Course Description

This class is designed to teach kids to coding to control Drones.  With real drones simulations and Blocked coding languages.

The 4th and 8th class will be 2 hours. Students will control the drones using their own code during the 2nd hour. 

Materials Required

●       Laptop PC, Mac Book or iPad

Course Schedule:

What you’ll learn:

·         Block-based coding with educational drones

·         Interact in a simulated Mars environment

·         Code real drones with our remote Smart Robotics (RSR) Lab

·         Develop creative, logical and critical thinking

·         Prepare for competition and higher education

Drones: DroneBlocks and CoDrone EDU

Coding Language: Block/Scratch

Remote Instructor:  Talha Kayani 

Talha Kayani is a System Engineer at LHP Engineering Solutions with a passion for Robotics. He received his B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the Florida Institute of Technology and has gained extensive experience in C++ and Python. His technical skills include expertise in automotive autonomous mobility. Talha has also worked with various NGOs for the development of youth programs, demonstrating his commitment to personal and professional growth EONSTEM ACADEMY 

In-class Assistant: 

Course Description

This course is designed to help students learn how to read through the lens of a researcher. We will be applying the research process to a topic of students’ choice by reading a variety of texts on that topic. During this course we will learn and review how to read nonfiction, take notes, synthesize information from multiple sources, and create a research report with a works cited page. Students will review how to write an essay, cite sources, and create a cohesive report that teaches others what they’ve learned. This course prepares students to be the kind of readers who apply their research to an authentic writing report. Students will create a final paper that showcases not only their reading skills, but writing skills as well. 

Materials Required

●       Post-its

●       Pencil

●       Highlighter

●       Index card

●       Colored pencils

●       Access to printer

Course Schedule:

Week 1

Lesson: Getting Started

In-Class Activity: Brainstorming Topics

Homework: Gather 3 sources on your topic (must include a hardcopy book) 

Week 2

Lesson: Creating a Plan

In-Class Activity: Graphic Organizers

Homework: Choose the outline style that best fits your topic

Week 3

Lesson: Research

In-Class Activity: Model Reading & Notetaking

Homework: Choose one source and gather notes; organize in your outline

Week 4

Lesson: Research

In-Class Activity: Model Reading & Notetaking

Homework: Finish research on notecards and organize onto outline

Week 5

Lesson: Essay Review/Write a Draft

In-Class Activity: Turning an outline into an essay

Homework: Write your first draft 

Week 6

Lesson: Revising

In-Class Activity: Peer Editing and Revising

Homework: Make your edits 

Week 7

Lesson: Works Cited/Formatting

In-Class Activity: Model

Homework: Create Works Cited Page & Format Essay

Week 8

Lesson: Publishing Day

In-Class Activity: Sharing Your Research

Homework: None

Instructor:  Jade Guo, Nicole Zhong

This writing-intensive course is designed for students entering grades 6-7-8.

For this course, we will be laying a foundation for English writing across the curriculum. We’ll be covering ways to write building blocks for essays, to more creative endeavors like flash fiction and poetry, and even some of the basics of writing a good thesis statement. Students will engage in peer review of each other’s work. We’ll also practice writing in different mediums and formats! Students will leave with a portfolio to showcase their work by the end of the course with an accompanying reflection on their progress and growth as writers, as well as an opportunity to submit to Write Michigan's Short Story Contest. 

Description: Students will practice various types of writing, working through the writing process and receiving formative feedback on their work. We will also use class time to read short texts and excerpts to discuss and emulate style. Students should leave the class feeling more confident with their writing skills and with a toolbox of skills to approach any writing task.

