Lil Leopard Lion Dance Classes

Hello Lil Leopard parents,

As part of our intelligent curriculum, we are focusing on our traditional tenets, the Lion Dance!  The Lion Dance will help introduce our youngest students to the significance of the dance, which is to bring good luck!  We will be learning how to Lion Dance while working towards a performance at our Chinese New Year banquet.

In order for us to prepare for the banquet, your engagement will be key. On November 22 we will be sending home a lion for you and your child to finish decorating and make their own.  Please make sure their name is on the inside!

We ask that starting December 6, that you bring your child’s lion to every class for us to start learning and practicing our lion dance.  Each week, we will post a short video with what we covered in class so that you can practice with your child.

Our Chinese New Year Banquet is on February 10, 2024 and we encourage you to attend with your child.  You and your child (and/or your whole family) will experience amazing Chinese food, lion dance and dragon dance performances (both from children and teen/ adults), performances from our I Ho Chuan team and a Black Belt ceremony where a select few students are promoted to the rank of black.  Tickets will be available soon!

If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to one of your children’s instructors.

Parent's Class Viewing - March 22 and 23, 2023

Hello Silent River Kung Fu Parents!

We are extending an invitation to you all to come in and view your children’s classes on Wednesday, March 22 or Thursday, March 23.

We know that the changes to your access to classes has greatly benefited the kids and instructors alike. There is no denying that the focus and advancement of the kids has grown without the distractions that come with parents inside the Kwoon.

We have several tools for you as the parents to better engage with your childrens’ training. In addition to accessing your child’s class via Zoom, a weekly synopsis of every class is posted (with photos!) so you can keep up with the lessons, plus with a little nudge to help you engage with your children at home in their training.

Our doors are opened to you on a regular basis throughout the year; including next week on Wednesday, March 22nd for the Lil’ Leopards and Thursday, March 23rd for the Tiny Tigers and Young Dragons. This will give you an opportunity to sample what we are doing with your kids in person. No two classes are ever alike, but you will have the chance to see what we are currently working on and how your kids are progressing.

Space is limited so please ensure your timely arrival. We will be asking all parents to exit the building before we end the class to open up the benches for the kids to don their boots and jackets, after which we will be letting them out in the same fashion as we do every class.

You can find all our events, including all other dates for class viewing, on our school event calendar.

See you on the mats!

Parking at Kung Fu Class

There is plenty of parking available in the Kwoon parking lot and on the street in front of our building for every class. If you are parking in our parking lot, it is important that you only park in designated parking stalls - even if you are only picking someone up. These designated stalls are all facing north perpendicular to the street. 

For everyone’s safety and to prevent making it difficult to back out of the designated parking area, there is absolutely NO PARKING along the curb directly against either building - especially in front of the law offices. 

We appreciate everyone’s cooperation in helping us maintain a positive relationship with the other businesses within our condo association while maximizing the safety of everyone who must traverse our parking lot.

Children's Class Turnover Procedure

To further address the safety issue being generated when people improperly park their vehicles in our parking lot, we are going to implement a new method for releasing our younger students from their kung fu class.

Effective immediately we are going to hold the children in the Kwoon until their parent, or designated driver, arrives to escort them safely through the parking lot to their properly parked vehicle. The specifics of this procedure is as follows:

• When our Lil Leopards, Tiny Tigers, or Young Dragons finish their class, they will put on their jackets and footwear and then have a seat on the bench inside. 

• As students are arriving for the next class they will enter the Kwoon through the main west door on the north side. 

• Students leaving the Kwoon will leave through the door directly adjacent to the main west entrance  only when their parent/driver is present and able to escort them safely to their vehicle. 

To ensure maximum visibility and safety, no child will be leaving the Kwoon if there is anyone improperly parked in the parking lot. We will do our best to monitor that situation but we would also appreciate if everyone can contribute to the policing of the parking lot by politely and respectfully reminding each other where the designated parking areas are located.

This new procedure should improve the safety and efficiency of navigating the parking lot. We appreciate everyone’s support with this new approach.