The main commitment for the Mandarin Excellence Programme is three hours of Mandarin lessons within the school day, annual external assessments of 4 language skills in the summer term, as well as timely completion of weekly homework and termly cultural projects up to a high standard. In addition, there are lots of enrichment opportunities throughout the year, such as, Chinese musical projects, exchange programmes with China, Chinese New Year celebrations, UK Chinese Bridge Speaking Competitions, local and international trips, and many more.
Note: The original requirement of one additional after-school lesson has been removed. Instead, student can choose voluntarily to attend an after-school Mandarin club if they would like to.
UK China Exchange Programme + Chinese New Year Celebration
If you would like some practice, please have a look at completing Assignment 1 before starting Assignment 2. Assignment 1 is mainly about useful apps and online platforms that students can use to facilitate their learning of Chinese words and phrases. Assignment 2 contains lots of practice questions and exercises based on Assignment 1.
In addition, here is a link to a YouTube channel which contains lots of useful online lessons of topics from the school curriculum. In Y7, students will learn about basic greetings, self-introduction, family and pets, hobbies and sports, as well as school subjects and food.
YeahChinese YouTube PlaylistA former TPS student is living the dream in Hollywood after a film she produced won an Oscar for Best Short Film at the Academy Awards.
Read MoreLuke recently won a BAFTA for a short film he worked on as first sound assistant and continues progressing in the film industry.
Read MoreFelix C started Gymnastics at the age of 6 and made outstanding progress whilst a student at TPS.
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I got first class teaching at TPS and some great opportunities and experiences in extra-curricular sport.
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TPS always felt like a safe place to express myself and my hobbies without a fear of being told I wasn’t cool for playing with toys. Many teachers encouraged me to utilise LEGO in my work in Art, DT, even Maths and Geography!
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From TPS I got the confidence and reassurance that you are able to achieve anything with the right attitude and enough hard work.
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I started dancing at 3 and more seriously from the age of 12. I wanted to attend TPS because of their performing arts specialism, and they have given me so many opportunities to perform in dance and drama productions such as “Fame” at the New Theatre Royal Portsmouth and Rock Challenge at the Guildhall.
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