Mandarin Club (Chinese)
This class is designed for children who are learning Mandarin for the first time or already have some exposure to the language at home. It aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to the Chinese language and culture, cultivate the learners’ interest in learning Mandarin, and, step by step, build their listening, speaking, reading, and writing abilities. The curriculum mainly focuses on everyday conversation and communication using high-frequency words, phrases, and simple sentences. Children will learn to recognize and write simple Chinese characters. Pinyin pronunciations and rules (Chinese phonetical system) will also be introduced. In the end, children will know how to use Pinyin to read Chinese characters.