5th Grader Aces HSK Chinese Exam

Community newspaper article in "The Bee" (Portland) titled "Westmoreland fifth grader aces Chinese Govt. fluency test" by Linda Bonder:

    Katie Stern-Stillinger of Westmolreland was one of only eleven children recently to pass a Chinese government proficiency test normally administered to adults. The test (called "HSK" for its Chinese initials) serves as a requirement to enter university in China as an undergraduate student, and is used by employers in China for positions requiring basic competence in Chinese. The HSK test is likened to the Test of English as a Foreign Language in the United States.

    "We are very impressed withy these results," said Zhang Jie, Director of the China Language Office in Beijing. "The kids have done a great job."

    "Katie uses the same textbooks as her peers in China," said Yafei Liu, Lead Chinese teacher and 10-year veteran of the program at The Internatiopnal School in Portland, which Katie has been attending. "I am extremely proud of her, though I am not surprised."

    Stern-Stillinger and her classmates are 10- and 11-year old native English speakers who have been enrolled in The International School's Chinese immersion program since preschool, according to Bruce Bayliss, Head of School. "They study an American curriculum with all of their subjects - math, science, social studies, and so forth - taught in Chinese by native Chinese speakers." As a part of their fifth grade curriculum, the children spent two weeks in China last October, attending a Chinese boarding school and visiting important Chinese sites.

    The Chinese Language Office has only administered the test twice to such young students, both times at The International School, according to Yang Shen, Chief Educational Consul at the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco. Passing the HSK test exempts students from taking certain language courses in China, as well as in many American univesities.

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