各位华夏成员：
我们是2012-2013年大纽约华夏中文学校（HXGNY）的管理团队。在短短七天里，经过全体团队不懈的努力，在许多家长的帮助下，我们在Purchase College, SUNY的新学校基本准备就绪。我们在此向大家汇报一下开学准备工作。
- 大纽约华夏中文学校的网站已经开通，网址为：http://www.hxgny.org
- 以林骏教授为校长、姚大纯博士为家长会会长的HXGNY领导团队已基本形成。我们欢迎更多志愿者加入我们的行列。在HXGNY， 我们将秉承华夏的志愿者精神，积极为大家服务。
- 优秀的教师团队是建设学校的基础。我们很高兴地告诉大家到目前为止，2011-2012学年在册的纽约华夏教师中，已有十九名中文语言课教师、十五名文化课教师加盟我们的新校址，这包括很多标准中文教师和全部的马立平及美洲华语实验班的老师。另有一些文化课、语言课教师正在协商中，预计开学前会有更多华夏老师和我们一起搬到新学校。我们还签约了一些教育背景非常强的新教师。我们感谢这些老师的参与，也期望着更多老师的加入。请查阅教师资历。
- 新学年课程设计已经完成。为了给家长们更多的教材选择空间，我们将根据学生注册结果，开通一至九年级的美洲华语和标准中文，一至五年级的马立平班级。在学校的网站上，我们提供了选课指南和教学评估报告，帮助家长选择适合学生的教材。请参考语言课设置。
- 在中文语言课之外，我们还将开设二十余门文化课。这里既可以看到大家所熟悉的舞蹈、棋类等HXNY的传统课程，也有少儿瑜伽，iPad应用程序设计，金融理财简介等新课。我们还将根据家长要求，开办更丰富的文化课供灵活选择，以提高学生的全面素质。欢迎有特长并有意愿开设新颖文化课的家长跟我们联系。请参考文化课设置。
- 为了让家长们在HXGNY有更丰富的活动，我们设计了棋牌和阅读俱乐部等多个家长社团。在新学年里，我们会组织多样化的讲座。目前，我们已经获准使用运动馆、足球场等设施，同时我们还在洽谈使用SUNY专业舞蹈室、游泳池、网球场等更多的学校设施的具体条文。
- 为方便家长和孩子午餐，我们已经与SUNY Purchase商定, 大家可以在SUNY Purchase的所有Cafeteria就餐。除此之外，我们将根据需求，考虑设立我们专有的Mock Cafeteria, 提供大家事先预定的中餐。
- 在线注册系统即将准备完毕，注册开始时间为八月八日。
在美丽的SUNY Purchase 校园，我们将承继华夏的志愿者精神，探索新的教学理念、教学方法，专注提高中文教育水平，传承中国文化，为社区服务。桃李不言，下自成蹊。 我们相信经过大家默默的奉献，不息的努力，大纽约华夏会成为一个多彩和谐的华人社区，一个孩子们学习中文和中国文化的乐园。
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这是舞蹈老师给报名参加舞蹈班的同学们的一封信。
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Dear Huaxia Members:
As the 2012-2013 administration team of Huaxia Chinese School of Greater New York (HXGNY), we are pleased to announce that we made significant progress in preparing for the new school year on our new campus at Purchase College, SUNY. Here is a summary of what we，along with many devoted volunteers, have accomplished in a short week.
- The HXGNY web site http://www.hxgny.org is now open to public.
- Under the leadership of Prof. Jun Lin and Dr. DaChun Yao, the new school admin and parent council team have been formed. We welcome more people to join us. Our teams are committed to serve the community with dedication and hard work.
- Dedicated teaching staff is crucial for the school. We are glad to inform everyone that at this point, many former HXNY teachers will join HXGNY, among them are 19 language class teachers and 15 culture class teachers. These include all the MLP and Mei Zhou Hua Yu experimental class teachers, and many Standard Chinese class teachers. Discussions with other teachers are ongoing. We expect more will join us before school year starts. We have also recruited new teachers with strong educational credentials. We’d like to express our gratitude to all teachers. Please click here for Teachers’ Credentials.
- We have drafted the curriculum for the new school year. Depending on student enrollment, we will offer Mei Zhou Hua Yu and Standard Chinese classes from first to ninth grades, MLP class from first to fifth grades. To help parents choose the suitable class, we provide a class selection guide on our web site. Please check out ourLanguage Class Selection.
- In addition to all the language classes, we are also going to offer over 20 culture classes, among which you can find traditional HXNY classes like folk dancing, chess, etc, and new offerings such as yoga for kids, iPad apps design and introduction to finance, etc. If you have talents and ideas and are willing to lead innovative culture classes that will stimulate students’ interests and expand their knowledge, we want to hear from you. Please check out our Culture Class Selection.
- To help parents have a more enjoyable time on the new campus, we have planned a number of parents’ clubs such as the poker and chess or book clubs. Various seminars will be provided throughout the school year. We have obtained permission to use some of SUNY’s facilities such as the soccer field and gym. We are still in discussion with SUNY to use other facilities including the professional dance studio, swimming pool and tennis courts.
- We have successfully negotiated with SUNY to allow all school students and members to access all the cafeterias at SUNY purchase. We are also contemplating to provide pre-ordered Chinese food based on demand.
- Our online registration system will be fully functional shortly. The registration will start on August 8.
On the beautiful campus of SUNY Purchase, HXGNY will honor Huaxia’s tradition of volunteerism, nurture innovation and focus on education. Through the tireless effort of the entire volunteer team, with the help and support of all the Huaxia members, we are confident that HXGNY will become a vibrant and cohesive Chinese community and we will fulfill our mission of providing a great education to our children on Chinese language and culture.
For students who want to join the Chinese Folk Dance class, here is a letter from the teacher.
