2023-2024学年年级选择参考信息

Grade Selection Guide

 

入学年龄：原则上，2018年9月1日或之前出生的学生，才能报名本校2023-2024学年的学前班或以上年级。学校将在开学时，针对学前班和一年级插班生，检查相关身份文件确认出生日期。

在2018年9月1日之后但2018年12月1日或之前出生的学生，如果

1）中文听说没有困难，并且，

2）2023-2024学年将入读公立或私立小学学前班，则可以报名学前班。学校将根据师资力量尽量录取。录取后，学校会1）检查相关身份文件确认出生日期，

3）检查公立或私立小学相关录取文件确认入学状态，

4）检查学生中文听说能力。

Entry Age: Generally speaking, only the students born on or before September 1st, 2018, can enroll for Kindergarten or higher grades at Spartan Chinese School in the 2022-2023 school year. The School will check the identification documents of the kindergarteners and new 1st graders to confirm their birth dates.

For a student born after September 1st, 2018, but on or before December 1st, 2018, if the student

1) has no difficulty listening and speaking Chinese, AND

2) is enrolled in kindergarten at a public or private school on weekdays during the 2023-2024 school year, he/she can register for our kindergarten program. The school will try its best to enroll the student as long as we have enough teachers and class capacity. After enrollment, the School will 1) check identification documents to confirm the birth date,

3) need a document from the public or private school to confirm the enrollment there, and

4) assess the student’s listening and speaking skills.

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学前班：对中文识字/写字量没有要求，但授课将以全中文进行，学生应具备基本的中文听说能力。

Kindergarten: There is no minimum Chinese reading or writing vocabulary requirement for Kindergarten enrolment, but the class will be an immersion style in which the teacher speaks only Chinese, so the students should have basic listening and speaking skills in Chinese.

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一年级（马立平第一册）：对中文识字量也没有硬性要求，但要求具备基本听说能力和拼音基础。

1st Grade (Maliping Chinese Volume 1): No minimum Chinese vocabulary is required to enroll in the 1st grade either, but basic listening, speaking, and pinyin skills are required. 

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二年级（马立平第二册）：基本要求学完了马立平教材第一册（累计识字305个），如果如果涉及到换教材，或者对孩子对之前学习内容的掌握情况有疑问，可以进行入学前自测（https://extendedforms.io/form/9393057a-41cf-4508-bd20-f67f49b2e03e/login)，以判断是否适合读二年级。

2nd Grade (Maliping Chinese Volume 2): The default prerequisite for 2nd grade is finishing Mapliping Chinese Volume 1, which means the accumulated vocabulary reaches 305 Chinese characters. If the Student is switching textbook systems or is not sure about the readiness, feel free to take the readiness self-assessments (https://extendedforms.io/form/9393057a-41cf-4508-bd20-f67f49b2e03e/login), which will help decide whether the Student is ready for 2nd Grade.

 

三年级（马立平第三册）：基本要求学完了马立平教材第二册（累计识字682个），如果如果涉及到换教材，或者对孩子对之前学习内容的掌握情况有疑问，可以进行入学前自测（https://extendedforms.io/form/93aa6b58-7791-47b6-a191-1814354030e4/login)，以判断是否适合读三年级。

3rd Grade (Maliping Chinese Volume 3): The default prerequisite for 3rd grade is finishing Mapliping Chinese Volume 2, which means the accumulated vocabulary reaches 682 Chinese characters. If the Student is switching textbook systems or is not sure about the readiness, feel free to take the readiness self-assessments (https://extendedforms.io/form/93aa6b58-7791-47b6-a191-1814354030e4/login), which will help decide whether the Student is ready for 3rd Grade.