Weekly Overview:

Week 1: Intro/Flash Fiction I

1.                   Introduction

2.                   Set Personal Writing Goals

3.                   Flash Stories/Styles (In-class discussion)

4.                   Flash Story Prompt for Week 2

Week 2: Flash Fiction II

1.                   Share flash stories

2.                   Revision Exercises (sentence level)

3.                   Peer Review of Flash Stories

4.                   Poems/Readings for Week 3

Week 3: Poetry I

1.                   Poetry styles (in-class discussion)

2.                   In-Class Group Poetry Exercises

3.                   Poetry Prompts/Readings for week 4

Week 4: Poetry II

1.                   Share Poems

2.                   In-Class Revision Exercises

3.                   Peer Review of Poems

4.                   Intro to Paragraphs/Thesis Statements for Week 5

Week 5: Short Essay/Thesis Statements I

1.                   Overview of Readings Good Short Essay Writing

2.                   Close Reading of our class text

3.                   In-class thesis statement/paragraph exercises

4.                   Prompts for Paragraph/Thesis Statement Exercises for Week 6

Week 6: Paragraphs/Thesis Statements II

1.                   Share paragraphs and draft thesis statements

2.                   Draft thesis statements peer review

3.                   Multimodal Project Prompt

Week 7: Revision and Multimodal Writing I

1.                   Revision Discussion (Before and After comparisons)

2.                   Multimodal Project Drafts Due

3.                   Peer Review Multimodal Projects

4.                   Reflective Writing/Portfolio Prompt

Week 8: Revision and Multimodal II/ Final Portfolio

1.                   Reflective Writing Due

2.                   Final Portfolios Due

3.                   Goal Discussion/Class Reading 

Instructor:  Joe Thornton

Mr. Joe Thornton holds a Master of Arts degree in English from Miami University of Ohio. He has taught courses in composition, literature, ESL, and creative writing, with special focus areas in multimodal writing and graphic literature. His nonfiction essays and short stories have appeared in The Ryder, Blue Lake Review,  Under the Gum Tree, and Killjoy Magazine. He is Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the literary magazine Bad Pony. He lives and teaches writing in Southeast Michigan. 

This course will help students improve their writing skills by focusing on different styles of writing each week. We will start with shorter writing assignments at the beginning, and build into a larger project toward the end of our time together. By the end of the summer, each student will gain confidence in writing and be able to write across various genres, with a specific focus on essay writing. We will also develop students' analytical skills as well by preparing them to take standardized tests. The conclusion of the semester will culminate with submitting students' writing to Bennington College's Young Writers Awards. Students will also leave this class with a portfolio of work that they can shape into a personal essay that can be used for a college application. 

Week 1

Introduction to class. Unit 1: Personal/Creative Essays.

Week 2

Share Personal/Creative Essay drafts. Revision exercises.

Week 3

Begin Unit 2: Analytical Writing. Discuss literary analysis.

Week 4

Share Analytical essay drafts. Revision exercises. Begin discussing research methods.

Week 5

Begin Unit 3: Persuasive Writing Discuss argumentation styles.

Week 6

Review Persuasive essay drafts. Discuss logical fallacies. Revision exercises. Continue research methods.

Week 7

Begin Unit 4: Research essays. Review research essay drafts.

Week 8

Final research papers and completed writing portfolio.

Teacher :  Joe Thornton

Mr. Joe Thornton holds a Master of Arts degree in English from Miami University of Ohio. He has taught courses in composition, literature, ESL, and creative writing, with special focus areas in multimodal writing and graphic literature. His nonfiction essays and short stories have appeared in The Ryder, Blue Lake Review,  Under the Gum Tree, and Killjoy Magazine. He is Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the literary magazine Bad Pony. He lives and teaches writing in Southeast Michigan.  This is his 3rd time teaching with NCCAE. 

About: This public speaking class will focus on understanding different styles of speech and presenting to improve public speaking skills. Students will practice gaining confidence and comfort in speaking in front of others through games, activities, and discussions, as well as presenting information about different topics.

Week 1

Introduction to Public Speaking

·        Introduction

·        “Get to Know You” Activities

·        Two truths and a lie

·        All About Me Presentation

·        Tips for Public Speaking

Week 2 & 3

Debate

·        What is debate?  Discussion

·        Tips on Speaking with Confidence

·        Pick and Prepare Debates

-Topics including:

Are Zoos Beneficial to Animals in Any Way? Are aliens real?  

