Chinese Schools and Culture

[Christine Tsui][Parsons the New School for Design]

Teen World

What do you know about the city of Shanghai?

Shanghai has the largest population in China.

Guess the number?

24 Million

Shanghai

Learn Some Shanghainese!

• Nong Hao, Wo the Christine• Hello, I am Christine

• Zai wei• Goodbye

• Xia Xia• Thank you

Lunar Calendar: Jan 1st – Jan 15th

The Chinese New Year

Must-to-do on theEve!

The Chinese New Year

On the 1st day!

The Chinese New Year

On the last day –Lantern Festival!

Worked in clothing for 15 years

Travelled to 35 countries

Studying FashionCulture/History

In Parsons

Tai Chi Boxing

What three adjectives would you use to describe your life?

The Chinese teenagers

The Chinese teenagers

TIRED! TIRED! TIRED!

The Chinese Gao KaoNational Entry Exam to University

Every Jun 6-9th Once a year

The Chinese National Entry Exam to University

Chinese MathPolitics/Physics EnglishHistory/Chemistry Geography/Biology

Celebration after theNational Entry Exam to University

The Chinese teenagersChinese textbook

High School Year 1 Class Schedule

Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri

Chinese Physics Chemistry English Chinese

English I.T I.T Chemistry Math

Math English Math Geography English

Elective Chinese Math Physics Physics

Elective Chinese Geography History Graphic Design

History P.E Chinese Creativity Politics

Physics Geography Music Math English

Chemistry Politics English P.E(optional) Weekly meeting

Chemistry Math P.E(Optional) P.E(Optional) Clean-up the classroom

• Starts at 7:45am

• Finishes by 5:00pm

• Each class lasts 45 minutes

• Do you see any differences/similarities?

High School Year 1 Military Training

After School Activities

Q & A

Thank You!