“Chinese Your Summer Cool”

 

Why we hold this summer camp?

“What am I going to do with my kids who watch TV and play computer games from morning to night?” This problem haunts almost every parent during the summer vacation. Now, Mandarin Family offers you an option! Come and join our summer program, “Chinese Your Summer Cool.”  We have many exciting Chinese activities planned. Your children will gain an appreciation for the 5,000 years of Chinese culture. They will have the opportunity to learn Chinese Tai Chi! We feel summer camp at Mandarin Family will make your child’s summer vacation exciting and a worthwhile learning experience.

 

 

Calendar          from 18th June---24th August (10 weeks)

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

9:30-10:10

Chinese

Story Time

Handiwork

Happy Character

Chinese

10:20-11:00

Chinese Painting

Tai Chi

Chinese

Culture Mosaic

Free Talk

13:00-13:40

Chinese

Chinese

Story Time

Handiwork

Happy Character

13:50-14:30

Free Talk

Chinese Painting

Tai Chi

Chinese

Culture Mosaic

 

 

The number of the expected students: 3~ 4 for each class

 

 

Expected students’ age: 4~14 (Students proficiency in Chinese will be evaluated before being assigning to a class)

 

 

Bonus:

Trip to Shanghai Museum or Century Park

Trip to the ancient towns, such as Zhouzhuang, Wuzhen, etc

(Parents who want to enjoy the fun of traveling with their children are welcomed.)

 

 

Notice:

1. A student's proficiency in Chinese will be evaluated before being assigned to a class.

2. Parents and children may preview a class before making their class selection.

3. A child may join a class at any time. If a student misses a class, they will have the opportunity to make it up.

4. There will be an additional fee for materials and field trips. Students may bring their own supplies, writing brush, ink, paper, scissors and colorful paints or they can purchase supplies from the school.

5. We are planning 3 field trips to historical Chinese sites, weather permitting.

6. The school will not provide lunch. Students should bring their lunch, snacks and drinks. We will store items that require refrigeration as well as warming up food.

7. If a sufficient number of students aren’t enrolled in a class, the school reserves the right to change the class schedule.

8. Tuition will not be refunded, once a child begins class. A deposit of 300 RMB is required at the time of enrollment. The balance is due the first day of class.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Introduction to course

 

Chinese: Basic Chinese teaching, simple words and dialogue. The content will help increase a student's interest in studying Chinese

 

Chinese Painting: An introduction to the traditional art, with a closing exhibition of your children’s Chinese paintings. Genre including: genre-----figure, landscape and flower-bird.                                               Style-----impressionistic, elaborate, lineation

Materials needed: brushes, ink ink-slab, rice paper, palette, glass, Chinese paints, Album of Chinese painting.

 

Free Talk: A lesson in which we encourage the students to express the Chinese they have learnt. The students will be encouraged to speak Chinese as much as possible.

 

Story Time: China also has super heroes. The children will learn the exciting story about the Monkey King. The most powerful and adorable super hero in Chinese culture. The students will act out the parts of the story.

 

Tai Chi: We have arranged for a Tai Chi master to instruct the students.

 

Handiwork: Have you ever realized how handy you are? Now, you can make flowers, clothes, houses or just use your imagination. We encourged DIY (do it yourself).

Materials needed:  paper for handiwork (including some special tools), scissors and glue.

 

Happy Character: Learning Chinese characters in a magical way, the appreciation and writing of Oracle Bone script and Bronze script

Materials needed: brush, ink, ink-slab, rice paper

 

Culture Mosaic: An informative cultural course that will teach the students how to use the ancient Chinese computational tool, the abacus. They will also be instructed in kite making. The students will learn Chinese history, geography, arithmetic and Chinese culture.

 

 

 

Tuition:

20 class hours

40 class hours

60 class hours

1999 RMB

3599 RMB

4799 RMB

One class hour=half day class time

 

If you register before the 15th of June you will receive a 10% discount on tuition!

 

5% off for register all-day class!

 

 

 

 

 

Mandarin Family---The Language Center of Chinese. 
Web Site:  www.mandarinfamily.com 
E-mail:  info@mandarinfamily.com 
Jin Qiao Campus:  Rm .302, No. 40, Lane 199 BiYun Road.  (Near Biyun Carrefour)  
Telephone: 86-21-5030-9916