Fall 2024 Information
At PTSA, we believe in providing exceptional educational opportunities that empower our students. We proudly recommends our outstanding Chinese language class as the ideal choice for our child's language education journey.
Enroll your child now and watch them embark on a transformative journey filled with language proficiency, cultural understanding, and personal growth. PTSA is dedicated to supporting your child's educational endeavors. Together, let's inspire a lifelong love for learning and equip our children with the skills they need to thrive in an interconnected world.
K through 3
Day: Thursday (Beginner Level)
Time: 3:35- 4:35 pm
Thursday Chinese 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31, 11/7, 11/14, 11/21 (7 classes)
Registration link: Closed
We highly recommend that you maintain an active PTSA membership.
PTSA member registration opens at 10 am on September 30, 2024. General registration will open on October 4, 2024 at 3:00 p.m., if the class has not sold out. Registration will close the earlier on reaching the max capacity of the class or October 7, 2024 at 11:59pm.
Please purchase a membership prior to starting the registration process. Create/Renew PTSA Membership. (Please note that new memberships may take up to 24 hours to be reflected on the website. )
Please check and update your child's grade and teacher's name prior to registration through My Account.
Tuition fee of $210.00 (with an additional 3% transaction fee that will be added during the checkout) will be collected during registration. You will be redirected to PayPal at the end to submit payment information.
There is a small chance that this needs to be adjusted if the enrollment number is lower than expected.
No refunds after registration.
All tuition received will be allocated to pay Independent Contractor fees, administrative processing fees, costs and fees, fees and costs passed on by Bellevue School District, scholarships, and any other expenses or costs related to after school programs. Any tuition that was not used by the end of the program will be accounted for as a donation under the Somerset PTSA general fundraiser.
Minimum: 10 Maximum:24 (Please note that one spot will be reserved for the Club Chair, if applicable.)
IMPORTANT: By registering you are agreeing to the After School Policy last revised September 9, 2024, click to review.
Parents must be a PTSA member and must be available to attend at least one sessions during the year for each enrolled student to assist the coaches. This participation is required. Parents will help to run the class and make sure rooms are clean at the end of class.
Volunteer SignupGenius Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/
The SignUp Genius above is set up with all the sessions. It is a first-come, first-serve basis so please sign up for the dates that work best for your schedule. After the first week of classes, in order for us to have at least two volunteers per session, we will assign dates to parents who have not signed up.
Parents must complete the Bellevue School District Volunteer background check and check-in at the Somerset Office on their volunteer day.
As the Club Chair, a special arrangement will be made to reserve a spot in the club for your student. We appreciate your commitment and look forward to your active involvement in shaping a positive experience for both your child and the entire club.
If you are interested in signing up as the Club Chair and contributing to PTSA's club organization efforts, please register at email [email protected]. For any inquiries about the role of PTSA after-school club chair, please feel free to email [email protected].
As a chair, your responsibilities will include:
Managing Parent Volunteers: This involves creating a sign-up sheet for parent volunteers to assist with the class.
Communication with Parents: Sending out emails to parents regarding class information to keep them informed.
Addressing Parent Inquiries: Responding to any questions or concerns that parents may have by email.
Lina Huang graduated from Shanghai Normal University in China with a Bachelors
Degree and continued her studies in the United States, where she obtained a Masters
Degree and a First Class Certificate in Preschool Education. She also holds a Putonghua
Certificate (Grade 1B) and a certificate in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language.
She has 20 years of practical teaching and management experience in China and North
America. Before moving to the U.S., she worked as a classroom teacher for 4 years and
participated in educational research. She was recognized as an Outstanding Classroom
Teacher in her district and received the First Prize in Public Teaching.
After arriving in the U.S., she worked as a teacher supervisor at several North American
schools and contributed to the design of various curricula, including English and Chinese
programs. She was responsible for teaching Chinese listening, speaking, reading, and
writing, as well as reading classes and lower-grade writing courses. Her students ranged
in age from 3 years old to adults.
In 2010, she founded BSA Chinese School, where she
managed internal operations and oversaw the development of all teaching materials.
Lina independently developed and wrote Chinese teaching materials, organizing nearly
30,000 words of educational documents. She also participated in the National Chinese
Language Association’s Teaching Seminar, where she presented on "Ten Ways to
Organize Teaching in the North American Classroom; which was well received.
Professionally, Lina continues to seek growth and advancement. In 2023 and the first half
of 2024, she was honored with the title of “Outstanding Chinese Language Teacher” by
the Chinese Language Education Foundation. She focuses on refining her lesson
delivery, closely observing students, and providing diverse teaching activities to enhance
the learning experience.
