Guidelines and Important Information:
- Alabama Tamil Academy follows the regular school academic year. ATA School year Starts on August and ends on May.
- Tamil classes starts on August 29th, 2021
- Classes are held on Sunday's from 2-5 PM.
- A 90 minute class will be planned for each Nilai between 2:00 to 5:00 PM on Sundays! You will be communicated with the details before classes!
- Minimum Age to register: 5
- All the new students above 5 years of age are evaluated for their Tamil skill. Depending on the evaluation test score, the students are assigned to the right grade. For any questions or information please contact: ataschool@alabamatamilsangam.org
- Please note, ATA Team is currently working on the back to school plans. Alabama Tamil Academy will communicate the schedule and about the mode of class details ( in-person /online) once a decision is made considering the COVID-19 pandemic situation.
- The classes for 2021 will either be held ONLINE through ZOOM or at the Vidhya Mandhir (Hindu Temple). Further details will be communicated to parents/teachers accordingly.
- Registration deadline : August 1st, 2021 (book orders to American Tamil Academy will be placed on August 03, 2021). Registration is required for all new and returning students on or before August 1st 2021.
- Amidst parent's positive feedback, ATA received requests from several parents to reduce the syllabus. Considering these requests, ATA decided to cover "The whole syllabus for these classes (Nilai 2 through Nilai 4) in TWO ACADEMIC YEARS (2021-2022 & 2022-2023). ATA successfully was able to execute the two academic year classes beginning last year from August 2020.
- Please note, returning Nilai 2 through Nilai 4 students will continue with the same teachers in their TWO ACADEMIC YEARS (2020-2021 & 2021-2022). The new students coming into Nilai 2A from Nilai 1 will be assigned different teacher.
- Yearly Tuition Fee: $200. The fee is being collected in two semester payments. $100 is due by September 15th 2021. The balance amount is due on January 15th 2022. Fee includes one set of books needed for the school year. Books will be handed out to the student on the first day of the school. Please note that any cancellation of registration after the book orders will incur in a $35 fee (Books+Shipping). As ATA Team is working on back to school plans. Please wait for further communication to make the payment.
- Please note, the fees for Nilai 2B, Nilai 3B, Nilai 4B Students is $75 due by September 15th 2021 , as their books are already ordered during last school year. The balance amount of $100 is due on January 15th 2021. As ATA Team is working on back to school plans. Please wait for further communication to make the payment.
- Curriculum: We follow "American Tamil Academy" The focus of the entire curriculum includes the simultaneous development of basic vocabulary (noun, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, etc.,) and the construction of sentences of varying degrees of complexity (form simple to more complex) and the ability to construct and write sentences in Tamil . This includes using the correct tense, count, gender and precise forms of various words.
- The syllabus and course materials were structured so that students at various levels undergo set number of basic instructional hours at class and home.
- School books and materials will be provided by the Alabama Tamil Academy.
- At the end of each term, teachers issue a progress report to the students. Parents are encouraged to contact the child's teacher or Alabama Tamil School Management team to discuss the students' progress. If necessary, a parent teacher meeting can be scheduled to review the student's progress and set goals to promote achievement.
- End of the year student evaluation method: Each student will be observed in the class by his/her teacher on every school day for his/her attendance, class participation and homework skills. Additionally students in the higher grade levels will be observed for reading, recital, writing projects and book reports etc. All these observations are entered into the student's log book every week. This information will be used at the end of the year, along with the student's Term Test scores and Final exam score, to calculate the year-round performance of the student and to promote the students to the next grade.
- Registration/Tuition Fee may be mailed as a Cheque (preferred way) to Mrs. Nithya Srinivasan. Cheque in favour of 'ATS' . Contact Nithya Srinivasan @ (205) 602-6136 for further details.
- Update for new / current registered students: Stay tuned for Alabama Tamil Academy Annual Day and Welcoming Ceremony event.
