Introduction
Welcome to the Chinese School of Chinese Community Center of Capital District of New York (“the Chinese School”). With over forty years of operation and growth, our school now has reached enrollment of more than 350 students from grade K to 12. There are two sets of Chinese language curriculums offered for Chinese heritage speakers and non-Chinese heritage speakers respectively. In addition, there is a variety of cultural, artistic and enrichment programs to meet needs of students with different interests. The mission of the Chinese School is to help students gain the language skills and enable them to read, write and communicate in Chinese, develop understanding of Chinese culture and history, and establish connections and broaden reaches to communities with different language and cultural background.

School Programs
1. Chinese Language and cultural classes for students from kindergarten to advanced grades (Simplified Chinese character 简体中文)
2. Chinese as Second Language (CSL) classes for children and for adults (Beginner and Intermediate levels 中文为第二语言)
3. English as a Second Language (ESL) classes for adults and new immigrants (Beginner and intermediate levels 英语为第二语言)
4. Art classes for children （美术绘画）
5. Chinese folk dance classes （民族舞蹈）
6. Introduction to Music (基础键盘音乐)
7. Chinese Martial Arts class for children （武术）
8. Handcraft class for children （美术手工）
9. Chess class for children （国际象棋）
10.Go Chess ( 围棋)
11.Math Counts ( 数学 )
12. Ping-Pong class for children （乒乓球）
13. Badminton class for children （羽毛球）
14. Basketball class for adults （成人篮球俱乐部）
15. Badminton class for adults （成人羽毛球俱乐部）
16. Introduction to Computer Science ( 电脑班)

School Year and Hours
The school year generally consists of 27 sessions on Sunday afternoon. The fall semester starts on the first Sunday after Labor Day in September and ends by the Sunday before Christmas holiday. The spring semester starts on the first Sunday after the New Year's Day and ends before Memorial Day. Each Sunday session is structured to have three periods of classes and runs from 1PM to 4PM.
1:00pm - 1:45pm: First period of language class
1:55pm - 2:40pm: Second period of language class
2:50pm - 3:40pm: Culture/enrichment classes 

School Website:
Registration: http://dreamschool.com/albany
General Information: http://www.albanychineseschool.org

School E-Mail: Principal@AlbanyChineseSchool.org

School Address:
School Operation Address: 475 Watervliet-Shaker Road, Latham, NY 12110-4698
School Mailing Address: 11 Avis Drive, Latham, NY 12110