Character Bee, End of the Year Celebration, and more!

Upcoming events and content:

Event recaps:

Congratulations to the eighteen CI students inducted into the National Chinese Honor Society! 🎉
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Isabella Breillatt (伊婕)       Aditya Chugh (江荣)      Owen Cook (欧文)      John Golden (王立人)      Lillian Goshe (李兰)      Eli Lee (李伊蓝)      Chloe McKee (苗义)      Brennan Moy (梅锦扬)      Alexandria Naddeo (庄璐偕)      Mariana Naddeo (庄璐厚)      Carolyn O'Connell (罗琳)      Maya Peterson (皮米米)      Nicholas Reinhard (任尼克)      Lyla Ruff (郦莹)      Olivia Taheny (立晶)      Hamsa Tipparaju (韩英)      Ellen Yoo (俞睿斌)      Kevin Tseng (曾凯文)

 

Congratulations to Ruijia (Cindy) Yang for receiving the "2024 Chinese Immersion Achievement Award"! 🎉
Abigail Neton was selected for the 2024-25 National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI‑Y) scholarship for the summer Chinese program! 🎉

Congratulations to Abigail Neton! Abigail will embark on a six-week journey in New Taipei City, Taiwan, immersing herself in the language and culture as she studies Chinese. 

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🎉 Celebrating the upcoming graduation of CI Seniors from BHS! 🎓

Come and be part of the excitement as we honor our graduating seniors with a special recognition ceremony followed by a delicious buffet Chinese dinner. But we need your help!

Volunteers are crucial to ensuring everything runs smoothly, from setting up the venue to serving food and cleaning up afterward. We’re specifically calling on current BHS Juniors to lend a hand and join us in hosting an amazing celebration for our Senior friends and classmates. While you’re there, gather ideas for your own graduation bash next year! Get inspired! Let’s make both their graduation celebration and your upcoming one unforgettable!

Graduation Party Volunteer Sign Up Here
Character Bee 2024 (2)
We are delighted to announce the upcoming Character Bee, an exciting and educational experience showcasing the language skills of your student(s). What is the Chinese Character Bee? The Chinese Character Bee is an opportunity for participants 1st through 5th to showcase their knowledge of Mandarin Chinese characters. Students will engage in friendly competition, promoting language proficiency, and celebrating the richness of the Chinese language.…


Bee Seeking volunteers! We require 5 additional Mandarin judges and assistance with check-in. Your contribution is vital in ensuring the success of this event. Thank you for being a part of making it happen!

Character Bee Volunteer Sign Up Here

Bee Here you will find the grade level sight words and the HSK challenge words. Remember to study the previous year's sight words too.

Grade Level Sight Words & HSK Challenge Words
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Countryside Multicultural Art Fair – BCIC Calligraphy Booth
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Barrington Park District KidFest – BCIC Booth
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2023 2024 Kindergarten Buddy Day
May 10, 2024
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Countryside Elementary School
Barrington - 205 W County Line Rd


May 17, 2024
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Countryside Elementary School
Barrington - 205 W County Line Rd


Experience an evening of fun activities inspired by Chinese park life!

At the CI End of the Year celebration, you’ll have the opportunity to enjoy activities inspired by the bustling and joyful Chinese park culture. Engage in friendly matches of badminton, basketball, Chinese activities and challenge yourself with Chinese board and card games. Never quite sure what you’ll see at a park in China, but you know it will be full of people doing their own thing enjoying each other’s company!

Food and dessert plans are still being finalized.

Spiritwearshop 1 Wear BCIC or your School spirit wear! (purchase here)

Get ready for a time of fun and excitement celebrating our CI students!

Kindly RSVP, even if unable to attend. Your response is invaluable for our planning purposes.

We look forward to celebrating with you!

End of Year Volunteer Sign Up Here
BHS Chinese Tutors

Looking for a boost in Chinese homework or practice? Good news!

Around 25 BHS CI and World Language Chinese Students are eager to help. Email bcic220@gmail.com for your tutor list, complete with contact info, availability, and interests.

This service is exclusively for CI families. Reach out to tutors or their guardians directly to arrange sessions. Big thanks to our amazing students for offering their expertise! 🙌

If interested in adding your information to the list, please email bcic220@gmail.com. Thanks!



March and April Recap

Weiqi (Go Game)

We have finished the Weiqi/Go game teaching at North Barrington Elementary in 2023-2024 school year. Go game is originated from China, but it is also a manipulative to help kids to learn Math. Master Guo's research shows that 60% math content in K-3 can be covered with Go game. That's why our CI teacher also invited non-CI teachers and students (total about 6-7 classes in total) to learn Go game too.

Chinese Painting Craft at Greencastle

We had a lovely time decorating tote bags with the Greencastle residents!

CI Transition to High School Panel

Thank you to our high school students who served on BCIC’s first ever Transition to High School panel last week. It was an insightful night for all. Thank you for sharing your stories and helpful hints with our incoming eighth graders and their families.

2024 High School Panel NOTES

CI Transition to Middle School Panel

Thank you to our middle school students who served on BCIC’s Transition to Middle School panel last week. It was an engaging night full of questions answers that eased many students’ & parents’ nerves. Thank you for sharing your tips and time with our incoming eighth graders and their families.

2024 Middle School Panel NOTES



About Us:

Our mission is to advocate for and support the Chinese Immersion Program in District 220, Barrington, Illinois: its families, staff and teachers both in and outside of the classroom with advice, materials and experiences not covered by our tax dollars. We aim to build a strong relationship and sense of community between BCIC, the school district, teachers, staff, participating families and the community at large.

Email: bcic220@gmail.com
Website: bcic220.org

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