Annual Performances

Students will perform at the Chinese New Year (January/February)

Quarterly Assessment

Along with individualized programs that helps us better understand your child's learning style, each student is given an interactive quarterly assessment test , targeting areas for improvement . Parent/Teacher conference will follow the assessment. Discussing in detail your child's performance & ways that you and your child's teacher can work collectively moving forward.