Quentz Bilingual Academy<\/strong><\/h4>\nA Well-Rounded Educational Experience<\/strong><\/h4>\nby MICHELLE TREMBLAY<\/strong><\/h6>\n\u201cWe believe that learning should be inspired and not be forced, and learning can happen everywhere and at any time,\u201d said Dr. Cindy Zhang, founder of Quentz Bilingual Academy in Rancho Penasquitos. Quentz Bilingual Academy is an English-Chinese bilingual school that offers preschool (with beginner and advanced levels), after-school, and summer camp programs to students ages 2-12. In addition, they provide enrichment classes such as Abacus Math, Chinese Calligraphy, and Origami, to name a few.<\/p>\n
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<\/a> Quentz Bilingual Academy opened its doors in 2015, after Dr. Zhang spent several years developing and testing its concepts. \u201cThe motivation was to make language learning fun,\u201d she explained. Dr. Zhang especially emphasizes the school\u2019s loving and encouraging setting. \u201cWe\u2019re like a big family,\u201d she shared. \u201cWe provide a safe environment for our students to develop the values they will need for success, learn to think critically and act ethically, and acquire the skills needed for growing in all aspects of life.\u201d\u00a0Situated in a quiet residential area, the Academy is conveniently located\u00a0about a mile away\u00a0from the I-15 and 56 exits. Their serene location is also just a five-minute walk from Ridgewood Park.<\/p>\nThe school\u2019s education concept consists of three main elements. The first is bilingual learning, focusing on the Chinese, Spanish and English language. Second is the learning-by-doing method. \u201cBy learning from students\u2019 own experiences, either a project they did or games they played, students often develop deeper understanding,\u201d explained Dr. Zhang. The last element is character building. \u201cWe believe emotional intelligence could be more important than academic intelligence,\u201d she shared. \u201cWith emotional intelligence, students can handle much more obstacles in life, will better know how to deal with other people, in general will be self-motivated and self-disciplined, and live a much happier life.\u201d The school also provides each student\u00a0with individualized attention, possible in part because of small class sizes.<\/p>\n
Dr. Zhang was born in Beijing, China, but was educated in the United States, and obtained a Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley. She was elected and served as school council member for Canyon View Elementary School from 2006 to 2007 and, over the last 15 years, has been involved with many educational projects, such as developing an everyday math program, and creating an online Chinese program aimed toward non-native speakers.<\/p>\n
Although Dr. Zhang is extremely focused on academics, she wants to emphasize overall happiness in life. \u201cWe want to teach kids to live a happy life, believe in themselves, be open-minded, self-confident, and willing to explore the world on their own,\u201d said Dr. Zhang. \u201cWe educate each child as a whole\u00a0\u2013 socially, emotionally, academically, and physically. We care more about teaching kids how to live than how to make a good living.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The following\u00a0interview gives\u00a0more details on\u00a0our education philosophy and\u00a0program history. Quentz Bilingual Academy A Well-Rounded Educational Experience by MICHELLE TREMBLAY \u201cWe believe that learning should be inspired and not be forced, and learning can happen everywhere and at any time,\u201d said … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quentz.org\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quentz.org\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quentz.org\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quentz.org\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quentz.org\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/quentz.org\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2156,"href":"https:\/\/quentz.org\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions\/2156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quentz.org\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
by MICHELLE TREMBLAY<\/strong><\/h6>\n\u201cWe believe that learning should be inspired and not be forced, and learning can happen everywhere and at any time,\u201d said Dr. Cindy Zhang, founder of Quentz Bilingual Academy in Rancho Penasquitos. Quentz Bilingual Academy is an English-Chinese bilingual school that offers preschool (with beginner and advanced levels), after-school, and summer camp programs to students ages 2-12. In addition, they provide enrichment classes such as Abacus Math, Chinese Calligraphy, and Origami, to name a few.<\/p>\n
