2016 ~ 2017 School Year – October Newsletter

Highlights of School Events

  • Join us to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival at Radford University! BCS students will join for two performances.
  • Join us to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival at Virginia Tech Haymarket Theatre on Oct. 22nd at 7:00pm.
  • Save the date on Nov.19th Sat. 6:00pm-8:00pm@Multipurpose Room at Blacksburg Community Center for BCS Family Fall Party! Come for a potluck gathering, Chinese cultural activities, and more information about Annual NCACLS SAT II Chinese simulation test and 2016 Christmas Town Parade. Please spread the words to friends and families. More details will be sent out later on.

Introducing New Classes……

  • Folk Dance Preschool Group (For 4-6 girls) 民族舞幼儿班 *Starting from November. Please click the red button on the right side, and register before 10/20 and we will contact you soon. – Introducing NEW professional instructor Ms. MengMeng to BCS families: She is a professional Chinese folk dancer, current director of Music and Dance School at Yantai University in China, and the vice-president of Yantai City Dancers Association. This class are to introduce basic dance skills plus traditional folk dance with different styles using many props, such as fan, umbrella, or spinning scarf etc. Traditional colorful costumes from China create a blaze of color on the stage. Students will have abundant performance opportunities for special festivals or events annually, not only in Blacksburg community, but also in the NRV surround areas.
  • Folk Dance Children Group (For 7-11 girls) 民族舞少儿班 *Starting from November. Please click the red button on the right side, and register before 10/20 and we will contact you soon. 
  • 中国素描写生班 (如您感兴趣,请于10/20之前点击右边红色 Registration Now按钮,选择Chinese Drawing Class注册,我们会尽快联系您讨论开课时间。) 谢谢!
    • Saturday @BCS Classroom at 3:00pm-5:00pm

Current Classes are still OPEN for enrollment……

CLICK “Register NOW” for more class information!!! 

  • Heritage Chinese Level 1/2/3/4/6 中文母语班
    • H1/H2/H4 @BCS Classroom at 1:30pm-3:00pm
    • H3/H6 @BCS Classroom at 3:15pm-4:45pm
  • NH-Chinese Play Group – This course is designed for age 3-6 children with NO/little Chinese background. Come join us every Saturday for 60minutes to explore Chinese language and culture through games, songs, poems, traditional crafts and more! Learning Chinese is fun and simple!
    • Saturday @BCS Classroom at 4:00pm-5:00pm
  • NH-Happy Chinese – These courses are designed for age 5-8 non-heritage children with some Chinese/immersion program background. The goal is to prepare students enough basic listening and speaking skills, help them successfully step up to Heritage classes to start learning reading and writing characters. Come join us once or twice a week for 60/90 minutes to continue  exploring Chinese language and culture.
    • Saturday @BCS Classroom at 10:30am-12:00pm
    • Thursday @Kipps Elementary at 4:00-5:00pm
  • Folk Dance Teen Group (For 12+ girls)
    • Sundays 2:00-4:00pm @ YMCA Dance Studio: 10/30; 11/6; 11/13; 11/20; 12/4; 12/11
  • Chinese YoYo Group – Experience Chinese culture through a cool, fun and attractive traditional Chinese martial art. Children enrolled the regularly attending. This class will have the options to perform in NRV areas. This class is for 6+ boys and girls.
    • 11/12 (Sat) 4:30-5:30 pm
    • 11/19 (Sat) 6:30-7:30 pm
    • 12/3 (Sat) 6:30-7:30 pm
    • 12/11 (Sun) 2:00-3:00 pm