Answers of Enrollment Questions of Chaoyin Primary School
(Offered by International Department of Chaoyin Primary School)
Q: When can the foreign students apply for Chaoyin Primary School and what are the requirements?
A: Chinese students applying for Chaoyin Primary School are required to bring vaccination certificates and residence booklets. And foreign students are required to bring their visas, photos (1 inch), prizes and the visas of students’ guardians. All of them can arrive at the school from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. We warmly welcome parents and student to come to our schools for further information.
Q: If my children do not come into China during the enrollment period, can my children apply forChaoyin Primary School and learn there?
A：Yes. Due to the difference of educational systems and cultures in different countries, foreign students can arrive at the International Department with required materials and then carry out the enrollment procedures here.
Q: My children do not have thevaccination certificate because they do not attend the kindergarten in China. And my children’s Chinese is plain. So can we apply for your school?
A: We will arrange interviews and exams for foreign students who do not attend the kindergarten in China so that we can decide whether the application can be approved or not.
Q：Are there any school buses? And does the school provide accommodations?
A：There are school buses and the distribution of stops is based on students’ home addresses. Accommodations of a certain number of students can be provided in our school.
Q: How much is the tuition of International Department this year?
A: Our department does not alter the fees which are still 24,000 yuan each year. This meets the standards prescribed by the Educational Bureau and the Prize Office in Qingdao.
Q: Do students inChaoyin Primary Schoollearnin small classes? And can foreign students and Chinese stay and learn in the same class?
A: There are 4 small classes in grade one this year. Foreign students can join a class from grade two to grade six of Chinese students in the middle of the semester and they also can learn in a separate class.
Q: What are the advantages and disadvantages of your school?
A：The following is our advantages: 1, Our school has a positive ethos and students are fond of studying. Most students can do warm-ups before classes and ask teachers questions they do not understand, which is very advisable for pupils. Many students spend their spare time in buses memorizing words and texts, from which students’ initiatives of learning are found. 2, Our students have good academic performance. After the discipline contests are cancelled by the educational department, our students also have outstanding performances in other areas. For instance, more than 50 students were awarded in various contests in 2011, including innovative experiments, technology and science papers, painting, calligraphy, speeches and debates and so on. 3, Our teachers are accepted as responsible. Our responsible teachers inform parents of students’ performances in school by calling and messaging them. When problems cannot be solved by parents, our teachers will visit the student’s home as soon as possible to assist them. 4, Our school wasauthorized by Qingdao Municipal Bureau of Education to enroll international students and handle X visa and Z visa for them. Approved by the District Board of Education, Provincial Department of Education and Confucius Institute in April 2012, our school was established as HSK/YCT/BCT examination and training center. In this way, various courses can be taught and learned here; including full-time courses, Chinese convergence training courses and Chinese elementary education courses, etc. As for our disadvantages, the equipments are not so good.
Q: Do the foreign students have students’ status in your school?
A；Yes, our school is qualified to accept foreign students and register the school roll for them.
Q: What is the difference between Chinese students’ status and foreign students’ status?
A: There is no difference between the two.
Q: Is there a lot of homework after class? Can the foreign students have less homework?
A: People misunderstand the homework in Chaoyin Primary School. There are required homework and optional homework, each of which is done according to students’ own decision. The top students can spend more time on their own habits without doing homework in the written form. As for foreign students, they cannot be treated differently if they have no obstacles in language. If they do have obstacles, appropriate adjustments are made but requirements of homework cannot be lowered.
Q: How are the lunch and the lunch break in your school?
A: Half-closed management is applied in our school. The class teachers and students have lunch together. They can have a lunch break 40 minutes after the lunch, which makes it sure that students can be enthusiastic in the afternoon. And our canteen is an A-level canteen in Qingdao. The materials are purchased from the “Sunshine Project” in Qingdao so that our food is clean.
Q: Are there any activities of students inChaoyin Primary School? And can foreign students participate in theseactivities?
A: Adhering the quality education and paying attention to students’ overall development, our school organizes activities, like the sports meeting, talent show, oral English contests, bilingual speech contests and summer camps in foreign countries to provide a stage for students to display their talents. Besides, there are outstanding performances in students’ associations. For example, the group of young reporters, literature club, dancing club, choir club, bridge club and the music club are quality students’ associations. Not only do they obtain great achievements in contests, ability of competitiveness and cooperation is also improved. We expect thatforeign students can participate in theseactivities for it can help them better assimilate into the class. And manyforeign studentsobtained great achievements intheseactivities.
Q: It is said that your school is the “National Foreign Language Experimental School”. And what measures are taken to promote English teaching?
A: Our students always getgreat achievements in English performance. Since our school received the title ofNational Foreign Language Experimental School from national foreign language research center last year, we have employed foreign teachers and organized English saloons to improve students’ interests. What is more, formal activities in school are hosted in Chinese and English so as to create an environment to learn English.
Q: My kid is in grade 4 in primary school. If he (she) applies for Chaoyin Primary School now, will he (she) be accepted intoChaoyin Middle School without exams?
A: Yes.
Q: What kind of measures can be taken when foreign parents and students do not speak Chinese?
A：English teachers and Korean teachers in our school can assist students and parents who have difficulties in speaking Chinese. Apart from this, foreign students who have basic knowledge of Chinese are provided with convergence Chinese classes each week in order that they can better be accepted by other classmates.
Q: Does your school have any websites or phones for further information?
A: Websites of Chaoyin Primary School:
Websites ofInternational Department of Chaoyin College:
Tel of International Department of Chaoyin College: 86-532-80791887
Qingdao Chaoyin Primary School
May 16, 2012
