2021-2022 will be the 16^th year for Support Education Program (SEP) in NCLS. The program runs an annual talent show to raise funds to support underprivileged students around the world, mainly in China. Under the current Covid-19 environment, this year’s Talent show will be ON-LINE and expanded to include the traditional on-stage performances; art exhibits such as drawing, photographing, and calligraphy; and cooking, baking, and other artful work products. Performances or art exhibits can be submitted via prerecorded video, picture or PPT.  The submissions will be presented together with the live performances during the talent show. The entire talent show proceeds will be designated to SEP. Please join us to show your talents, artful hobbies, adventures during Covid-19, and support a great cause!

Please submit the performance registration form before 11/30/2021. This link will be disabled after the deadline.

今年我们除了才艺表演，还欢迎各种才艺作品展览。利用网络这个平台，充分展现个人或家庭在绘画，摄影，书法，时装，厨艺，糕点制作及手工艺术等各个方面的才华，共同分享生活中的点点滴滴，乐观面对当前的疫情。作品可以用视频，照片或者PPT文件的方式递交。感谢您对支教活动的支持和爱心奉献！

请在2021年11月30日前注册您或您所在团体的节目，2021 NCLS Talent Show Registration form (google.com) 逾期此链接将不生效。

牛顿中文学校第八届网球锦标赛

We are excited to bring back our annual charity fund raising tennis event after a brief pause last year due to COVID.  Tennis players of all levels are welcome to participate.  All proceeds will go toward the Newton Chinese School 2021 – 2022 Support Education program (16^th Year) supporting the education needs of underprivileged students in rural China and greater Boston area.  To find out more about the Support Education Program at NCLS, go to http://blog.newtonchineseschool.org/supportchinaeducation/

Tournament Detail is as follows:

1. Registration begins immediately.  You can sign up via the web registration form:  https://forms.gle/hcp84xo7E7Xx7Gwg9
2.  or call/email/text/WeChat Jianqing Luo (罗剑青) at 617.957.6354, jianqing.luo@gmail.com or Jackie Zhou (周津平) at 617-538-4318, jackiejpzhou@yahoo.com.   If this is the first year you are participating in this tournament, let us know your level (USTA NTRP rating or UTR if available), your email address and phone number when you register.  
3. Entry fee – a donation of $25 for Singles, $50 per pair for Doubles.  You can sign up for multiple flights. Please make your check payable to “NCLS” and write “Support Education” in the memo section.  Or send your donation to Jianqing Luo via PayPal/Zelle/BOA transfer at: 617.957.6354 jianqing.luo@gmail.com and write the player’s name(s) and NCLS Tennis Donation in the Note section. 
4. Tournament Flights:
   1. Men’s Doubles A Group – USTA 8.0 Combined
   2. Men’s Doubles B Group – USTA 7.0 Combined
   3. Mixed Doubles – all levels
   4. Men’s Singles A Group – USTA 4.0/4.5 level
   5. Men’s Singles B Group – USTA 3.0/3.5 level
   6. Women’s Singles – all levels
   7. Girls’ Singles – all levels
   8. Boys’ Singles – all levels
   9. Junior Doubles – all levels
5. Match Format:  Matches could be round robin or single elimination depending on number of entries. Final detail will be published on 10/9 with the draw.
6. All matches will be self scheduled.  Players in the same flight will arrange a time and court to play with opponents and report the results back to organizing committee. Organizing committee can facilitate the scheduling if needed.  All rounds are expected to be completed by end of October.
7.  Registration deadline is Friday, 10/8/2021.  Draws will be announced via email and WeChat and accessible via Google Doc on Saturday, 10/9/2021. Please contact Jackie Zhou (周津平) at 617-538-4318 if you have any questions.

牛顿中文学校支教领导小组于2021 八月十九日晚召开了线上年会。郑凌、梁楠、陈卉、周琼琳，周津平，丁一红，高红参加了会议。

会议日程：

1. 8:30-8:45 2020-2021 支教活动总结
2. 8:45-9:30 SEP 章程扩展
3. 9:30-10:00 2021-2022 支教活动展望

会议概要：

1. 支教活动总结:
   1. 2019-2021虽然因为疫情支教中国之旅未成，支教小组在环境允许的情况下继续坚持烘培义卖，举办了线下和线上才艺表演，参与了牛顿中文学校春晚庆祝，开设了线上义务辅导，庆祝了支教15周年，和庭院义卖。在大家的慷慨捐助和大力支持下，支教小组筹集资金约两万美金。其中五千美金捐助给了四川省大桥中学，奖励和资助优秀学生和教师。

2. SEP 章程扩展：
   1. 领到小组在此次会议前经讨论提出了支教章程扩展版的初稿，与会同仁就初稿提出了建议和修改。大家通过了最新版本。在此征询修改意见后会定稿。
   2. 扩展版以资助中国贫困地区有需要的学生为基础，把奖/助学金扩展到在中国贫困地区坚持教学的老师和在牛顿及周边地区、美国其它地区、以及其它国家有需要的学生。

