Contemporary Chinese School of Arizona (CCSA) is a leading non-profit Chinese school in Arizona (www.ccsarizona.org) with over 540 students enrolled.  For over 14 years, CCSA has been teaching Chinese language, history and culture, and promoting cultural exchanges and active involvement in the local communities.  CCSA is also a key partner of the Confucius Institute at ASU. School sessions are held on Saturdays at ASU main campus in Tempe.

• The class for this coming week (Aug, 14, 2010) will be held at the Farmer (some are at payne and Stauffer) buildings.  Please come to school in time and park your car in the parking lot facing the Music building (it is also kwown as Gammage theater parking).  There is a map attached at the bottom of this page. 
• We had a busy and successful First day of the school for the school year 2010-2011. click here for the pictures.
• New Class Introduction
  • Chinese Language And Culture AP/SAT Prep 随着汉语学习风潮的崛起，美国地区于2007年开始全面施行AP中文课程， 并举办了首届AP中文考试。应众多家长和学生们的要求， CCSA将于本学期增设Chinese Language And Culture AP/SAT Prep 课程。教学大纲和内容根据College Board所公布的AP/SAT 中文考试范围进行设计，意在帮助学生熟悉考试题型和方式, 从而提供一个明确的准备方向。 课堂教学以沟通，互动为主导， 将日常口语会话，语言文字，各类书面文体，风俗文化，民俗节庆，人文艺术，社会现象，诗词成语，故事传说， 中国历史，哲学思想，山川地理等融合起来， 训练和强化学生的5C能力（沟通 Communication, 文化culture，连接 Connections，比较Comparisons，社区Communities），以达到提高学生中文水平的目的。 鉴于此课程的学习难度， 建议报名的学生要有较高的中文基础（Post CHN12 or equivalent level preferred）授课时间：10:00-11:50 ;   授课老师:朱岩(曾任中文十一年级老师， 现任CCSA Newsletter 主编)
  • Chinese Dance  For the coming 2010-2011 academic year, CCSA will offer a new dancing class taught by Lucy Chen (陈思). Lucy graduated from CCSA last year (2009) and entered ASU Interior design program,  currently a Interior Design sophomore. As many of you may know, Lucy has showcased her dancing talent in many events around the Phoenix area as well as in Tucson and California. She has been performing Chinese classical and traditional dance for eight years and have made numerous appearances in local newspapers and television broadcasts. For this dance class, Lucy plans to teach basic Chinese classical and traditional dance skills as well as two choreographed pieces that will be performed at the CCSA annual graduation ceremony. The class accepts students 8-13 years of age, but can be flexible. Lucy is looking forward to working with students in her class for an exciting year at CCSA!