Dear PKUer,

If you are interested in sending your kid(s) to a summer camp in Peking University, please read the following message. For more details and registration form, please visit:

http://www.pku.org.cn/data/detail.jsp?articleID=7980

[通知]2009“寻根之旅——相约北京”小北大人夏令营项目招生

● 北京大学校友会

项目介绍

为了更好地服务旅居海外的北大校友，北京大学校友会与北京大学基金会联合推出2009 “寻根之旅——相约北京”小北大人夏令营项目。此项目面向海外校友子女，提供在燕园学习和北京观光的系列活动，亲身体验博大精深的中国文化。项目由四周北京大学汉语训练课程和三天“寻根之旅——相约北京”夏令营活动两部分组成。点击此处浏览项目介绍海报。

汉语培训课程

主办单位：北京大学

时间：2009年6月22日—7月17日

每周星期一至星期五为课堂教学时间，每天4学时，每周20学时。课余时间组织市内参观游览。

内容：汉语教学：课程设置包括读本、口语、语音、听力、视听等必修课和民俗、翻译、修辞、写作、报刊阅读、古代汉语、现代文学作品选等选修课，着重训练和提高运用汉语进行听说读写的能力。

汉语编班：设有初级汉语班、中级汉语班和高级汉语班（授课语言为汉语）。学生入学后进行汉语水平测试，根据考试成绩分班，每班15人左右。

中国文化研习：1. 课余时间组织太极拳、中国画和中国书法等实践活动；2. 周末组织学生前往山西省大同、太原，河北省承德，山东省泰山和曲阜、内蒙古草原等名胜古迹进行考察和社会实践。（该项目自愿报名参加，费用自理）

证书： 学生入学后将得到北京大学学生证，学习结束时将取得北京大学颁发的进修证书和成绩单。

“寻根之旅——相约北京”海外华裔青少年夏令营

（凡报名参加汉语培训课程的学生均可免费参加夏令营活动）

主办单位：北京市人民政府侨务办公室

时间：2009年7月18日（报到）至22日（散营），3天4夜

内容：在人民大会堂举行开营仪式暨文艺演出；

参观故宫、长城等历史文化名胜

参观国家体育场（鸟巢）、国家游泳中心（水立方）等奥运场馆；

观看中国特色文艺演出；

在国家体育馆举行海内外华裔青少年大联欢晚会。

申请资格

旅居海外的北京大学校友子女；

非中国籍公民；

年龄在18岁以上（含18岁）；

身体健康；

高中以上学历（包含高中高年级）；

目前已掌握800个汉语词汇，或已累计学习汉语80学时以上。

报名办法

申请者应于2009年4月17日前将以下材料寄送到北京大学校友会：

A. 逐项认真填写完毕的“短期留学申请表”（点击下载）与“夏令营报名表”（点击下载），另外单独准备护照照片三张；

B. 护照个人信息页复印件；

C. 最后学历证明（复印件）或在学证明（原件）；

D. 汉语水平证书或汉语学习证明；

E. 一封所在学校或单位的推荐信原件（中文或英文）；

F. 在华事务担保人的担保书（由北京大学校友会统一办理）；

收费标准

A. 申请费：人民币400元/人

B. 学费：人民币4200元/人（含教材费、市内参观游览活动费）

备注：申请退学的学生，应在报到日之前提出，经批准，按规定可退学费；退费时，按应退费用的10%收取手续费，退还币种仅限人民币。报到后，学费不予退还。

C. 住宿费：北京大学专家公寓：人民币4600元/人 (主卧，不含早餐) 或人民币4200元/人（次卧，不含早餐），公寓包括两间卧室、客厅、厨房及浴室，配备有电视机、电话、网络接口、空调、冰箱、洗衣机等。点击查看住宿条件。

D．医疗费及个人活动等项费用由学生自理。

联络方式

通讯地址：中国 北京市 北京大学镜春园75号北京大学校友会

邮政编码：100871

联 系 人：赵琳 陶娟

E-mail： zhaolin@pkuef.org; taoj2009@pku.edu.cn

电 话： (86-10) 62751595 62754013

传 真： (86-10)62755998

Program Introduction

In order to render overseas alumni better service, Peking University Alumni Association plans to provide overseas alumni’s kids (Here named junior PKUer) with a short-term program during the summer vacation this year. The short-term program consists of two parts, Mandarin Training and Summer Camp, which is organized jointly by Peking University and Beijing Municipal Government Office of Overseas Chinese Affairs. Browse The Programme Poster.

