Time and Dates: Sunday afternoons 1PM to 5PM from September through May. School Year lasts more than 31 weeks and includes Chinese New Year Gala in January or February and End of School Year Assembly in May.

Location: Great Valley High School in Malvern (225 N. Phoenixville Pike, Malvern, PA 19355).

Language Instruction

• Montessori Chinese PreK (ages 3-5)
• Montessori Chinese Kindergarten (ages 4-6)
• Chinese as a Heritage Language (CHL, Grades K and Up) - Intensive Track (马立平 MLP Textbook)
• Chinese as a Heritage Language (CHL, Grades PreK and Up) - Regular Track (美洲华语 MZHY Textbook)
• Chinese as a Second Language (CSL, Levels 1 and Up)
• Adult Chinese
• AP Chinese

Enrichment

• Computer Animation
• Computer Coding(Scratch, Python, Java)
• Crafts
• Drawing/Art (Foundational, Sketching)
• Honors English
• International Chess
• Math Kangaroo
• Math Enrichment
• MATHCOUNTS
• SAT Prep

Chinese Arts & Culture

• Calligraphy & Painting
• Chinese Martial Arts
• Chinese Classical Dance
• Folk Dance (for Children and Adults)

Sports

• Self Defense
• Tennis
• Fencing

All classes are 50 minutes except for CHL, CSL, AP Chinese, and Montessori K, which are two 50-minute sessions with a 10 minute break in between. Language classes are taught by native Mandarin speakers. Most non-language classes are taught in English.

Clubs (Free or Minimal Cost)

Many clubs help to enrich our community life. No need to register except Public Speaking &Debate Club.Just let the specific Club’s manager know.Check out more details here

• Badminton
• Basketball
• Cards & Games
• English for Seniors
• Fitness
• Origami
• Public Speaking & Debate
• Photography & Video
• Ping Pong
• Taiji
• Tea

Choose any one of the following options to register for classes:

• On line: Register online here. Create an account if you are new. Select classes. Pay online.


• Multi-Class Discount
  If a family registers for more than one class, class with highest tuition is regular price, but tuition of the 2nd, 3rd, etc. class of this family is 10% off.


• By mail: Print registration form, fill out, sign, and mail the completed form with your payment to
  Main Line Chinese Culture Center
  P. O. Box 745
  Bryn Mawr, PA 19010.


• In person: Go to our Weekend School during school hours or go to our Summer Camp during camp hours and give us the registration and payment. Please check our school calendar posted on our homepage for days and hours our school is in session, and our Summer Camp webpage for camp’s days and hours.

Students can withdraw from a class at any time. To withdraw from a class, please send an email to info@mlccc.org and state the student's name, class name, time of the class, and effective date of the withdrawal. You can also go to the school administrator's desk to complete and hand in a withdrawal form.

First class is a free trial:

• If decide to register after the trial, then must register for the entire school year and pay the registration fee
• If decide not to register after the trial, then you will get full refund of tuition payment, including registration fee if paid any.

Withdrawal after the second class:

• Registration fees are non-refundable.
• Unused portion of tuition minus a handling fee of $10 per student will be refunded.

Long term leave

• For continuous leave of 3 weeks or more, such as for travel, notify school 1 month in advance for full refund of missed classes.

The MLCCC Weekend School holds several academic contests each year to promote students' interest in Chinese language learning by challenging them to realize their full Chinese language potential.

Song Li Cup Chinese Essay/Story Contest (李松杯中文写作比赛)

Sponsored by Song Li China Culture Foundation
Format: Essay or picture story.
Groups: Students are grouped by age and CHL or CSL.
Must include participant’s name, class, teacher’s name, parent’s or guardian’s contact email on each essay.
All essays will be published in MLCCC’s Official WeChat Account.
Prizes: Participation awards and souvenirs for all and prizes for top performers.
View past essays here.

Chinese Speech Contest

Format: Recite from memory in front of a panel of judges.
Groups: Students are grouped by grade level and CHL or CSL. Points are deducted for speeches that are too short or too long. Prizes: Participation awards and prizes for top performers.
View past contest videos here.