3. 2021-2022 年 SEP 展望：
   1. 继续保持与四川大桥学校的联系
   2. 继续义务辅导项目 – 分享经验并吸引更多志愿者，帮助真正有需要的学生。
   3. 联系沈安平老师，了解那些学校和学生能从支教义务辅导中受益
   4. 当学校实体课开学时，有需要的学生可以在周末前往 NCLS 接受辅导
   5. SEP 奖学金 – 免费注册牛顿中文学校课程或课班，SEP 志愿学生在需要时提供额外帮助。

🌿 大家好！
绿茵初放，鲜花盛开。亲爱的支教队友们，你可曾记得每逢人间四月天，我们一起奔赴在支教的旅途上，活跃在受资助学校的校园中？英语课堂的小老师，传递爱心的小助手，文化交流的主力军，激扬灿烂的青春，播种希望的未来！今天特别邀请各位队友和家长们参加庆祝牛中支教工程15周年-队友遊园活动，让我们相聚在这丁香花盛开的季节里，共叙团队友情，再献支教爱心！
 
活动计划：
时间: 6/5//2021 周日 上午10点
地点: 125 Arborway, Boston, MA 02130哈佛植物园  The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
https://arboretum.harvard.edu/                    
早上10点在哈佛植物园大门内集合。各届支教队员，各届支教家长及工作小组成员进行互相介绍networking，赏花观景，团队合影，遊园漫步等活动。建议每位捐款$10。

为了方便统计人数，我们设计了简单的报名表。烦劳大家提前注册。就可以省了活动当天的时间。到了后就可以直接聚会、照相和遊园了。鼓励大家car pool. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd3z9J7nXXxVE_Sjv89WTqXicmcdiZsseLfqO2GbV-ozpWutg/viewform?usp=sf_link

谢谢！

2020 NCLS SEP Talent Show 开始报名啦！
Time 时间: Saturday. Dec. 19, 2020, 7:00-9:30 pm
Virtual ZOOM 网络才艺大展

今年我们除了才艺表演，还欢迎各种才艺作品展览，利用网络这个平台，充分展现个人或家庭在绘画，摄影，书法，时装，厨艺，糕点制作及手工艺术等各个方面的才华，共同分享生活中的点点滴滴，乐观面对当前的疫情。作品可以用视频，照片或者PPT文件的方式递交。支教学生志愿者很高兴帮助编辑视频，照片和PPT文件。 感谢您对支教活动的支持和爱心奉献！

https://forms.gle/u7StdfSkBTsFdJQR8

8/28/2020 晚上八点半，支教工作小组利用ZOOM Meeting 网络平台，召开了年度会议。

会议对2019-2020 支教工作进行了总结：
虽然2019-2020 支教活动被Covid -19 打断了，支教之旅未能成行，但是上半年的支教活动很有成效。自九月份开始组队后开展了一系列活动：Team Bonding -Charles River boating (9月); Bake Sales (每周日面包及自制点心义卖)；参与牛中建校60周年庆典并表演 (10月)；支教第七届网球锦标赛 (11月); 年度支教才艺表演和筹款 (12月)；面试申请支教之行的学生并组队 (2020，1月)；协助牛顿中文学校校外春晚庆祝活动并表演和现场义卖募捐 (1月)，到其他团体的春晚庆祝现场宣传支教和筹款义卖 (2月初)。筹款总额接近预期的三分之二(包括谭老师的捐助和支教志愿者公司的匹配)。疫情期间，支教活动依然进行，同学们录制了视频，已在牛顿中文学校微信公众号发布。也会发给受访的学校，让他们了解牛顿中文学校和支教团队的活动，其中的支教小花絮在牛顿中文学校学年末的家长大会暨毕业典礼上播放。视频链接如下：https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Zl0tVYmBDtu5GT3xFrOccQ

会议对2020-2021新学年支教活动进行了热烈的讨论和规划，大家对新形势下的挑战，提出了不少好建议，好办法。支教活动将一如既往，不忘初心，充分利用网络平台，继续支持受访的学校那些在经济条件欠缺，渴望求知的同学，为中美同龄学生提供相互学习和交流的机会。

2020-2021 新学年支教活动小组负责人： 组长 – 高红， 副组长 – 曹景雁， John Lin.

The NCLS Support Education Program (SEP) 2020-2021 Team Recruitment Starts Now!
Please click the link to sign up : https://goo.gl/forms/6pXh9nZKVWb0ucd83
The 2020-2021 will be the 15th year for NCLS SEP. The program runs various fundraising events, such as bake sale, talent show, tennis tournament, culture fair, dance party, etc. to raise funds for underprivileged students in rural areas in China.
In April spring break, a group of NCLS students will go to China and bring the funds to the scholarship recipients. They will visit the recipients’ families, teach English class at the school and participate cultural activities with Chinese students. Covid-19 disrupted 2020 SEP’s activities and prevented the trip to China. However, in these challenging times, help and support could be needed and appreciated more than ever. Students here and in China could continue to learn from each other and support each other in different ways, including but not limited to, online communication and cultural exchanges, and in-person visit situation permitting.
We welcome NCLS students 8th grade and above to join SEP team for 2020-2021.