Weiqi was introduced in Japan 1,200 to 1,400 years ago, reportedly by a Buddhist priest who had visited China. It seems to have shown up in Korea before Japan, but in Japan, the game was developed to its full potential. Weiqi was studied by Japan's warrior class and eventually institutionalized in four "Go houses", where families developed and passed down Go techniques in the same way that other Japanese families passed down their techniques of sword-making and other skills of craftsmanship. Go spread to all levels of society and by the 18th century, had attained a status equal to that of the famed tea ceremony. Today, in China, Weiqi has regained its prominence following the end of the Cultural Revolution. Many first class Weiqi professionals have emerged and won championships in competition with their counterparts in Japan and Korea.
Both Chess and Chinese Chess have had long histories. Students will learn and practice the basic rules and fundamental strategies at different stages of a game. As a result, students gain mental toughness, self-confidence and learn sportsmanship. Chess also helps to develop logical thinking, strategic planning and problem solving.
Basic Checkmates -- Remember: these checkmates are basic but not simple. Rook Roller, Rook and King vs. King, Queen and King vs. King, Two Bishops vs. King, Knight and Bishop vs. King
Chess in Chicago -- Comprehensive website about scholastic chess in Chicagosuch as tournament event schedules.
Teach Chess in 64 Mini Lessons -- Best interactive chess lessons for kids.
Play Yahoo Chess -- Best online chess playing website.
Simple Checkmates -- 202 checkmate puzzles. Always white to move. First 100 puzzles are one move checkmate. Next 102 puzzles are two move checkmate. The document is only available for students registered for chess classes at Ray Chinese School . To request a copy, please send email to Vincent Wu .
Chess Puzzles -- I have compiled around 1000 chess puzzles covering 1-4 move checkmate or tactics. The html documents are only available for students registered for chess classes at Ray Chinese School . To request a copy, please send email to Vincent Wu .
Chess DVD -- The most famous Susan Polgar's Winning Chess the Easy Way : Complete Series (Volume 1-5) are for advanced chess players to watch. The video series are only available for students registered for chess classes at Ray Chinese School . To borrow the copy, please send email to Vincent Wu .
Chess books covered in the classes: 1) Logical Chess: Move by Move by Irving Chernev; 2) How to Beat Your Dad at Chess by Murray Chandler; 3) Chess Tactics for Kids by Murray Chandler
我们提供全面而系统的，从学前小班到九年级的中文课程。我们欣喜的而自豪看到，一批批孩子从学前班拼音和儿歌童谣起步，最终到了高年级具备能写四五百字的短文和欣赏中文电视节目的语言能力。
瑞华的中文老师大多具有十年以上的教学经验，多位老师获得过中国侨办的“海外优秀中文教师”称号。
自疫情以来，瑞华是芝加哥地区最早开始进行网络教学的中文学校。各位老师精心准备了网课课件，已经积累了丰富的网络教学经验。
The Kindergarten class runs 50 minutes . Children learn basic vocabularies including greetings, school activities, nature, animals, opposites etc. through games, stories and songs. Children also learn simple sentences through imitating and acting. Selected Chinese characters are introduced as part of the learning.
The first and second grade classes extend from the Kindergarten level and continue to emphasize on aural comprehension and speaking of sentences in daily life. Children will learn to read short form of stories. Writing simplified Chinese character will also be a part of the curriculum. In class activities include Animal of the Day, Food of the Day, Characters of the Day, and stories of the Day. Routine after school home work will be assigned and graded. Exams will be instructed at mid-semester and at the end of the semester.
Students in grades three and four will learn situational dialogues, which is based on textbook content. The situational dialogues relate to daily life, activities in different situations, such as school activity, family life, friendships and nature.
AP中文课程难度及范围相当于美国大学四个学期(约250小时)第二外语的程度，内容包括中文听、说、读、写；AP中文考试是一项水平考试，对应试技巧有相当的要求，我们瑞华学校开设AP中文课程多年，经验丰富，辅导的考生们在历年的AP中文考试中取得佳绩。
瑞华的中文老师具有丰富的辅导 AP中文考试的经验， 曾有多位同学获得5分的最高分。
老师将通过提供信息式演讲、演示性演讲、说服式演讲和即兴演讲不断演练，让学生克服紧张心理，学习演讲技巧，提高在众人面前的表达能力，并在期末完成“小小演说家”的表演。
教学内容:通过唐诗宋词、神话传说、传统节日、成语寓言、说文解字、 历史人物、茶道文化、中国戏剧、书法印章、筷子文化、八大菜系、四大名著、中华武术、十二生肖、中华民俗和名胜古迹等主题,了解中国语言文字、历史文化和传统习俗。
课程将由瑞华有多年教学经验的优秀中文教师共同主讲。
For elementary school English, Ray Chinese School offers a wide variety of English programs. English Reading and Writing Gr. 2 to Gr. 5 will be taught by John and Carmen. The objective is to develop student’s ability in reading and writing. The materials that we are using are Buckle Down on the Common Core State Standards English Language Arts, Grad 2-5. Correlated to the New York and Common Core State Standards, Buckle Down has just what you need to stay in step with the Common Core State Standards-a groundbreaking change in our educational system. The new Buckle Down to the Common Core will ensure that every classroom is current, focused, and on track with the CCSS initiative. Lessons introduce key skills such as reading, writing, grammar, sentence structure, punctuation etc. In-class guided readings and group exercises will be the main focus. Some homework will be assigned based on the progress and teacher’s preference.