Week 4 & 5

Impromptu

·        What is impromptu speaking?

·        Tips on learning to speak without preparation

·        Build a Story

-Students create a story by each student thinking on the spot to create the next part in the story

Week 6 & 7

Persuasive Speaking

·        Persuasive Speaking

·        Tips on how to make speeches convincing

·        Create an infomercial activity

-Students are given a product to talk about and convince the “audience” to buy it

·        Sales presentation – Students are given a brand and have to present about it

Week 8

Informative Speaking

·        Informative Speaking

·        Tips on speaking to inform or tell someone about a specific topic

·        Book Review Speech

-Students give a speech about their favorite books and why they would recommend it to someone

·        Final presentations

 Week 9: Student’s Choice

·   Students will be the focus of the discussion – asking questions and providing activities they would like to work on before wrapping up the class to get ready to use their public speaking skills in everyday situations

If you have any questions – feel free to email me at shannonnierman@gmail.com

Teacher  Introduction:  Ms. Nierman 

Ms. Nierman will be teaching this public speaking/speech class.  She has been a part of the speech community for 12 years.  She debated in both high school and college and currently coach debate, as well as judge forensics.  Besides helping students after school with public speaking, She is  also a 3rd grade teacher in Detroit.

About: This public speaking class is a continuation for students that have taken a previous public speaking course through the program.  Students increase their knowledge of public speaking styles such as debate, forensics, impromptu, presentations, sales, and extemporaneous skills. They will review these styles through discussions, new games and activities, presentations, as well as some research on given speeches. 

Week 1: Informative Speaking

Students will practice informative speaking; focusing on speeches in which they inform the audience about a specific topic, product, or person

·   Informative Invention Activity – Students will inform others about an object as if we do not know what it is – the idea is to strengthen how we provide and present information to someone through speech and conversation

 Week 2: Impromptu

Students will practice speeches that require no preparation time.  They will learn to strengthen confidence in “thinking on their feet”

·   Background Activity – Students will be given a topic to give audience  the background and understanding of it on the spot

·   Continuation Stories – Students will go person by person adding onto each other’s story to form a complete story with everyone’s participation – students will not know what the other students will say until seconds before their turn

 Week 3: Debate

Students will practice debate through argumentation; picking topics of interest and understanding both sides to it 

·   Students will be given topics that have different arguments for and against that idea; they will prepare and present those points as well as answer questions from the audience (other students in the class)

Week 4: Debate & Forensics

Students will move a step further within their debate skills, presenting their strengths and weaknesses of a topic with prior research to support their points 

·   Students will do prior research on the topic, providing specific sources and evidence to support their positions in the debate – this time their classmates will be their opponents

Week 5: Extemporaneous

Students will practice giving speech topics with limited preparation time.  The will have various topics to quickly write out notes and/or research before presenting the speech.

Week 6: Broadcasting

Students will practice confidence and tone in speaking when learning broadcasting.  They will pretend to be news anchors covering different stories.  This will teach them presenting information to an audience and focus on the topic.

·   News Anchor Activity – Students will play the role of a news anchor practicing their ability to discuss and inform audience about the topic, while also focusing on their presentation of how they reveal the news

Week 7: Sales

Students will research a product and gives a sales presentation on what they have found.  They will look up pricing, description of the product, as well as a catchy slogan to get the audience interested in their product.

·   Sales Presentations – Students will research a product or game convincing the class that their product should be picked over any of the competition; allowing the students practice in organization with information and data in speeches

Week 8: Personalized Speeches

Students with have various personalized speeches to construct to start wrapping up the class. Students will practice speaking in a job interview, college admission interview, class president school speeches, and much more. 

Week 9: Student’s Choice

Students will be allowed to provide feedback on what they would like to practice before concluded the class. It can range from a style we’ve practiced to anything that they would like to gain and prepare for before utilizing these strategies in the real world and other classes! 

