REGISTRATION DATES
- Returning Students begin 04/01/26.
- New Students begin 05/01/26.
TUITION AND FEES ( per school year, not tax deductible)
- Tuition and Extracurricular Material Fees: $640 (32 Sunday Classes, include textbook, homework sheets, extracurricular material fees).
- Registration Fee: $40 (non-refundable) is required for all students, Return students, who enroll on or before 04/30/26 may be discounted $40 off, Return student register on or after 5/1/26 will pay $40 registration fee as a New student. New Student start registration from 05/01/26.
- Second Sibling Discount: $20 (is only applicable when both sibling or more are registering in the same registration cart)，return students' new student siblings register on or after 5/1/26, please contact the office for the sibling coupon code before registering as a new students.
SCHOOL INFORMATION
- School Year: 08/23/2026~05/16/2027 (per 32 Sundays, please refer to school calendar for class date and extracurricular schedule).
- School Hours: Sunday between 9 AM – 12:30 PM.
- Curriculum: One period of Humanity class, two or three periods of Chinese classes, and one period of extracurricular class. There is a ten-minute break after each period. Students may bring vegetarian snacks and water bottles (do not share snacks/food with other students).
- Chinese Curriculum: Use Let's Learn Mandarin HanYu Pinyin Traditional (include Simplified) Characters as a textbook.
- Extra Curriculum: Extra curriculum classes schedule are subject to change and may include: Tea Ceremony, Flower Arrangement, Drawing, Pen Calligraphy, Brush Calligraphy, Art and Craft, Vegetarian Cooking, Poetry Recite etc.
- Class Size: There will be a maximum of 20 students per class. For a class to commence, a minimum of 10 students is required. If the minimum number is not reached, or for any other reason, the school reserves the right to cancel a class.
- Placement Test: All new students (Pinyin2 and above) need to take a placement test. Further notification of test dates will be provided later.
- Enrollment: Determined by the order of complete registration.
- Parents Please Note:
- A weekly reminders regarding school events will be sent on Fridays, either to your Email or as text or voice message (Please check if email end up in the "Junk" or "Spam/Promotion" folder).
- Parents are strongly urged to participate in school activities throughout the school year including: Orientation, First Day of School Assembly, Parent/Teacher Conference, Chinese New Year Celebration Humanity Class, Buddha-Bathing Ceremony Humanity Class (May), Last Day of School Assembly.
REQUIREMENTS
- Age:
- 4 years old to under 18 years old.
- Pre-k class is available for beginners levels of proficiency from ages 4. Must be at least 4 years old before September 1, 2026.
- PinYin1 ~ Higher Grade is available from ages 5 and up. New students enrolled in PinYin 2 or higher will be assessed before enrollment.
- Uniform:
Students are required to wear uniform during class. Tzu Chi shirts, Navy long pants, White sneakers and Solid navy or gray backpack. Purchase Tzu Chi shirts may be purchased from the school office, cash or by check payable to TZU CHI ACADEMY. Navy Blue trousers and white sneakers may be purchased at stores such as Kohl’s, Target or Walmart.
WITHDRAWAL AND REFUND PROCEDURE (Refer to school policy for refund calculation and fees)
Please fill out the Withdrawal/Tuition Refund Request Form and email the form to school. School finance department will refund in the same payment method. Refund processing time may take 3~4 weeks, NO REFUND will be given for the registration fee. Tuition is not refundable after the 7th week of school year.