Mandarin Training

Host by: Peking University

Class hours: 2009 June 22-July 17, Monday to Friday, four hours per day, twenty hours per week, with extracurricular activities on Saturday.

General Curriculum:

A. Mandarin course:

1. Mandatory courses: Intensive Reading, Spoken Chinese, Pronunciation, Listening Comprehension and Video Course.

2. Elective courses: Chinese Folklore, Translation, Rhetoric, Writing, Newspaper Reading, Classical Chinese, and Selected Readings from Contemporary Chinese Literature, etc. All courses aim to improve the student’s the ability to use Mandarin in real-life circumstances.

B. Classes arrangements upon Mandarin proficiency: elementary, intermediate, and advanced classes are provided. Students are arranged according to the results of the Mandarin placement exam after admission. There are about fifteen students in a class.

C. Chinese Culture Interactions

1. Shadowboxing (Taijiquan), Chinese painting, Chinese calligraphy, visits to traditional Beijing residential area (hutong), etc.

2. Weekend trips to Datong and Taiyuan in Shanxi Province, Chengde in Hebei Province, Mount Tai and Qufu in Shandong Province, Inner Mongolia Province, and other historical and cultural sites.

3. Trips to Luoyang, Xi'an, Shanghai and Hangzhou.

E. Documentations:

Students will receive a Peking University Student ID card upon registration, a program certificate and an official transcript upon completion of the program.

Overseas Youngster Root – Seeking Summer Camp in Beijing

Host by: Beijing Municipal Government Office of Overseas Chinese Affairs.

Schedule: 2009 July 18-July 22

Attending the Opening Ceremony of the Summer Camp and Performance at the Great Hall of the People;

Visiting the Imperil Palace, the Great Wall etc. and other cultural landscape;

Visiting the National Stadium (Bird’s Nest), the National Aquatic Center (Water Cube) etc. and other Olympic stadiums;

Watching Chinese traditional arts performance;

Attending the Overseas Youngster Summer Camp Party at the National Indoor Stadium.

Application Prerequisites

Peking University overseas alumni’s kids,

Non-Chinese citizens,

Between the age of 18 and 60(18 and 60 included),

Healthy,

With education background of or above high school graduation,

Have over 800 Chinese words in your vocabulary or have studied Mandarin for over 80 class hours.

Application Procedures

Applicants should submit following materials to Peking University Alumni Association before April 17, 2009:

a) Complete International Student Application Form for Short-term Studies at Peking University (DOWNLOAD)(typed or printed) and the Application Form for Overseas Youngster Summer Camp(DOWNLOAD)

b) Three pieces of passport photos

c) Photocopy of Passport Information page

d) Certificate of highest degree or copy

e) Certificate of HSK exam or official transcripts of full-time Chinese language training

f) One letter of recommendation in English or Chinese

e) Sponsor Letter from sponsor in Beijing (Provided by Peking University Alumni Association)

Expenditure

A.Application fee: 400RMB per person

B.Tuition: 4,200RMB per person (textbooks, visits to historical sites, and excursions included)

C.Accommodation fee: Peking University Foreign Experts Apartment: 4600 RMB per person (main bedroom, breakfast not included), or 4200 RMB per person (secondary bedroom, breakfast not included) .(CLICK HERE)

D.Medical care and personal activities excluded.

Contact Information

Peking University Alumni Association

Attn: Ms.Zhao Lin, Ms.Tao Juan

75 Jing Chunyuan, Room 104, Peking University

Beijing, 100871, China

Tel: (86-10)-6275 1595 (86-10)-6275 4013

Fax: 86-10-62755998

E-mail: zhaolin@pkuef.org; taoj2009@pku.edu.cn

Website:http://www.pku.org.cn

Best regards,

PUAASC