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June ~ August 2024Maintain Chinese exposure over the summer
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Go to Hanwen Camp Registration |
WHY?
We aim to help children have fun over the summer while improving their Chinese through interactive activities.
Our goal is to provide a safe, educational, and fun environment where children can learn Chinese while doing typical summer camp activities.
WHAT?
Campers engage in each week’s theme through hands-on activities like cooking, science, math, art and crafts. Children get into the habit of using and speaking Chinese by interacting with our Chinese teachers throughout the day. Children also learn vocabulary related to each week’s themes and activities.
- MORNING ACTIVITY – morning exercise and mental games/puzzles
- MID-MORNING ACTIVITY – campers learn science concepts for afternoon experiments
- LUNCH TIME
- AFTERNOON ACTIVITY – time for natural science experiments and arts/crafts
SEE SUMMER CAMP WEEK DETAILS BELOW (click here)
WHO?
Children ages 5-11 (Grade 1 ~ Grade 5 in 2024-2025 school year)
who already understand and speak Mandarin Chinese.
MINIMUM LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
Children should be in Mandarin Immersion school, Chinese After-School program, actively listen & speak Chinese at home, or have attended a Mandarin immersion preschool.
Children with no Chinese language background will not enjoy our camps
as they do not have enough language comprehension.
Rising Kindergarten students with no Chinese language exposure
are not suitable for our summer camp.
WHEN?
There will be 10 one-week sessions between June 3 – August 9, 2024.
There is a 3-day camp during week of July 1 – July 3 (July 4 and July 5 are closed)
Daily Camp Hours
- Regular Camp 9:00AM ~ 3:00PM
- Extended Care 8:30AM ~ 5:30PM for additional charge
- Late Pickup: Late fee of $1 per minute is assessed for pick-up after 5:30 p.m.
Camp Location
1380 Tenth Street, Berkeley (Near Gilman & San Pablo Ave.)
For More Information:
Feel free to contact us at (510) 545-2126 or info@hanwenschool.org for more information.
We look forward to sharing a summer full of learning and fun!
SUMMER CAMP WEEK DETAILS
| Week # | Dates | Weekly Theme |
| 1 | June 3 – June 7 | RUBBER BANDS & ELASTICITY What can we learn about rubber bands? Is it just used to tie things up every day? Not only can it perform magic tricks and make a jump rope, but you can also use its elasticity to play interesting science games. |
| 2A | June 10 – June 14 | GRAVITY AND CENTER OF BALANCE We have to find our own balance in the busy daily life. Let the children find the center of gravity of the objects by themselves, and find the static and dynamic balance points. |
| 2B | June 10 – June 14 | HUMAN BODY IN CHINESE Learn about the skeletal, ciriculatory, respiratory, digestive, and nervous systems. Students will explore concepts with hands-on experiments. |
| 3A | June 17 – June 21 | BUOYANCY IN WATER We need water every day. Let the children discover the properties of liquids and solids by exploring the buoyancy and density of water. |
| 3B | June 17 – June 21 | PLANET EARTH IN CHINESE Learn about plate tectonics, geosophere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and weather. Students will explore concepts with hands-on experiments. |
| 4 | June 24 – June 28 | TORNADOS AND AIR MOVEMENT How are scary tornadoes formed? Let the children observe the cold air and hot air around them and then make a tornado-powered vacuum. |
| 5 | July 1 – July 3 (3 day camp) |
GRAVITY AND CENTER OF BALANCE We have to find our own balance in the busy daily life. Let the children find the center of gravity of the objects by themselves, and find the static and dynamic balance points. |
| 6A | July 8 – July 12 | ELECTRICITY AND WIRING Electricity is indispensable to modern life. Let the children look for things in our daily life that can conduct electricity and have hands-on experience assembling wires, circuits and appliances. |
| 6B | July 8 – July 12 | OCEAN ECOSYSTEM IN CHJINESE Learn about coral reefs, fish & marine animals, deep sea, and bioluminescence. Students will explore concepts with lab experiments. |
| 7A | July 15 – July 19 | RUBBER BANDS & ELASTICITY What can we learn about rubber bands? Is it just used to tie things up every day? Not only can it perform magic tricks and make a jump rope, but you can also use its elasticity to play interesting science games. |
| 7B | July 15 – July 19 | HUMAN BODY IN CHINESE Learn about the skeletal, ciriculatory, respiratory, digestive, and nervous systems. Students will explore concepts with hands-on experiments. |
| 8 | July 22 – July 26 | BUOYANCY IN WATER We need water every day. Let the children discover the properties of liquids and solids by exploring the buoyancy and density of water. |
| 9 | July 29 – August 2 | TORNADOS AND AIR MOVEMENT How are scary tornadoes formed? Let the children observe the cold air and hot air around them and then make a tornado-powered vacuum. |
| 10 | August 5 – August 9 | ELECTRICITY AND WIRING Electricity is indispensable to modern life. Let the children look for things in our daily life that can conduct electricity and have hands-on experience assembling wires, circuits and appliances. |