Join our Youth Basketball Class to improve your skills, boost confidence, and have fun on the court!

The Chinese School Youth Basketball program has been running since 2018 and is open to boys and girls aged 9 and older. In the past, younger children have also participated and had a great time! For young athletes, we focus on teaching proper techniques and the fundamentals of the following skills:

🏀 Layups
🏀 Shooting
🏀 Free Throws
🏀 Passing
🏀 Dribbling and Ball Handling
🏀 Jump Stops
🏀 Triple Threat Position and Pivoting
🏀 Jab Steps
🏀 Basic Screening and Cutting
🏀 Defense
🏀 Rebounding
🏀 Basic Post Moves

Our emphasis is on building a strong foundation through drills and scrimmages, with a focus on fair play, sportsmanship, and, most importantly, having FUN!

Instructors:

Young Xu: An 11th grader at Guilderland High School.
Austin Cao: An 11th grader at Shaker High School.

Young and Austin have been playing basketball since 3rd grade and both were part of their school's JV basketball teams during the 2023-2024 school year. They served as Youth Basketball Teaching Assistants at Chinese School in 2021 and have been instructors there since 2022.

School Website Course Link： https://registration.albanychineseschool.org/albany/node/5845

Dear parents,

The Chinese school will open tomorrow (September 8). The following is the relevant information about the opening day:

📍 **School address**:
Shaker Middle School, 475 Watervliet Shaker Rd, Latham, NY

⏰ **Course schedule**:

-The first period: 1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

- 10 minutes break between classes

- The second period : 1:55 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.

- 10 minutes break between classes

-The third period : 2:50 p.m- 3:40 p.m.

Please don't be late for class and arrive at school at least 10 minutes in advance.

📎Please refer to the course list in the following attachment, which details the teachers, class hours and the corresponding classroom numbers. In addition, the attachment also contains the floor map.
Https://registration.albanychineseschool.org/albany/courses

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KFfscR0wlbTmbSj69P9rzHfA3JUd1G_G/view?u...

📚If your child has pre-ordered Chinese textbook, please have student pick it up in class.

📚If you need to buy Chinese textbooks, please go to the administrative office.

🏆Students who have registered for the summer prize-winning Chinese homework activity, please bring homework related to Chinese learning to the administrative desk to receive prizes.

Thank you.

Chinese School Administrative Team

各位家长和同学：

🗓️附上中文学校2024-2025学年的校历。您也可以登录学校官方网站，访问以下链接查看详细信息：https://registration.albanychineseschool.org。请点击“关于我们”并选择“校历 24-25”以查阅具体安排。

📎https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fKCh12-jJU_HiHK6c-DG44O3PMnXulFo/view?usp=drivesdk

此外，现将秋季学期的上课日前简要总结如下：

🗓️ **九月份**：
9/8; 9/15; 9/22; 9/29

🗓️**十月份**：
10/6; 10/20; 10/27

🗓️ **十一月份**：
11/3；11/10(中文讲故事比赛，当天不上课);
11/17; 11/24

🗓️**十二月份**：
12/8; 12/15

中文学校行政团队

Dear parents and students,

Attached is the school calendar of the Chinese school year 2024-2025. You can also go to the school website: https://registration.albanychineseschool.org. Please click "About Us" and select "School Calendar 24-25" to check the specific details.

📎https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fKCh12-jJU_HiHK6c-DG44O3PMnXulFo/view?usp=drivesdk

In addition, the class date of Fall semester is briefly summarized as follows:

🗓️ **September**: 9/8; 9/15; 9/22;9/29

🗓️**October**: 10/6; 10/20; 10/27

🗓️**November**: 11/3; 11/10 (Chinese storytelling competition, no class on that day); 11/17; 11/24

🗓️**December**: 12/8; 12/15

Chinese School Administrative Team

各位家长，

如果您在学费中预交了$60 PTA押金，欢迎您注册中文学校家长值日获得$40退款。其余$20用于年刊、学校活动费和其他费用。 每个家庭在学年结束时都会收到一本年刊。

🗓以下是开放的值日日期：

9月份：9/8/24；9/15/24；9/22/2024；9/29/24

10月份：10/6/24；10/20/24；10/27/24

值日时间是12:50 pm 到4:00 pm。

✏️请登录华社主页cccalbany.org，点击program，然后点击school, 然后点击PTA Duty Signup 注册登记。 或点击此链接直接注册:https://cccalbany.org/PTASignup

💰完成值日后，PTA将会安排退款。

ℹ️如有任何关于家长值日问题，请联系PTA主席-张琳pta@cccalbany.org Phone# 443-538-8430

谢谢！

中文学校行政团队

Dear parents,

If you paid a $60 PTA deposit in advance as part of your tuition, you can sign up for Chinese school parent duty to receive a $40 refund. The remaining $20 is used for the yearbook, school activities, and other expenses. Each family will receive a yearbook at the end of the school year.

🗓The following are the open dates:

September: 9/8/24; 9/15/24; 9/22/2024; 9/29/24

October: 10/6/24; 10/20/24; 10/27/24

Duty hours are from 12:50 pm to 4:00 pm.

✏️Please log in to the Chinese community homepage cccalbany.org, click program, then click "school" , then click "PTA Duty Signup " to register. Or click this link to register directly: https://cccalbany.org/PTASignup

💰After completing the duty, PTA will arrange a refund.

ℹ️If you have any questions about parent duty, please contact PTA Chair- Mrs. Lin Zhang at pta@cccalbany.org or Phone# 443-538-8430

Thank you!

Chinese School Administration Team

FREE English As Second Language Lessons!

中文学校推出全新“免费学英文 ”课程，无论您是学生、家长还是长者，都欢迎加入！

课程将于9月8号正式开课，免费试听，机不可失！

⏰上课时间：每周日下午1:00pm-2:40pm

📍上课地点：教室H204， Shaker Middle School, Latham, NY 12110

中文学校行政团队