Mandarin & Cantonese Programs
Expertly structured, highly engaging language instruction designed specifically for children aged 5–10.
Mandarin Stream
Our Mandarin program builds a strong foundation in pronunciation (Pinyin), character recognition, and interactive conversation.
What We Cover:
- 🗣️ Pinyin Masterclass: Learning tones and initials/finals through phonics games.
- 📝 Character Recognition: Stroke orders taught using visual association and digital drawing.
- 💬 Everyday Scenarios: Practicing shopping, introductions, family, and hobbies.
Learning Path Milestones:
Introductions, colors, numbers 1–100, basic food vocabulary.
Expressing preferences, weather, school items, reading short stories.
Expressing opinions, compound sentences, basic character writing.
Cantonese Stream
Specialized in heritage language learning, focusing on daily colloquial expressions, proper tone inflection (6 tones), and family connection.
What We Cover:
- 🗣️ Heritage Conversation: Conversational fluency tailored for family reunions and home speech.
- 🎭 Cultural Immersion: Cantonese idioms, traditional holidays, and regional foods.
- 🎵 Rhythm & Tone: Rhymes, tone-matching activities to master Cantonese\'s rich inflection.
Learning Path Milestones:
Family terms, daily greetings, food, simple action verbs.
Telling stories, shopping dialogue, describing routines, family tree.
Complex descriptions, reading colloquial stories, cultural idioms.
Ages & Learning Formats
How we structure lessons based on your child's age and attention span.
Play-Based Learning
⏱️ recommended class length: 25 minutes
For younger children, we prioritize shorter, highly energetic interactive sessions to match their natural attention span.
- 🧸 Puppet shows and visual props
- 🎵 Interactive singing and clapping rhymes
- 🎨 Color-matching and drawing games
- 🗣️ Focus: 90% speaking & listening, 10% basic characters
Project-Based Learning
⏱️ recommended class length: 25 minutes
For older children, we structure sessions that combine conversational practice with reading, writing, and creative projects.
- 📖 Reading aloud simple illustrated storybooks
- ✍️ Basic character writing strokes and structures
- 🌍 Cultural geography and history projects
- 🗣️ Focus: 60% speaking & listening, 40% reading & writing
Private & Group Formats
1-on-1 Private Lessons
Maximum speaking time & custom pace.
Perfect for children who need direct teacher interaction, have specific school goals, or want to learn heritage Cantonese/Mandarin at their own speed. The curriculum is 100% customized.
Small Group Lessons (2-4 Kids)
Collaborative, social, and peer-driven.
Perfect for siblings, friends, or kids who thrive in a social setting. Lessons incorporate group games, dialogue practice with peers, and collaborative projects, while keeping groups small enough for individual feedback.
Not sure which program fits your child?
Our 25-minute trial lesson includes a friendly level assessment by an expert native teacher, plus a follow-up consultation with parents to recommend a learning path.