CLCC does not follow any existing Chinese textbook. With the funding support from CAPS and guidance from Dr. Keli Yerian, CLCC teachers put together a curriculum over the last two terms that contains balanced amount of language and culture content. The teaching content is delivered in interactive and interesting multimedia forms with games and craft activities that are appropriate for elementary school students.

Each term, we try to design the curriculum around topics that could be connected into larger themes. In the first term, CLCC took a trip around China. We visited major Chinese cities and areas such as, Beijing, Xi’an, Tibet and many more. Each place we visited has its unique culture and historical sites.

One of the spotlights is the Snow and Ice Festival in Harbin. Harbin is one of the largest and most popular cities in the northeast China. Known as the Ice City, Harbin is popular for its well-known winter tourism and recreations. Corresponding to this culture content, CLCC students learned how to say and write the four seasons in Chinese “春,夏,秋,冬”.