Chinese Character Recognition Contest

Format: This is similar to a vocabulary test. A contestant is presented with Chinese words or characters by a judge, and needs to instantly recall the pronunciation of the word or character and sometimes also its meaning. A contestant is not competing against another student. Simply, the more characters a contestant recognizes, the higher his/her score is.
Eligibility:

• CHL Grade 1 and up
• CSL Level 1 and up

Rules:

• Characters are taken from each grade level’s textbook vocabulary.
• Both current grade level’s vocabulary and prior grade levels’ vocabulary are tested.
• Depending on grade level and whether CHL or CSL, each contestant is usually presented with at least 100, sometimes 150 characters.
• CHL students just need to pronounce the characters.
• CSL students need to also give the meaning of the characters.

Prizes:
Participation awards and prizes for top performers. Word Lists

• CHL MLP Word List
• CHL MZHY Word List
• CHL AP Word List
• CSL Word List

Chinese Character Recognition Application:
The app enables users to practice through simulated contests, thereby offering a comprehensive learning experience.

明朗中文学校-学习中文坚持不懈奖-规则

MLCCC Weekend School - Persistency Award for Chinese Learning - Guidelines

Our "Song Li Persistency Award for Chinese Learning", sponsored by the Song Li China Culture Foundation, was established to award our Weekend School students who have persistently spent years of personal time learning Chinese by attending our Weekend School Chinese language classes. We also hope that this award will encourage all of our Weekend School students to demonstrate a persistent effort and take pride in learning Chinese and attending Chinese Weekend School.

The guidelines for the Persistency Award for Chinese Learning are as follows:

COVID-SPECIFIC ADJUSTMENT:
Although this award has traditionally only accepted 2-hr classes to accrue toward the award, due to the unusual virtual environment caused by the pandemic, we are accepting 1-hr virtual CHL-K and Montessori K classes that were held in the 2020-2021 school year to be eligible to accrue for this award. Monetary size of award is not changed. Example, student who enrolls in 1-hr CHL-K in 2020-2021, then 2-hr CHL-G1 in 2021-2022, 2-hr CHL-G2 in 2022-2023 will have earned the 3-Year $100 Award by the end of 2022-2023 school year.

1. A student who has completed the below number of years/terms of our Chinese language class (such CHL, CSL, or 2-hr-in-person or 1-hr-virtual Kindergarten classes) in MLCCC Weekend School will be awarded a Persistency Award Certificate and the corresponding tuition credit at the end of the eligible school year.
   • 3 years (or 9 terms) of CHL or CSL classes - certificate and $100 tuition credit (cumulative)
   • 6 years (or 18 terms) of CHL or CSL classes - certificate and $250 tuition credit (cumulative)
   • 10 years (or 30 terms) of CHL or CSL classes - certificate and $500 tuition credit (cumulative)
   The above award levels are cumulative -- any student who qualifies for the 6-year award who has already received the 3-year award will receive the difference between the two award levels (i.e. $150 tuition credit).


2. Historically ONE hour Chinese language classes such as Montessori Pre-K do NOT accrue toward the Persistency Award.


3. Must be enrolled in the entire Term to count towards Persistency Award. E.g.: if pays tuition from Day 2, then does not count as full Term.


4. The tuition credit is only transferrable within the same family (such as to a younger sibling).


5. The qualifying years/terms do not need to be consecutive, as long as the total number of years/terms enrolled in MLCCC's CHL or CSL classes reach the above levels. For example, students who have left the school and come back can still count the time they have accrued before leaving toward this award.


6. Accumulations from different years are acceptable. For example, since our school year consists of 3 terms, as long as you accumulate 9 terms (3 terms per year x 3 years) of CHL or CSL class time, then you qualify for the $100 award level.


7. The qualifying years/terms will be determined according to MLCCC Weekend School's registration records.


8. The award is focused on students' persistence, regardless of their grades and/or performance.


9. The award is focused on learning the Chinese language. Therefore, the period that a student registers for only culture classes such as Drawing, Martial Arts, etc. will not count toward the award.


10. Qualified students need to apply for the award and only currently registered Weekend School students are eligible to apply.