If you have any questions – feel free to email me at shannonnierman@gmail.com 

Teacher  Introduction:  Ms. Nierman 

Ms. Nierman will be teaching this public speaking/speech class.  She has been a part of the speech community for 12 years.  She debated in both high school and college and currently coach debate, as well as judge forensics.  Besides helping students after school with public speaking, She is  also a 3rd grade teacher in Detroit.

This debate class will focus on understanding debate and argumentation.  Students will be able to use and practice critical thinking skills.  They will practice making persuasive arguments in a series of activities and debates.  Students will also learn how to question opponents and analyze information presented, as well as gain research skills to find accurate information for debates. 

Syllabus (tentative)

Week 1: Introduction to Debate

·        Introduction to debate and argumentation

·        “Get to Know You” Activities

·        Tips for Public Speaking

·        Focus on Debate – what is it?

·        How to act, look, and present your information

·        Introduction to types of debate styles

Week 2 & 3: Persuasive Speaking & Mini Debates

·        Tips on Speaking with Confidence

·        What is persuasive speaking?

·        Infomercial Game – Students will have to inform and persuade others about a product, putting into use persuasion and speaking tips learned in earlier discussions

·        Pick and Prepare Debates

·        Organize mini-debates and points for the debate

·        Present mini-debates

Week 4 & 5: Questioning & Note Taking in Debate

·        Questioning activity – Students will learn to ask direct questions during a debate and throughout speeches

·        Demonstration debate – Students will practice asking relevant questions from the practice debate

·        Flowing – Learning to take notes during speech and debate

·        Absurd statements game – Students will have to give arguments supporting silly topics

Week 6 & 7: Learn to Research, Role of the Judge, & Present Debates with Evidence

·        Research discussion

·        Finding good and bad quality evidence

·        Reading evidence and finding sources

·        Role of the judge discussion – Understanding debate from the audience or judge perspective

·        Structure and present debates with evidence  

Week 8: Impact Calculus Tournament & Final Debates 

·        Impact calculus – Learning how to weigh arguments – deciding whether the pro or con side of the debate has the worse impact

·        Impact framing tournament

·        Present final debates

·        Final Q & A and reflection on debate  

Week 9: Student’s Choice

Students will be allowed to provide feedback on what they would like to practice before concluded the class. It can range from a style we’ve practiced to anything that they would like to gain and prepare for before utilizing these strategies in the real world and other classes! 

Teacher  Introduction:  Ms. Nierman 

Ms. Nierman will be teaching this public speaking/speech class.  She has been a part of the speech community for 12 years.  She debated in both high school and college and currently coach debate, as well as judge forensics.  Besides helping students after school with public speaking, She is  also a 3rd grade teacher in Detroit.

AG Bootcamp will be hosted at Schoolcraft College for two weeks straight in the weekday evenings. Tentative schedule: 7/15 ~ 7/18 and 7/22 ~ 7/25, 6:30pm to 8:30pm. The class size is 10 ~ 15 students (Grade 3 ~ 5th, never play AG before).

Pre-Algebra is a transition course from elementary school arithmetic to middle school algebra. This course can help students to establish good mathematical thinking habits from the beginning, deepen the grasp of basic concepts and basic knowledge, and lay a solid foundation for mathematics learning throughout the middle school and high school period. 

Course plan:  This course needs a total of 22 lessons to cover the entire contents, starting from the summer until mid-December. After completing this course, the student can continue to take Algebra-1 class in the following session. 

About the instructor: PhD in engineering, working in area of engineering design, computation and analysis for automotive industry. He is passionate in mathematics and has been exploring school math for many years. He has unique insights into the system, characteristics and methods of school mathematics. He is enthusiastic about mathematics teaching, hoping to improve students' learning ability and mathematics level, and helping students to lay a solid foundation for future study.

The course will follow the structure in math text books published by McGraw-Hill. 

Algebra 1 is the foundation of middle/high school mathematics. This course can help students establish good mathematical thinking habits, strengthen the understanding of basic concepts, improve problem solving skills, and build a solid foundation for high school math classes. This course is for incoming 6-8 graders who have completed pre-algebra classes. 

