Charis Bilingual Academy
恩惠中英文学校
The Only K-12 Christian Mandarin immersion school in Upstate South Carolina
Why Charis Academy is the perfect fit for your child:
- Small-group environment
- Unique approach for students with learning difficulties
- Multi-sensorial, project-based learning
- Academic excellence; high-level math and ELA
- Mandarin Chinese immersion
- Daily immersive music experience
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Mandarin Immersion
Research has shown that bilingualism in language immersion facilitates outstanding academic performance in reading and math scores. Proficient bilinguals outperform monolinguals in divergent thinking, pattern recognition, and problem-solving skills. Intercultural competency skills open up employment possibilities. Bi- or multilingual individuals connect and converse more freely with wider range of people. They know more and they know differently.
At Charis Academy, students spend 50% of their day in Mandarin/Spanish immersion time in language arts, science, math, music, and arts. The other 50% is spent learning reading, writing, Social Studies, Science, Math, and PE in English. Students who are immersed starting at the kindergarten and elementary levels attain language skills well above those who start in high school.
The Benefits of Mandarin Language Immersion taught with Orton-Gillingham-based approach for Success of dyslexic Students, mainstream students and others with exceptionalities.
In addition, Mandarin, a pictorial language, utilizes the visual-learning part of the brain for the acquisition of Chinese characters and meaning. Our unique teaching approach adopted characteristics of the Orton-Gillingham English-teaching approach into the Chinese teaching approach and in small group settings throughout K-6. Studies have shown that sub-skills learned from acquiring the Mandarin language transferred to English learning (Fortune, 2012). We have successful stories of students in our programs who excelled in mastering the Chinese language, music, math, and English under the unique multisensory-cognitive approach to teaching. Research has shown the effectiveness of a multisensory-cognitive approach for learning growth in these areas.
We are pleased to offer our programs to students diagnosed with dyslexia or who have strong early symptoms/tendencies of dyslexia or other learning exceptionalities. We are committed to provide equal learning opportunities to ALL learners to excel in our unique small-group and individualized learning plans for success in ELA reading and writing, Math, and second language acquisition in a peaceful and joyful environment.
Montessori - Inspired Approach
Building onto the main framework of the multisensorial approach, Charis Academy has adopted the Montessori learning environment, particularly in the Children's House and the Grade 1 and 2 classrooms where practical life components and hands-on learning with Montessori manipulates are fun and engaging for such a classroom. Early geometry and independent learning space with tailor-made individual learning plans in a peaceful and joyful culture of exploration of knowledge and nature. Children's absorbent mind flourishes their journey of learning amazingly!
Early STEM Experience
Our curriculum allows for expedited training in math, laying a strong foundation for future studies in science, technology, engineering, and math. We provide rigorous training in mental math and promote kinesthetic learning through Chinese abacus instruction. Our hands-on interactive approach in all subject areas fosters student engagement through an exploratory journey of inquiry. In addition, our enrichment programs consist of early Robotics/ LEGO, G1-12 Genius Computer Programing and Chinese Abacus Mental Math classes
Early Music Experience
Charis Academy is a Dual- Language School
We take Mandarin and English acquisition seriously. In our English classrooms, we adopt Orton-Gillingham -based characteristics to teach students in small groups.
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We Teach Sound Decoding
We adopt an Orton-Gillingham-based approach in all English classrooms to teach phonemic awareness and sound decoding.
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We teach Alphabetical Principles
Our students are able to put sounds together and learn phonological principles.
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We teach for Reading Fluency and Comprehension
Our students not only read a book for exploration but read for fluency and comprehension.
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We teach Writing
We reach the standards to love writing and express thoughts and ideas with organization and coherence.
Cultural Components for
Flexibility and Creativity
Research has shown that bilingualism fosters a higher understanding of diverse cultures and flexibility, creativity in divergent thinking, and problem-solving skills (Bialystok,2001; Fortune, 2012). Bilinguals enhance their working memory and attention control from a cognitive psychologist's point of view (Bialystok et al., 2008; Craik et al., 2010; Steele et al, 2017). Festive seasons are celebrated at Charis Academy for cross-cultural experiences.
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Parent 2:
"It is certainly the right direction the school has pointed us to. Even our neighborhood and my son's Sunday school teacher have noticed my son's change."
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3rd Grade Student:
"I like this school because there are always so much to do. You never get bored. There is always something to do!"
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4th Grade Student:
"Writing Chinese characters is satisfying. When you are stressed, it calms you down!"
Testimonials
"It has been transformational. My child changed from not liking to go to school to love going to school and eager to see her teachers! " - parent
"It certainly is the right direction the school has pointed us to. Even our neighborhood has seen our child's change." - parent
"As soon as my son started to go to this school, his behavioral issues in class were gone. The Sunday school teacher had noticed a change in his life." - parent
"I like the school because it is so much fun. There is always so much to do." - student
"Wiring Chinese characters is so satifying! It is calming! It calms you down." - student
"I like this school. I like getting here early to get organized." - student
Important Events
Thanksgiving Break - November 26-28
Christmas Music Performance - December 13
Join us at North Hills Church on December 13 at 11 AM!
Winter Break - December 22 - January 5