11. All teachers' and administrators' children are qualified to receive the certificate but not the monetary award.

We congratulate our students who qualify for any of the above-mentioned award levels, and encourage more students to reach the highest level possible!

2021 Song Li Persistency Award Application Form

MLCCC PTO Committee

MLCCC PTO is made up of parent volunteers to serve our students, teachers and parents.
Our mission is to enhance the cultural experience and help build a community for MLCCC families from all different backgrounds. In addition to assisting school administrators with events, PTO will host additional activities to enrich our students’ learning environment. Together with the excellent academic programs by our dedicated teaching staff, these activities provide a holistic approach to learning both the Chinese language and its rich and extensive culture.
As the old saying goes: It takes a village to raise a child! Parent participation is essential to the success of our PTO. We truly appreciate the talents and enthusiasm of any parent volunteer. We welcome you to participate or help in any way you prefer. Please feel free to ask questions and/or contribute ideas during school hours or email to PTO.

MLCCC Clubs

MLCCC strives to provide safe and comfortable spaces for our parents to enjoy while their children are learning. All clubs are free, while donation is appreciated to help with the rental expense.

Public Speaking &Debate Club: Public speaking ability, thinking on your feet, are skills that we all need to improve in.

Fitness Club: from aerobics to Zumba, it welcomes young and old for a sweating fun time together.

Karaoke, Games, and Cards Club: Whether you enjoy dueling quietly over a chess board, or singing your hearts out in front of a microphone, this club has something for everyone!

Photography and Video Club: learn to take awesome photos of your children! The Club has been a key part in audio, video, and photographic support of schoolwide events throughout the year. Thank you!

Story Club: is the perfect place for preschoolers to be while waiting for their older siblings to finish class. Listen to a story, do a craft, learn some Chinese.

Taiji Club: led by the nationally certified Taiji instructor Ms. Shao, there is no reason not to join. It's fun and healthy for young and old, body and mind.

Tea Club: Come and sip a cup of tea, take a load off, enjoy a good conversation. All supplies are contributed by club members.

Yoga Club: is taught by a registered Power Yoga teacher (RYT-200) and member of the Power Yoga Alliance, Ms. Esther Estes who is also a former physician. You get sore but it is so good for you.

School Store

The purpose of the School Store is to provide healthy snacks and drinks to our students. It is run by our PTO and other parent volunteers. It opens every Sunday during our school hours. Our students love the School Store; they enjoy shopping/purchasing their favorite items with their hard-earned school dollars. Items are provided by our PTO and we also welcome donations from parents. Most wanted items include:

1. Healthy snacks
2. Organic milk
3. Small size Chinese culture related artifacts

Weekend School Testimonials

"We love MLCCC! My kids not only improved their Chinese, but also enjoyed all kinds of cultural activities held at MLCCC. The teachers are great, very loving and encouraging, and very responsible. Special events such as the Mid-Autumn Concert, Chinese New Year Gala and School-Year Assembly are always our family's favorite times. We have been so happy that we found MLCCC as our kids' weekend Chinese school for the past two years."

"We changed to the weekend school from another school-based program in the area. MLCCC staff were so welcoming and helped us find the right level for him. He fit right in. The teacher was excellent! The class was well structured around the lessons in the book with the right balance on the didactics and the speaking/practical part. The teacher did a great job managing the classroom and drew appropriate participation from several energetic boys and very quiet girls. My son loves Chinese and thrived at the school. We are not native speakers but he was able to make and sustain his progress. We are looking forward to the fall semester!"

"The Chinese Calligraphy and Painting class has been extremely fun and is also a therapeutic journey. I am looking forward to continuing with the class."

"MLCCC is a great place to learn Chinese language and culture. The Center is very well run and the teachers are excellent."

"Excellent cultural center. Well organized!"

Written by a parent of the MLCCC Chinese Weekend School

Our Weekend School is located at the Great Valley High School on Sunday afternoons September through May, at:
225 N. Phoenixville Pike
Malvern, PA 19355

Our Mailing Address is:
Main Line Chinese Culture Center
P. O. Box 745
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

Phone: 610-909-6094

Email: info@mlccc.org