Course plan:  This course needs a total of 22 lessons to cover the entire contents, starting from summer until mid-December. After completing this course, the student can continue to take Geometry class in the following winter/spring session. 

About the instructor: PhD in engineering, working in area of engineering design, computation and analysis for automotive industry. He is passionate in mathematics and has been exploring school math for many years. He has unique insights into the system, characteristics and methods of school mathematics. He is enthusiastic about mathematics teaching, hoping to improve students' learning ability and mathematics level, and helping students to lay a solid foundation for future study.

The course will follow the structure in math text books published by McGraw-Hill. 

Algebra 2 is the expansion and enhancement of Algebra 1, and also preparation for the Precalculus class. This course can improve mathematical thinking capability, understanding of high school algebra, and build a solid foundation for higher level mathematics courses. This course is for incoming 7-9 graders who have completed algebra-1 class. 

Course Plan: This course needs a total of 22 lessons to cover the entire contents, starting from summer until mid-December. 

About the instructor: PhD in engineering, working in the area of engineering design, computation and analysis for automotive industry. He is passionate about mathematics and has been exploring school math for many years. He has unique insights into the system, characteristics and methods of school mathematics. He is enthusiastic about mathematics teaching, hoping to improve students’ learning ability and mathematics level, and helping students to lay a solid foundation for future study. 

The course will follow the structure in the math textbook published by McGraw-Hill.

MathCounts is the most prestigious middle school math competition in the United States. Participants are students in grades 6-8 and organized by middle schools. Students participate at school, regional, and state level competitions, and eventually, each state forms a team of 4 players to participate in the national competition in May.

AMC-10 (American Mathematics Contest), is a mathematical competition organized by the Mathematics Association of American, open for all students who are grade 10 and below. This is the first-level competition in selecting the US Math Olympiad team. Hundreds of thousands of students participate every year. Each year, the top 5,000 students at AMC-10 and AMC-12 contests will advance to the next round test: American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME).

This course is helping incoming 5-9 graders to prepare for MathCounts and AMC-10 Competition, teaching the problem solving strategies. The content includes algebra, geometry, number theory, combination and probability. Past MathCounts and AMC-10 questions will be used in the class, and the books from AOPS (Art of Problem Solving) can be used as the reference. 

A placement test will be conducted before the class starts, based on the scores of the test, students will be arranged to different levels. The class size is around 10-15 students.

Each week there will be 2 hours in person instruction at Schoolcraft College. Teachers will introduce various mathematical concepts, and explain the problem solving strategies. Homework will be assigned every week, typical time to complete the homework is about 2 ~ 3 hours. Students submit their answers before the next class. The teacher will explain selected homework questions in the following class. There will be one hour of open office (Zoom meeting) every week, and the teacher can have one-on-one Q & A sessions with the students during this hour.

About the instructors: 

Jason Zhang is a rising college freshman at MIT. He is an APMO bronze winner in 2023, a 3-time USAMO qualifier, as well as a 7-time AIME qualifier. He taught many summer math classes last year at NCCAE and has a lot of experience in teaching competition math.

Michael Lu is a rising senior at Phillips Exeter Academy. In middle school he participated in MathCounts, qualifying for the MathCounts National Competition in 2019 and 2021 (there was no MathCounts Nationals in 2020 due to the pandemic). Michael is also a six-time AIME qualifier, a two-time USAJMO qualifier, and a one-time USAMO qualifier. In his free time, Michael likes to play card games, play soccer, and have fun with his dog Bella. 

Jackson Gong  is a rising junior at Northville High School. He qualified for USAJMO and USAPHO in 2024. He is 4-time qualifier for AIME and was placed Top 33 in HMMT combinatorics round in 2024. He has lots of experience both teaching and competing in the MathCounts competition. 

Drawing, Painting & Design - 1 class (age 4 -7, Saturday, 1-2:30pm ) will introduce and practice the basic skills of drawing , painting and design ,  with the aim of cultivating children's interest in drawing & painting and developing imagination & creativity.  Including teaching cartoon, basic sketching , craft and watercolor. No drawing and painting experience necessary! The teacher will adjust content based on age, level and interest.

