Last updated on 09/09/2011

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  • Welcome back on 9/10/2011!

2011-2012 School Year Calendar

Currently we have 60 families and 100 students. Your 4 years old youngsters are welcome to join us. Seats are still available. Print the registration form and send it with your check to P.O. Box 2022 Westfield, NJ 07091-2022.

History

Union Chinese School was established in 1979. It started with 6 families and 10 students. It grew to about 300 families and 430 students in 1996. Many families were from the Edison Township. Three additional Chinese Schools were formed in the Edison area in 1997, so that some of families and students had transferred to Chinese Schools in Edison at that time. Now, Union Chinese School has about 60 families and 100 students. (School logos)

UCS is a non-profit sub-organization under Chinese American Cultural Association. You may send your donation via United Way "Chinese American Cultural Association-Union, PO Box 2022 Westfield, NJ 07091 Agency No 031608".

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Location

Currently, it resides in Thomas Alva Edison Intermediate High School at 800 Rahway Ave. Westfield, NJ 07090. We have rented the location since 1988.

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Classes

We offer about 17 language classes and about 11 culture classes on Saturday mornings from mid September to early June (see school calendar). There are 2 hours of Mandarin language class and 1 hour culture class each week from 9 am to noon. Adult culture classes are from 9 am to 11 am.

Language Classes are for kids at preschool age (4 to 6 years old), from Chinese-speaking families (Traditional Track Grade 1 to 10), and from non-Chinese-speaking families (CSL Track prep to CSL4).

Students in Traditinal Track will learn Traditional Chinese characters and ZhuYin (phonetic). When they reach fourth grade, they will also learn HanYu PinYin to prepare for the Chinese SAT II test.

Curriculum in the preschool and CSL Track will focus on verbal Chinese (conversation, speaking and listening comprehension). HanYuPinYin, reading and writing of traditional Chinese characters will be slowly introduced when appropriate.

Culture classes include Chinese music instrument, folk dance, chess, fundamental drawing, calligraphy, singing, arts and crafts, Chinese yo-yo, hand craft.

Adult Culture classes include Tai-Chi, calligraphy, social dancing, and Yoga.

Detailed information of curriculum. (2011-2012 classes)

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Activities

Our parents organize many school activities. The biggest event is our Chinese New Year Show, and it's free for everyone. The show is followed by a dinner party with a lot of fun prgrams. Throughout the school year, there are many educational contests such as: speech, drawing, and writing contests. We also hold a graduation ceremony, teacher's appreciation banquet and family picnic at the end of the school year.

Registration

Please contact principal email: ucs.principal at yahoo.com or vice principal email: ucs.viceprincipal at yahoo.com for detailed information. If you are interested in teaching at the school, please :qnote the following: Teaching positions are only for the people who are US citizens or residents; have passionate about teaching; use email; know Traditional characters, Phonetics (for Traditional Track), and HanYu PinYin. If you qualify, please fill out the Job Application Form, and send it to PO Box 2022 Westfield NJ 07091 or email it to us.

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