小学模式

每个教学日为 325 分钟(周三 200 分钟),包括专业课程*,但不包括午餐和休息时间,相当于每周 1500 分钟。除去专业课程,每天课堂时间总共285分钟(周三为200分钟),相当于每周1340分钟。所有学生都将接受的教学课程细节如下:

幼儿园

  • 中文课程: 中文, 数学, 科学, 社会科学, 社交情感学习
  • 英语课程: 英语语言发展, 社交情感学习

一年级

  • 中文课程: 中文, 数学, 科学, 社会科学, 社交情感学习
  • 英语课程: 英语语言发展, 社交情感学习

二年级

  • 中文课程: 中文, 数学, 科学, 社会科学, 社交情感学习
  • 英语课程: 英语语言发展, 数学, 社交情感学习

三年级

  • 中文课程: 中文, 数学, 社会科学, 社交情感学习
  • 英语课程: 英文语素养, 科学, 社交情感学习

四年级

  • 中文课程: 中文, 数学, 社会科学, 社交情感学习
  • 英语课程:英文语素养, 科学, 社交情感学习

五年级

  • 中文课程: 中文, 数学, 社会科学, 社交情感学习
  • 英语课程: 英文语素养, 科学, 社交情感学习

专业课程将以英文教学:图书馆、体育、美术、音乐

在二年级,科学在学年的上半年以中文授课。在学年的下半年,科学教学切换到英语授课。

在 3 至 5 年级,由于我们采用主题单元和专题导向学习教学方法,每种语言的教学分钟数全年都会略有不同。

中学模式

我们的中学课程每天提供两节中文课程以进一步提高学生的中文熟练程度,同时透过提供实际应用和使用中文的内容教学。

六年级

  • 普通话课程: 中文, 荣誉社会
  • 英语课程: 英文, 科学, 数学, EP/选修课

七年级

  • 普通话课程: 中文, 荣誉社会
  • 英语课程: 英文, 科学, 数学, EP/选修课

八年级

  • 普通话课程: 中文, 荣誉社会
  • 英语课程: 英文, 科学, 数学, EP/选修课

高中模式

我们的高中课程根据学生的熟练程度为学生提供两条轨道。轨道 1 以中文 5 (AP) 开头,轨道 2 以中文 4 开头。轨道 2 学生将跳过中文 6 并在 11年级重新加入其他同学共同完成课程。高中课程每天提供一节中文课,其余课程将以英语授课。

九年级

  • 轨道1: 中文 5 (AP)
  • 轨道 2: 中文 4
  • 英语课程: 英文,科学,数学,社会科学,体育/选修课

十年级

  • 轨道1: 中文 6
  • 轨道 2: 中文 5 (AP)
  • 英语课程: 英文,科学,数学,社会科学,体育/选修课

十一年级

  • 轨道1: 中国民族研究
  • 轨道 2: 中国民族研究
  • 英语课程: 英文,科学,数学,社会科学,体育/选修课

十二年级

  • 轨道1: 中文演讲与辩论
  • 轨道 2: 中文演讲与辩论
  • 英语课程: 英文,科学,数学,社会科学,体育/选修课

Elementary School Model

The instructional day consists of 325 minutes (200 minutes on Wednesdays), including specialists* but not including lunch and recesses, equaling 1500 minutes per week. Taking out Specialists, total classroom time is 285 minute per day (200 minutes on Wednesdays), equaling 1340 minutes per week. All students receive the instructional program as detailed below:

K

  • Mandarin Courses: Chinese Literacy Math, Science, Social Studies, Social Emotional Learning
  • English Courses: English Language Development, Social Emotional Learning

Grade 1

  • Mandarin Courses: Chinese Literacy, Math, Science, Social Studies, Social Emotional Learning
  • English Courses: English Language Development, Social Emotional Learning

Grade 2

  • Mandarin Courses: Chinese Literacy, Math, Science, Social Studies, Social Emotional Learning
  • English Courses: English Language Development, Math, Social Emotional Learning

Grade 3

  • Mandarin Courses: Chinese Literacy, Math, Social Studies, Social Emotional Learning
  • English Courses: English Literacy, Science, Social Emotional Learning

Grade 4

  • Mandarin Courses: Chinese Literacy, Math, Social Studies, Social Emotional Learning
  • English Courses: English Literacy, Science, Social Emotional Learning

Grade 5

  • Mandarin Courses: Chinese Literacy, Math, Social Studies, Social Emotional Learning
  • English Courses: English Literacy, Science, Social Emotional Learning

Specialists provided in English: Library, PE, Art, Music

In 2nd grade, Science is taught in Mandarin during the first half of the school year. For the second half of the school year Science instruction switches to English.

In 3rd-5th grade, minutes of instruction in each language will vary slightly throughout the year due to our Thematic Unit and Project-Based approach to instruction.

Middle School Model

Our middle school program offers at least two classes per day in Chinese to further develop a student’s proficiency while providing practical application and use of language through content area instruction.

Grade 6

  • Mandarin Courses: Chinese Language Arts, Honors Social Studies
  • English Courses: English Language Arts, Science, Math, PE/Elective

Grade 7

  • Mandarin Courses: Chinese Language Arts, Honors Social Studies
  • English Courses: English Language Arts, Science, Math, PE/Elective

Grade 8

  • Mandarin Courses: Chinese Language Arts, Honors Social Studies
  • English Courses: English Language Arts, Science, Math, PE/Elective

High School Model

Our high school program offers two tracks for students based on their proficiency level. Track 1 begins with Chinese 5 (AP) and Track 2 begins with Chinese 4. Track 2 students will skip Chinese 6 and rejoin their cohort in the 11th grade to complete the program together. The high school program offers one class per day in Chinese and the rest of the classes will be taught in English.

Grade 9

  • Track 1: Chinese 5 (AP)
  • Track 2: Chinese 4
  • English Courses: English Language Arts, Science, Math, Social Studies, PE/Elective

Grade 10

  • Track 1: Chinese 6
  • Track 2: Chinese 5 (AP)
  • English Courses: English Language Arts, Science, Math, Social Studies, PE/Elective

Grade 11

  • Track 1: Chinese Ethnic Studies
  • Track 2: Chinese Ethnic Studies
  • English Courses: English Language Arts, Science, Math, Social Studies, PE/Elective

Grade 12

  • Public Speech and Debate: Chinese

The Bellevue School District acknowledges that we learn, work, live and gather on the Indigenous Land of the Coast Salish peoples, specifically the Duwamish and Snoqualmie Tribes. We thank these caretakers of this land, who have lived and continue to live here, since time immemorial.