泰城校区每周消息（3月5日）

This Sunday is a normal school day for us and also it is the 1st day for our basketball class. Time is from 5-5:50 pm. The basketball teacher is a very experienced coach and the kids from his class last semester loved him. The class is open for both boys and girls under 12 years of age; so you are welcome to register for this class this Sunday if your children are interested in the sport.

I'm also forwarding an announcement from the Confucius College at the George Mason University:

各位老师，YCT(Youth Chinese Test) 汉办举办的针对全球学习汉语的中小学生的汉语水平考试，希望中文学校曾在2013年我们梅森孔院合作组织过一次YCT考试。YCT考试原则上每月一次，但大多为周六。今年只有4月23日汉办安排的是周日，所以如果有想参加考试的孩子，我们可以安排一天深入到希望中文学校校区的考试。考试报名截止日是考前一个月。我们会安排专门时间协助办理报名手续。

The YCT (Youth Chinese Test) is a test run typically every month on Saturdays, aiming to provide a standard test globally for any students who are learning Chinese overseas. But, this year, there will be a YCT test held on 4/23 which happens to be a Sunday, meaning the test can be taken at our campus. Any students who are interested in taking this test should let your teachers know by 4/12. Teachers from the Confucius College can help with the registration if we have any students who want to take this test.

HSK - 汉语考试服务网 is the link from which you can explore about this test.

As of last summer, there will be a summer camp organized by the HCS. Once the site is finalized, there will be an announcement so parents can register their children for it if interested.

Stay warm as the cold front unfortunately invades us again over this weekend.

Best regards,

Chen, Xueqin

The Principal of the HCS-TC