Academics

WDCTS offers a unique dual-track curriculum allows students to specialize in Taiwanese and Mandarin.

Youth Education

Early Childhood (18-36 Months)

Parent-Child Rhythmical Movement in Taiwanese and Mandarin (18 months – 36 months):
Introducing concepts of number (1-10), colors, shapes, body, slow/fast/stop, high/low, running/walking/hopping/turning, around 12 Taiwanese word phrases, and more.
幼兒親子律動班(18 months – 36 months) ：數數(1-10)，顏色，形狀，五官，快慢停大小等概念，走跑跳轉圈等動作

Pre-Kindergarten to 12th Grade Language Tracks

Taiwanese Track

Preserving heritage through song, story, and writing…

Taiwanese Preschool (3 & 4 years old) & Kindergarten:
- Nursery rhyme, children songs, story, craft, basic conversation, etc. We use King-An Taiwanese Reader and Children’s Taiwanese Book as our primary teaching guides.
- 兒童台語3歲班，兒童台語4歲班，以及兒童台語幼稚園班：唸謠，兒歌，基本會話，基本台語語詞，勞作，習慣團體生活, 兒童台語課本(Children’s Taiwanese Book)及台灣小學台語教材(目前使用金安文教出版的台語讀本)
Taiwanese for 1st grade through 12th grade:
- Children songs, story, craft, Taiwanese conversation, learning to read and write Taiwanese in Modern Taiwanese Language. We use King-An Taiwanese Reader and Children’s Taiwanese Book as our primary teaching guides.
- 台語一班至十二年級班：台語現代文書法配合兒童台語課本(Children’s Taiwanese Book)及台灣小學台語教材(目前使用金安文教出版的台語讀本)

Mandarin Track

From Pre-K through High School…

Mandarin Preschool (3 & 4 years old) & Kindergarten:
- Basic mandarin conversation, introduction of Phonetic Alphabets.
- 兒童華語3歲班，兒童華語4歲班，以及兒童華語幼稚園班：華語對話，介紹/認識注音符號，簡單華語語詞，習慣團體生活，以學華語開步走為主要教材.
Mandarin for 1st grade through 8th grade:
- Phonetic transcription, read/write Phonetic Alphabets, Mandarin stroke and stroke orders. We use Let’s Learn Chinese for our primary teaching guides.
- 兒童華語一班至八年級班：以注音、部首、筆劃、筆順為基礎，以學華語向前走為主要教材.
High School AP Chinese
- Advanced curriculum focusing on interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational communication modes.
- Includes mock exams, practices, and cultural projects to ensure readiness for the AP Chinese exam.