Mandarin

Children learn Mandarin through reading, writing and storytelling. Simple interactive games build vocabulary, oral fluency and character recognition, while songs, rhymes and visual cues create a joyful path to literacy and cultural appreciation.

Calligraphy is introduced from age four, giving young children the chance to pick up a brush and explore the graceful strokes of Chinese writing.

Five children standing in front of a wall, holding blackboards with Chinese calligraphy, at a nature school.
A classroom setting with a teacher and young children. The wall has a sign that says 'sharing a story in Mandarin' in English and Chinese characters. The teacher is holding a book, and the children are sitting on the floor, facing her, with one girl standing nearby.
Children sitting around a green table holding coloring pages, with a woman showing a bike drawing to the children in a classroom setting that has shelves, charts with Chinese characters, and large windows.
A young female teacher writing on a blackboard in a classroom with children seated at tables, some reading books. The classroom has large windows with trees outside, a ceiling fan, and an air conditioning unit.
A woman is reading a story to a group of children in a classroom. The children are seated on pink and white chairs, facing the woman. The classroom has two large green chalkboards on the wall, and an air conditioner is mounted near the ceiling.
A woman teaching Chinese characters to young children in a classroom, with children seated around a white table and educational posters on the wall.
Children in a classroom sitting at a table with clipboards, writing or drawing on paper, with some standing and some sitting. There are blackboards on the wall behind them and a light-colored ceiling with fluorescent lights.
Five young children sitting at a classroom table, each practicing writing on small blackboards with colorful markers, with shelves and windows in the background.
Two young girls sitting at a table with colorful origami costumes in front of them, inside a room with white walls, green and red doors, and a red banner with Chinese characters.
Two children sitting at a table, practicing Chinese calligraphy with black ink brushes, in front of a green chalkboard with Chinese characters written on it.
Children sitting at a table drawing on blackboards with white chalk in a classroom.
A group of children sitting on a wooden floor in a classroom with blackboards on the wall, engaging in an activity with a teacher, who is gesturing with her hands, and cards with words on the floor.
Several children standing in a line, drawing on a green chalkboard. The children are in casual clothing, and the classroom has wooden flooring and a wall-mounted air conditioning unit.
Two children, a boy and a girl, are standing at a large green chalkboard. The girl is drawing on the blackboard, and the boy is watching. There are Japanese characters and drawings on the chalkboard, including small pictures of children holding signs
Two children writing on black chalkboards in a classroom, one girl wearing pink pajamas and a boy in a white shirt and dark shorts, with a girl dressed in black and white standing nearby.
Children and an adult sitting at tables in a classroom, engaged in activities, with a chalkboard on the wall and a window showing outside trees.
Children sitting at a classroom table, engaged in learning activities, with notebooks and writing materials in front of them.
Two young girls practicing calligraphy or writing Chinese characters on white paper at a black table with various art supplies in a room.
Two children sitting at a desk, practicing writing the letter 'T' on white sheets with black markers, in a classroom or study setting.
Two young children sitting at a table, practicing writing the letter 'L' on sheets of paper with black markers. The scene appears to be in a classroom or art space, with a red door and various writing supplies on a nearby counter.
Two children, a boy and a girl, practicing writing Chinese characters on worksheets, with an adult guiding them, in a classroom setting.
Children sitting at a table, drawing on sheets of paper with black markers. Various art supplies and craft materials are on the table, including a container with pens and scissors, and decorative items. A woman is helping one of the children. The set