Elementary School Enrichment English Gr. 3-5 will be taugh by John. This course is a guided reading class and focuses on reading stories and fables in class. Those stories and fables are selected by John as a supplement to current common core requirement for reading and writing. The focus of these classes will be primarily on attaching context to themes, character analysis, etc. The main purpose of these classes are meant to enhance student's reading levels. Some basic wiring elements will also be incorpated to thoses courses such as sentence building exercises, spelling, etc. For Gr. 4 &5, students are required to do some short writings. Light homework may be assigned to students such as after school reading.
These classes are designed to improve middle school students english skills which include reading comprehension, literatur analyisis, crtical thinking, grammar, vocubalary and writting skills. Each course has its own purpose and targets different grades of students. The classical reading classes will be primarily on attaching context to themes, as well as fine tuning identification and understanding of literary devices. As students read through these classics, students will write short essays on each book. Middle school literature analysis teaches students how to analyze a novel, short story, or non-fiction article. Students need to consider elements such as the context, setting, characters, plot, literary devices, and themes. Middle School Advanced English Reading/Writing is designed to help students who is advanced in their english level and wants to have a comprehensive further improvemetns in the literature analysis and writing skill. It will further introduce a little advanced english skills which students will be used in high school.
These classes are intended for highschoolers in different levels. The courses are designed to focus on high school literature analysis. Students are required to read a variety of books in various genres. students will become critical thinkers as they read both fiction and non-fiction and as they practice writing in different genres. Also, students will practice their rhetorical techniques through debate, speeches and presentations. This course is designed for students to have a wide range of literary experiences so that they will be better prepared for post secondary education. Focused skills include in creative writing, oral presentation, formal writing and vocabulary. All above courses are taught by high school teachers or college professors.
The importance of writing skills for a person includes: 1. Enabling one to explain yourself; 2. Serving as a record in future; 3. Helping student in college application and even getting jobs in future; 4. Improving communication skills while increasing students' knowledge, creativity and imagination. Writing skill is one of the fundamental skills that students can be benefit whole life. Ray Chinese School offer variety of middle school and high school writting courses, including creative writing for middle school and high school, which will teach student how to open mind in the writing. Essay writing which will teach students how to write a useful literature. In addition, we have college essays are the centerpiece of any student’s profile and are a necessity for any potential applicant. This course will address how to make essays creative, engaging, and compelling for top schools. This course will begin with reading college application model essays that we as a class will critique and then seek to emulate - or even improve on - in our own writing. Students will read each others' work as well as the model writing and gain valuable critical practice as well as learning some basic but always useful and powerful tools for good writing, including how to use stories, metaphors, precise vocabulary and persuasive rhetorical devices. Our teachers include experienced high school teachers and college professors who specialize in writing.
Ray Chinese School offers a variety of SAT and ACT English preparation courses. They cover all the SAT components, inlcuding grammer, vocubalary, essay writing, intensive practice based on each student's acdemic level, students can choose different SAT prep courses. Comprehensive courses covers all the topics mentioned above. Students can also choose one of the topic above. We have PSAT course for students who are interested in National Merit Award and SAT for middle school students for those students who wants to try SAT/ACT tests earlier. Our SAT/ACT teachers are mainly public and private high school teachers, all of them are having 10+ full time teaching experiences. From Ray Chinese School, we have students who get full scores on both SAT and ACT every year. Cogat and TTCT tests are intended to prepare students in 203 and 204 school to get in PI, PI + or PA program. Our teacher has been teaching this course over 10 years. Hundreds of students have gotten into those advanced program after taking his class.
Speech & Debate are the skills that will benefit students in their life time. Therefore, Ray Chinese School provides qulaity courses to train our student's speech and debate skills. Our speech/debate courses are devided into different levels. They cover elementary school speech, middle school speach and high school speech and debate. Whether students want to simply improve their communication/speech writting skills or are aiming for high school activities (speech/debate tournaments), you all can find courses here. In recent years, many students from Ray Chinese School have recieved high ranks in local and even national speech/debate tournaments.