Chinese

Click here for some Brent on-line Chinese Resources:

Ms. Cui Jiangwei, Chinese

Ms. Cui Jiangwei teaches Chinese to students in grades PK-3 to 5 this year. She is from Harbin and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Teaching from Heilongjiang University. She has been teaching English for nine years and is currently teaching at Anjing Primary School, Harbin (800 students and 40 teachers). Ms. Cui has won several awards and she is one of the authors of English Resources and Assessments. Her goals for participating in the Teachers of Critical Languages Program are to show Chinese language and culture to the American people; she would also like to learn more about the U.S. and its teaching methodologies, society, and culture. Ms. Cui will teach several Chinese classes after school including language, art, music, and other culture programs.

Ms. Joanna Lijuan Xu, Chinese

Ms. Joanna Lijuan Xu, Brent’s beloved pre-k and kindergarten Chinese teacher, is a local educator with over 20 years of experience teaching Chinese and music in China and the U.S. Originally from Inner Mongolia, China, she is an expert in both music and language pedagogy.  She finds that young children learn languages best through music, dance and games and she has developed a specialized Chinese curriculum that emphasizes music and performing arts. Ms Xu has been teaching Chinese through music and the arts at a number of different schools in the D.C. region, including Hope Chinese School in Maryland and Spring Sprouts on Capitol Hill. She is delighted to be part of the Brent community and looks forward to sharing Chinese songs and dances with our youngest students!