<\/a> Quentz Bilingual Academy opened its doors in 2015, after Dr. Zhang spent several years developing and testing its concepts. \u201cThe motivation was to make language learning fun,\u201d she explained. Dr. Zhang especially emphasizes the school\u2019s loving and encouraging setting. \u201cWe\u2019re like a big family,\u201d she shared. \u201cWe provide a safe environment for our students to develop the values they will need for success, learn to think critically and act ethically, and acquire the skills needed for growing in all aspects of life.\u201d\u00a0Situated in a quiet residential area, the Academy is conveniently located\u00a0about a mile away\u00a0from the I-15 and 56 exits. Their serene location is also just a five-minute walk from Ridgewood Park.<\/p>\nThe school\u2019s education concept consists of three main elements. The first is bilingual learning, focusing on the Chinese, Spanish and English language. Second is the learning-by-doing method. \u201cBy learning from students\u2019 own experiences, either a project they did or games they played, students often develop deeper understanding,\u201d explained Dr. Zhang. The last element is character building. \u201cWe believe emotional intelligence could be more important than academic intelligence,\u201d she shared. \u201cWith emotional intelligence, students can handle much more obstacles in life, will better know how to deal with other people, in general will be self-motivated and self-disciplined, and live a much happier life.\u201d The school also provides each student\u00a0with individualized attention, possible in part because of small class sizes.<\/p>\n
Dr. Zhang was born in Beijing, China, but was educated in the United States, and obtained a Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley. She was elected and served as school council member for Canyon View Elementary School from 2006 to 2007 and, over the last 15 years, has been involved with many educational projects, such as developing an everyday math program, and creating an online Chinese program aimed toward non-native speakers.<\/p>\n
Although Dr. Zhang is extremely focused on academics, she wants to emphasize overall happiness in life. \u201cWe want to teach kids to live a happy life, believe in themselves, be open-minded, self-confident, and willing to explore the world on their own,\u201d said Dr. Zhang. \u201cWe educate each child as a whole\u00a0\u2013 socially, emotionally, academically, and physically. We care more about teaching kids how to live than how to make a good living.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The following\u00a0interview gives\u00a0more details on\u00a0our education philosophy and\u00a0program history. Quentz Bilingual Academy A Well-Rounded Educational Experience by MICHELLE TREMBLAY \u201cWe believe that learning should be inspired and not be forced, and learning can happen everywhere and at any time,\u201d said … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quentz.org\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quentz.org\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quentz.org\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quentz.org\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quentz.org\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/quentz.org\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2156,"href":"https:\/\/quentz.org\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions\/2156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quentz.org\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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<\/a> Quentz Bilingual Academy opened its doors in 2015, after Dr. Zhang spent several years developing and testing its concepts. \u201cThe motivation was to make language learning fun,\u201d she explained. Dr. Zhang especially emphasizes the school\u2019s loving and encouraging setting. \u201cWe\u2019re like a big family,\u201d she shared. \u201cWe provide a safe environment for our students to develop the values they will need for success, learn to think critically and act ethically, and acquire the skills needed for growing in all aspects of life.\u201d\u00a0Situated in a quiet residential area, the Academy is conveniently located\u00a0about a mile away\u00a0from the I-15 and 56 exits. Their serene location is also just a five-minute walk from Ridgewood Park.<\/p>\nThe school\u2019s education concept consists of three main elements. The first is bilingual learning, focusing on the Chinese, Spanish and English language. Second is the learning-by-doing method. \u201cBy learning from students\u2019 own experiences, either a project they did or games they played, students often develop deeper understanding,\u201d explained Dr. Zhang. The last element is character building. \u201cWe believe emotional intelligence could be more important than academic intelligence,\u201d she shared. \u201cWith emotional intelligence, students can handle much more obstacles in life, will better know how to deal with other people, in general will be self-motivated and self-disciplined, and live a much happier life.\u201d The school also provides each student\u00a0with individualized attention, possible in part because of small class sizes.<\/p>\n
Dr. Zhang was born in Beijing, China, but was educated in the United States, and obtained a Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley. She was elected and served as school council member for Canyon View Elementary School from 2006 to 2007 and, over the last 15 years, has been involved with many educational projects, such as developing an everyday math program, and creating an online Chinese program aimed toward non-native speakers.<\/p>\n
Although Dr. Zhang is extremely focused on academics, she wants to emphasize overall happiness in life. \u201cWe want to teach kids to live a happy life, believe in themselves, be open-minded, self-confident, and willing to explore the world on their own,\u201d said Dr. Zhang. \u201cWe educate each child as a whole\u00a0\u2013 socially, emotionally, academically, and physically. We care more about teaching kids how to live than how to make a good living.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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