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Wang Lao Shi (王老師) Spotlight

Wang Lao Shi is the founder of Chiao Hsin Chinese Language School. The reason Wang Lao Shi opened Chiao Hsin is because when she became a mother, she had a dream of opening a school so that her child and other children in the community can learn the Chinese language and the value of Chinese culture in the United States. After conferring with her mentor, Sun Lao Shi, or Dr. Sun, a professor at California State University, she was then even more encouraged and inspired to open Chiao Hsin. From a mother’s simple hope for her son, she established Chiao Hsin Chinese Language School in 1990 which is still going strong today in its 33rd year.

Wang Lao Shi never knew Chiao Hsin would grow to be so big. At its start, there were 18 students but in 2019, Chiao Hsin grew to its biggest at 200 students. When the pandemic occurred, the school was restructured to a healthy 100 students. Her favorite thing about Chiao Hsin is seeing students improve. For example, the students that didn’t want to learn Chinese at first eventually say that they love and appreciate learning Chinese. Something that has always been a challenge for her when it came to running the school is balancing tuition and cost. To overcome her challenges, she would pray because of her faith as a Christian. Wang Lao Shi uses her heart from her love from heaven and it tells her what path to follow. She hopes the students of Chiao Hsin will always be safe and protected.

By Wesley Lam and Issac Lu

王老師是僑心國語學校的創辦人。王老師之所以開僑心，是因為當了媽媽之後，她就有一個夢想，那就是開辦一所學校，讓她的孩子和社區裡的其他孩子在美國學習中文，學習中國文化的價值。她一開始也不知道應不應該做這門生意，但是在與她的導師，孫老師，加州州立大學教授孫博士商量後，她受到跟加鼓勵和啟發去開啟僑心。出於一個母親對兒子單純的期盼，她於1990年創辦僑心國語學校，至今已走過33個年頭。

王老師一開始怎麼想都想不到僑心會長到這麼大的地步。成立之初，只有 18 名學生，但在 2019 年，僑心發展到最多學生，也就是 200 多名的學生。可是疫情發生時，因為很多同學都被受到影響，學校重組為 100 名左右的學生。王校長最喜歡看到的事情就是學生進步。例如，當初不想學習中文的學生最終表示他們喜歡並欣賞學習中文。在管理學校時，王校長所面對的困難的之一就是平衡學費和成本。為了克服她的挑戰，她會因為她作為基督徒的信仰而祈禱。王老師相信她現在的成果是天上來的愛，告訴她該走的路。她希望僑心的學生永遠平安，並受到保護。

By Wesley Lam and Issac Lu

Bunny Spotlight

Wang Lao Shi is the founder of Chiao Hsin Chinese Language School. The reason Wang Lao Shi opened Chiao Hsin is because when she became a mother, she had a dream of opening a school so that her child and other children in the community can learn the Chinese language and the value of Chinese culture in the United States. After conferring with her mentor, Sun Lao Shi, or Dr. Sun, a professor at California State University, she was then even more encouraged and inspired to open Chiao Hsin. From a mother’s simple hope for her son, she established Chiao Hsin Chinese Language School in 1990 which is still going strong today in its 33rd year.

2010 was a great year for Chiao Hsin because one of the best staff members, also known as Ms. Bunny, joined our school. Ms. Bunny assisted with everything from planning many of the activities and events to helping Chiao Hsin through tough times. She's been a tremendous help to Chiao Hsin ever since 2010 when she joined as a tutor and would come to play a bigger role at the school for the years to come.

Ms. Bunny has always worked with kids. From babysitting, giving private music lessons, and volunteering at children’s centers to tutoring and teaching ESL students, she had always enjoyed her work with kids. She worked many jobs, but it wasn’t until a friend introduced her to Chiao Hsin that she got the opportunity to work with all the wonderful students here and became the Education Program Director.

She accomplished many things while at Chiao Hsin such as the Christmas Performances, fundraiser events, planning the summer program, and supporting the staff. Ms. Bunny says that she has great memories of Chiao Hsin, such as going camping, having sleepovers, and doing karaoke with the kids but her favorite memory was teaching online. When the pandemic occurred in 2020, Chiao Hsin quickly reorganized to continue to provide classes online. Despite the difficulties of transitioning to online teaching, Ms. Bunny thoroughly enjoyed being another form of support for the kids and used her creativity to interact and make content for students.

After more than 10 years at Chiao Hsin, Ms. Bunny says she will always be grateful for the opportunity and experiences she has had with everyone here. As the years passed, her aspiration and philosophy when it came to working with kids became more and more clear. Ms. Bunny hopes to dedicate her life to working with kids to impart both knowledge and wisdom to children through creative learning and most importantly, help students grow up with a healthy sense of self.

By: Ethan Poon