California Zoroastrian Center

Persian Language Classes at California Zoroastrian Center in

Los Angles (CZC-LA)

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Please note that all Persian classes are limited to 15 students to ensure a positive learning experience.

for the Persian 1 session held on the same Sundays as Zoroastrian Study classes priority enrollment will be given to students who are registering for BOTH the Persian and Zoroastrian Study programs. Once those classes reach capacity, students enrolled only in Persian 1 will be placed in a separate Sunday 10am class held on alternate Sundays.

CZC-LA Persian teachers are Ms. Azita Afshari, Ms. Farangis Hakhamaneshi, Ms Atousa Nourafrooz, Ms. Golshad Afshari, Ms. Sahel Javanshir

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Persian 1-5 classes are limited to 8 years of age and above or at the teacher’s discretion.

 

Persian 1

Teacher: Ms. Azita Afshari

Students will learn the Persian alphabet up to the letter “p” in the first-grade Persian book in addition to numbers 1-10

 

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Persian 2

Teacher: Ms. Farangis Hakhamaneshi

Students will learn the Persian alphabet up to the letter “zh” in the first-grade Persian book in addition to numbers 1-20​

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Persian 3

Teacher: Ms. Atousa Nourafrooz

Students will learn all of the Persian alphabet and will start learning about the seasons and days of the week in addition to numbers 1-50.

 

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Persian 4

Teacher: Ms. Golshad Afshari

Students will finish reading of Persian 1 book and start the Persian 2 book in addition to numbers 1-100.

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Persian 5

Teacher: Ms. Sahel Javanshir

Students will learn the rest of the Persian 2 book

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Guidelines for Persian 1-4 Classes:

 

• After each class, a report of what the students learned and what they need to do at home for the following class will be reported to parents via email, telegram, etc. per teacher’s preference.

 

• The instructional book will be provided for purchase at the time of registration.

 

• Homework is at each teacher’s discretion.

 

• At the teacher's discretion, a time will be set aside to practice speaking Farsi

 

• If a student misses three classes during the school year, he/she will be dropped from the class unless otherwise decided by the teacher.

 

• A test prepared with the collaboration of all teachers will be given during the last class to each grade level.  If the student passes the test, they can move on to the next level during the following school year.  If the student does not pass, he/she will have another chance to retake the test one week after the first test was given.  If the student fails again then that student needs to take the test at the beginning of the school year with the new Farsi students for a placement evaluation and will be placed according to his/her Farsi level. If the student passes at the mentioned time, he/she will be given a certificate of completion for the level completed the previous school year.

 

• A passing grade is 70% (14 points out of 20 points).

 

• At the time of graduation ceremony, the students who are moving to a higher class level will be given a certificate of completion and those who were not able to pass the test and need to retake it with new Farsi students at the time of registration the following school year will be given a certificate of attendance instead of a certificate of completion during the graduation ceremony.

 

• New students will be accepted on the first and second day of classes only unless approved by the teacher. 

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• Students signing up for Persian 2 and above must have passed the end-of-year exam. Please contact your teacher or core-education@czc.org if your child needs to take the exam

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• Depending on the number of registrants for each class the teachers may switch classes.

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The minimum age to register for Persian 1-4 classes is 8 years or by teacher’s approval. Youth under 8 can register for Persian Readiness class.

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