Instructor: Yanhong Ye

Ms. Ye obtained Master of Business Administration from University of San Francisco. She is the director  of a licensed art studio. She has taught  Drawing basic and advanced techniques (class A: age 4-7 and class B: age 8+) in MNCCS since 2019 and joined NCCAE in the summer of 2020 for "Drawing and painting" 2 Art classes (age 4-7 and age 8+)

Drawing, Painting & Design - 2 class (age 8+, Saturday, 2:30-4:00pm) , we will focus on the application and practice of hand-drawn & painted skills in design. No drawing and painting experience necessary. The teacher will adjust content based on age, level, and interest.

The class mainly teaches basic skills of hand drawing and painting to apply to real life and future design careers (such as architecture, advertising, fashion, products, etc.), including teaching sketching, cartoons, watercolor , acrylic and craft. Learning perspective, shading,  color theory, layout and composition, etc in design application, and simultaneously teaching  elements of art and  principles of design. We mainly aim to cultivate interests and hobbies, practice  how to be accurate, and quickly create designs to develop and achieve their individual goals.

Instructor: Yanhong Ye

Ms. Ye obtained Master of Business Administration from University of San Francisco. She is the director  of a licensed art studio. She has taught  Drawing basic and advanced techniques (class A: age 4-7 and class B: age 8+) in MNCCS since 2019 and joined NCCAE in the summer of 2020 for "Drawing and painting" 2 Art classes (age 4-7 and age 8+)

In this class, students will experiment with digital drawing using the Procreate app. The class is perfect for students who have little or no experience in digital art. We will start with teaching the basics of techniques: set-up digital workplace, the use of different paintbrushes, color palette, layers, shapes, plus other fun digital drawing tips and tricks. Once students are familiar with the app, they will use it to quickly capture their imagination. For each class, students will follow the instructor to do in-class drawing practices. The practice includes various drawing topics:  food, animal, character, festival, and much more. 

Students will need to have an iPad and an Apple Pencil, also need ProCreate app ($10 at Apple App store). An iPad Pro is recommended but not required.

Instructor: Yanhong Ye

Ms. Ye obtained Master of Business Administration from University of San Francisco. She is the director  of a licensed art studio. She has taught  Drawing basic and advanced techniques (class A: age 4-7 and class B: age 8+) in MNCCS since 2019 and joined NCCAE in the summer of 2020 for "Drawing and painting" 2 Art classes (age 4-7 and age 8+)

This beginner’s course will help students to develop core transferable skills that can apply to any area of 3D design (from furniture to lifestyle products, tableware, home office, lighting, and more) and beyond, giving you an insight into how they all work, and an idea of different areas that use 3D design. Not only will this course allow you to gain basic design skills and an understanding of the concepts, these skills and understandings will benefit you in many other aspects, both STEM related (math, spatial awareness, problem solving, and logic) and not (creativity, flexibility, and project planning). During the following months, we will be teaching STEM and engineering using TinkerCAD, with a focus on project-based learning. You will learn how to use the mechanics of 3D CAD Software to bring your design into reality. We will create a variety of different objects, from dream houses to action figures to a personal logo using the powers of CAD. The software we will be mainly focusing on in this beginner’s course is Autodesk's TinkerCAD, a well renowned educational CAD platform with over 50 million registered users and 7 million monthly active users. We will also spend a short period of time introducing the mechanics of Fusion 360, in order to give our students a basic understanding of more advanced CAD software.

Instructor: Yun Chen

Dr. Yun Chen is Sr. Software Architect at Autodesk, where he has spent his past 20 years working on major CAD software to help manufacturing designers to be more productive on products like Autodesk Invertor and Vault.  Yun has a Ph.D. degree from Purdue University with focus on Structures and Materials. 

NCCAE Chess class has consistently achieved impressive results in various local chess competitions. Children who love to play chess also want to continue sharpen their skills. Coach Joshua will continue to run the chess classes. This spring, Chess classes is focus for the beginner level. Coach will have one specific topic to cover and the students will have opportunities to compete with each other in a mini tournament on each class.

