California Zoroastrian Center

Persian Language Classes at California Zoroastrian Center in

Los Angles (CZC-LA)

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Classes have limited capacity. Registration is accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, with priority given to CZC members. If a class is filled, a second class for that level will be formed if enough students are on the waitlist. The second class may be scheduled at a different time and/or day, depending on the teacher and student availability.

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

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Persian 1-4 classes are limited to 8 years of age and above or at the teacher’s discretion.

 

Persian 1

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

 

Persian 2

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

 

Persian 3

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.

 

Persian 4

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

 

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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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