Yes, it is a new school.
Yes, we have a team consists of highly experienced and qualified teachers. And we have multiple experienced volunteers who showed interest. We will provide them the needed training for this Curriculum before start of the academic year.
School starts on August 27th this year. There are two available official class slots for this year. One is on Friday evening and another is on Saturday afternoon. Each class duration is 90 minutes. Class start and End timings are being discussed and will be published as early as possible.
No, the teacher and students/parents decide their desired session and take that slot for that year. The student cannot expect another session if they missed the class.
Yes, there are three exams will be given yearly. There will be tests and quizzes periodically with homework and listening and speaking practices.
Yes, we will assess the kids to make sure they are placed in the appropriate level in our school.
No, there is no entrance exam need to be taken by the kids.
Yes, of course, We are working on aligning the classes to accommodate the kids age group and level of knowledge. So they can comfortably learn our language.
Hard copy of books and workbooks and any other needed materials will be provided. Along with there are apps that are compatible with IOS and Android devices will be provided for the kids to practice and learn.
Seal of Bi-literacy
This Seal of Bi-literacy is acknowledged in state level. It is an award for a high school student (Both School districts and Charter schools) for being proficient on more than one language. Any State colleges and universities will award College semester credit for the student who received this seal.
Accreditation:
This is acknowledged by county school system and varies by each county. High school students can get language credits based on the level of credits they earn in the Tamil school. Colleges and Universities need placement test for proficiency before awarding the semester credits.
Student who got the Seal of Biliteracy can be awarded credits for Second language in colleges/Universities.
Properly and timely provided Credits thru accreditation process, can help high school students gain high school Language credits.
As this is a new school, we neither have license to administer the test to get the Seal of Bi-literacy nor accreditation. If a kid is identified as qualified to take this exam, we will work with other approved test centers to get tested. We will be working towards get the license and Accreditation.
It is an Independent entity. This school will not be affected by changes in Tamil Sangam board.
Yes, this curriculum is focused on LSRW concept.
We are working diligently to provide another information about the Curriculum and syllabus. We will send out the details soon.
Registration process provides all the information about the student that helps us assess and assign the students. We strongly encourage to register the student to get proper assessment.
Yes, we have a accelerated path that helps eligible kids to move to next level in the same academic year.
Our school curriculum follows listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. The syllabus is designed to include these 4 components in the learning structure.
Currently we haven’t thought about this plan. But is is a great idea to think about in the near future.
For next 3 years, we are planning for Virtual classes. If we decided to have in-person classes, it will be in Cary/Morrisville/Apex.
We will have homework that emphasizes learning Listening, speaking, reading and writing. The amount of home work hasn’t been finalized yet. It will be available close to school start date.
Yes, each student should have minimum number of hours in order to qualify for next levels. It is important to have healthy attendance which will have impact on acquiring Seal of Biliteracy and Accreditation processes.
We do have a group of people working on to come up with our organization structure. It will be announced before the school year starts.
Yes, please contact us thru Carolinatamilschool@gmail.com and provide your details. We will get back to you as early as possible.
The grading will consist of Attendance, Homework, test and Quizzes and Exams.
You will be contacted thru welcome email. We will contact you in the first week of August to discuss further on your student’s assignments.
