Curriculum Overview
- 36-week academic-year program
- 8:1 student to teacher ratio
- 100% Mandarin -Chinese
- Half-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 Day | PM Half 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 |
Weekly Schedule
2018-2019 Academic Year
Wednesday, Sep 5, 2018 to Friday, June 7, 2019
9 Months
AM Section for 3-5 Years Old
M-FR 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM
PM Section for 4-5 Years Old
M-FR 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM
School Holidays
Columbus Day Oct 8
Thanksgiving Break Nov 19-23
Winter Break Dec 24- Jan 4
New Year’s Day Jan 1
M. L. King Day Jan 21
Presidents’ Day Feb 18
Spring Break Mar 25-29
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.