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ABOUT US

New World Learning Center was founded in 1998 by Dr. Lien-Hsin Chang and May Chen. New World has been providing a high quality bilingual program to South Bay Area children since then. In 2004, New World Learning Center opened their Walnut Creek Campus to serve children in Contra Costa.



Dr. Lien-Hsin Chang

Co-Founder

Dr. Chang graduated from Department of English Literature from Central University in Taiwan. After a few years of working as a Taiwanese Government official, he felt that the future of our society is children. He founded New World Preschool in Pingtong, Taiwan. Afterwards, he pursued and earned his Master degree and subsequently his Ph.D in the Department of Early Childhood Education from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.


Dr. Chang is currently a faculty member of the Dept. of Early Child Care and Education at Meiho Institute of Technology in Taiwan. He also serves as a consultant to the community of early childhood education in Pingtung, Taiwan.



Ms. May Chen

Co-Founder

May Chen earned her Bachelor degree in Chinese Literature from Cheng Kung University in Taiwan. After working with children ranging in age from preschool to high school, she decided to dedicate herself to preschool education. She earned her Master degree in the Dept. of Early Childhood Education in University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1989. She started her Family Child Care in Sunnyvale in 1992 to 1998. Within the time she also was a teacher in Chinese school in Cupertino and Rainbow Chinese School, and served on the Child Care Advisory Board in City of Sunnyvale.

OUR EDUCATORS

Every one of our educators is a trained professional with a deep passion for education. Many of our educators have specialized training in fine arts such as music, art and theater.

Mr. Zane

Yellow Room Teacher

Christina Doe

Yellow Room Teacher

Aurelie Hansen

Teacher

Stephane Perry

Director

OUR PHILOSOPHY

Young children have lively minds from the start. We strive to make the most of this natural quality by enabling them to experience, investigate, care about others, interact, develop and create. We strive to deepen and strengthen children’s natural abilities by providing them with the healthiest environment possible.

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OUR MISSION

To promote the development of the whole child by:

Self-Image

Developing a positive and healthy self-image through understanding and respecting individual differences.

Foster Curiosity

Promoting curiosity and interests in their world to enjoy the process of learning.

CommUNICATION Skills

Helping the child master effective communication skills through an open environment that encourages self-expression and group discussion.

HYGIENE PRACTICES

Establish sanitary health habits.

NURTURING INNOVATION

Fostering the unique creativity in each child by actively encouraging various forms of creativity.

ENHANCING LEARNING

Facilitating learning about the world through science experiments, literature, field trips and hands-on projects.