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Welcome to the Chinese School

With its long tradition of academic excellence, each summer the Chinese School offers its students a unique, unparalleled opportunity to learn Chinese language and culture. In nine short weeks with the support of a dedicated faculty and staff, a rigorous, well-implemented curriculum, a speak-Chinese-only total immersion learning environment, and a low student-teacher ratio, our students make unimaginable progress. At the end of each summer, comparisons of entrance and exit speaking and reading proficiency test results lend clear credibility to this claim.

We have built into our curriculum an active assessment component which monitors and measures students' progress; a team effort ensures that students receive individual attention and continuous feedback. I also make sure that our students understand and carry out their responsibility to learn. Both teachers and students work diligently as coaches and learners, respectively toward the same goal--to ensure that their students' ability to understand, speak, read and write Mandarin Chinese improves dramatically day by day throughout the summer.

Life in the Chinese School is guided by this goal, but not limited to it. Every summer, we provide a wide range of cultural, interactive and other types of activities. Playing on and cheering for our soccer team as it competes against the other language schools, for example, engenders camaraderie among students and faculty. Movies, lectures, concerts, and art exhibits provide numerous avenues for gaining access to the Chinese culture. Picnics, hikes, cooking activities, mini-Olympics or simply hanging out with teachers and fellow classmates give us opportunities to relax and make acquaintances which often lead to life-long friendships. Living the Middlebury Chinese School experience drives both the students and the faculty to discover strength and resolve previously unrealized. It also brings them a profound sense of joy and satisfaction as they taste the fruit of their effort at the end of the program.

The Chinese School at Middlebury College does not just offer a first-rate language learning program. It offers a life experience that each student and teacher will always look upon with fondness, pride, and a deep sense of accomplishment long after leaving Middlebury.

For 2007 I am also pleased to announce the debut of our Master of Arts degree program in Chinese. Candidates for the M.A. in Chinese will benefit from the unparalleled quality of teaching and immersion that have characterized the Chinese School since its founding 40 years ago.

I thank you for taking the time to check out our Web page. I hope that you will find the information interesting, and that you will get in touch with us. We look forward to hearing from you.

Jianhua Bai
Chinese School Director