 

四年级（马立平第四册）：基本要求学完了马立平教材第三册（累计识字1035个），如果如果涉及到换教材，或者对孩子对之前学习内容的掌握情况有疑问，可以进行入学前自测（https://extendedforms.io/form/93aa6f7e-c952-487f-823d-b3fc81674d7e/login)，以判断是否适合读四年级。

4th/5th Grade (Maliping Chinese Volume 4): The default prerequisite for 4th/5th grade is finishing Mapliping Chinese Volume 3, which means the accumulated vocabulary reaches 1035 Chinese characters. If the Student is switching textbook systems or is not sure about the readiness, feel free to take the readiness self-assessments (https://extendedforms.io/form/93aa6f7e-c952-487f-823d-b3fc81674d7e/login), which will help decide whether the Student is ready for 45h/5th Grade. 
 

五年级（马立平第五册）：基本要求学完了马立平教材第四册（累计识字1344个），如果如果涉及到换教材，或者对孩子对之前学习内容的掌握情况有疑问，可以进行入学前自测（https://extendedforms.io/form/93aa70a3-0817-4664-8ca9-a8ff84671307/login)，以判断是否适合读五/六年级。由于五/六年级教材和进度相同，本学年将合并为一个班级。

5th Grade (Maliping Chinese Volume 5): The default prerequisite for 6th grade is finishing Mapliping Chinese Volume 4, which means the accumulated vocabulary reaches 1344 Chinese characters. If the Student is switching textbook systems or is not sure about the readiness, feel free to take the readiness self-assessments (https://extendedforms.io/form/93aa70a3-0817-4664-8ca9-a8ff84671307/login), which will help decide whether the Student is ready for 6th Grade. 

 

七年级（马立平第六册）：基本要求学完了马立平教材第五册（累计识字1493个），如果涉及到换教材，或者对孩子对之前学习内容的掌握情况有疑问，可以尝试阅读马立平教材第五册西游记第一回（https://www.heritagechinese.com/static/common/pdf/05-xiyouji.pdf），以能否基本顺利阅读来判断是否适合读七年级。由于六/七年级教材和进度相同，本学年将合并为一个班级。

7th Grade  (Maliping Chinese Volume 6): The default prerequisite for 7th grade is finishing Mapliping Chinese Volume 5, which means the accumulated vocabulary reaches 1493 Chinese characters. If the Student is switching from another textbook system or is unsure about the readiness, feel free to read the first chapter of The Journey to the West adapted by Maliping (https://www.heritagechinese.com/static/common/pdf/05-xiyouji.pdf). If the Student can read it without much difficulty, he/she should be ready for 7th grade. The 6th and 7th grades will be merged as one class since they will use the same volume of the same textbook system.

 

八年级（马立平第七册）：基本要求累计识字1144个，并有基本的中文自主阅读能力和作文能力。学生应具有公立学校八年级学生同等认知水平，以确保能够参加班级各项学习活动。

8th Grade (Maliping Chinese Volume 7): The default prerequisite for 8th grade is having the accumulated vocabulary that reaches 1144 Chinese characters and being able to conduct basic Chinese reading independently and write short essays in Chinese. The Student should be cognitively as mature as the 8th graders in public schools to participate in the learning activities as the class peers.

 

九年级：基本要求累计识字1328个，并有较高的中文自主阅读能力和作文能力。学生应具有公立学校九年级学生同等认知水平，以确保能够参加班级各项学习活动。

9th Grade (Maliping): The default prerequisite for 9th grade is an accumulated vocabulary that reaches 1328 Chinese characters and can conduct more advanced Chinese reading independently and write essays in Chinese. The Student should be cognitively as mature as the 9th graders in public schools to participate in the learning activities as their class peers.

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AP备考班：要求完成了本校九年级学习。之前没有就读过本校九年级的学生，如报名AP备考班，将由AP备考班老师组织入学摸底考试，以帮助判断是否适合读AP备考班。

AP Preparation Class: The default AP class prerequisite is finishing the 9th Grade in Spartan Chinese School. An entry assessment will be conducted by the teacher of the AP Preparation Class to all students who didn't attend the 9th grade in the School and register in the AP Class to decide whether the student is ready for AP Preparation Class.