Children in beginner class do not require any previous knowledge of chess.

Coach: 

Alan Zheng

Alan is a high school senior at Salem High School and will attend University of Michigan in the coming fall. He has been playing chess since he was 6 years old. His peak USCF rating is 1893, which is in the 95th percentile of players nationally. He won 2nd place in the 2021 Ohio Chess Congress and 1st place in the 2022 Chicago Open.

He has taught chess lessons for the past 2 summers and have the most experience working with beginner to intermediate players.

NCCAE Chess class has consistently achieved impressive results in various local chess competitions. Children who love to play chess also want to continue sharpen their skills. Coach Joshua will continue to run the chess classes. Chess classes are divided into primary, intermediate and advanced classes based on the level. Coach will have one specific topic to cover and the students will have opportunities to compete with each other in a mini tournament on each class.

There will be a placement test about one week before the semester. 

Children in beginner class do not require any previous knowledge of chess.

Children in the intermediate and advanced classes need to have  some chess knowledge and have at least one-year of experience playing chess.

Coach: Alan Zheng

Alan is a high school senior at Salem High School and will attend University of Michigan in the coming fall. He has been playing chess since he was 6 years old. His peak USCF rating is 1893, which is in the 95th percentile of players nationally. He won 2nd place in the 2021 Ohio Chess Congress and 1st place in the 2022 Chicago Open.

He has taught chess lessons for the past 2 summers and have the most experience working with beginner to intermediate players.

《西游记》是中国古典文学四大名著之一，叙述了唐僧师徒四人去西天取经的故事。 情节跌宕起伏，读起来让人欲罢不能。故事以外，书中的字里行间还洋溢着博大精深的中华文化。它涵盖了丰富的地理、历史、宗教和语言知识，集大中华文化于一书，是学生在语言中学文化，在文化中学语言的上佳选材。暑假让学生暂时离开稍显枯燥的中文课本，和唐僧师徒四人一起来探险吧！本课程阅读量较大，建议十岁以上学生报名。

课程安排：

第一周   第一回：美猴王出世        第二回：猴王学本领

第二周   第三回： 喜得金箍棒       第四回：不当养马官

第三周   第五回：大闹蟠桃会        第六回：天兵战大圣   第七回：被压五行山

第四周   第八回：唐僧救悟空        第九回：降伏小白龙

第五周   第十回：计收猪八戒        第十一回：大战流沙河

第六周   第十二回：三打白骨精    第十三回：八戒讨救兵

第七周   第十四回：三借芭蕉扇    第十五回：真假美猴王

第八周   第十六回：取经回大唐

主讲老师：李军

李军老师执教于新世纪中文学校多年。她善于运用多媒体手段，情景交融地使孩子们在趣味中学习中国语言及文化。课堂上她耐心讲解，循循善诱，鼓励每个孩子与老师的互动，激发与培养学生对中文的兴趣。李军老师丰富的教学语言，严谨认真，却不乏风趣幽默的教学风格深受广大学生和家长的喜爱和认可。

教学对象：一 二 三年级水平的孩子，至少要会拼音。

教学目标：

阅读是所有学科的基础。学好阅读，收益终身。该课程主要针对一年级以上，有一定识字基础并且会拼音的孩子。课旨在培养学生良好的阅读习惯, 训练独立思考的能力。在阅读的过程中理解美词美句，加强对于文章的整体理解，从而提高阅读能力，培养概括能力和理解能力。课程中所采用的文章难度均在部编版《语文》一年级上下难度。（有部分会文章会来自《语文》教材） 

主讲老师：盛欣老师

盛老师热爱中文教学，上课认真负责，有很强的亲和力，善于创建一个轻松愉快的课堂氛围。对于每一节课都有着严谨的教学计划，同时结合多媒体让课堂变的更加生动活跃。在整学年的课程中让同学们在学习中能够循序渐进，增强学习中文的信心和热情，为中文的学习打好良好的基础。