Location:

Beijing, China; Shanghai, China

Program Type:

Study Abroad

Degree Level:

Undergraduate

Term:

Summer

Program Overview

Program Description:

With 10 years of Mandarin teaching experience and 7 years’ experience running camps for younger learners and families, That’s Mandarin Chinese Language School has the experience necessary to ensure a fun, professional, and safe language learning environment for campers from 7-17. Our unique methodologies aim to teach our 3000+ annual students language skills that they can use right away, in real life contexts from cartooning, story-telling, and buying vegetables to climbing the Great Wall. That’s Mandarin offers 6 Chinese Summer Camps to choose from: morning, day, family, full-time with hotel accommodation, full-time with homestay accommodation, and tailor-made programs. All include cultural activities as well as language classes. Our talented and enthusiastic teachers are all university educated and are experienced at working with students of all ages and abilities. Join us in Beijing or Shanghai to see what That’s Mandarin can bring to your summer!

With 10 years of Mandarin teaching experience and 7 years’ experience running camps for younger learners and families, That’s Mandarin Chinese Language School has the experience necessary to ensure a fun, professional, and safe language learning environment for campers from 7-17. Our unique methodologies aim to teach our 3000+ annual students language skills that they can use right away, in real life contexts from cartooning, story-telling, and buying vegetables to climbing the Great Wall. That’s Mandarin offers 6 Chinese Summer Camps to choose from: morning, day, family, full-time with hotel accommodation, full-time with homestay accommodation, and tailor-made programs. All include cultural activities as well as language classes. Our talented and enthusiastic teachers are all university educated and are experienced at working with students of all ages and abilities. Join us in Beijing or Shanghai to see what That’s Mandarin can bring to your summer! Our teaching methods are extremely varied to make sure every child stays as engaged as possible in our lessons. That’s why we incorporate games, drawing and other fun activities into our lessons. Everything we do, whether it is writing stories or playing games, it all encourages kids to use their Chinese; thus encouraging learning. The main aim is to increase vocabulary knowledge, improve pronunciation and listening skills, and develop spoken fluency in Chinese. To make sure our Summer Campers are constantly using what they have learnt, we use a variety of teaching methods including role plays and performances where they can show off what they have learnt. This technique is great for improving speaking and listening skills as well as building up confidence using Chinese. We believe that to learn a language effectively, it needs to be relevant to day-to-day life; that’s why we take trips off campus to places where campers can use the vocabulary they have been learning. Activities we use include buying vegetables at the market or buying museum entrance tickets giving campers the perfect platform to improve their Chinese speaking ability and build on grammar structures and vocabulary learnt during class.

We make living in China easy with airport pick-up, 3 meals per day and weekend activities! Live in the lap of luxury in our Western-style hotel accommodation. Varied class types and content; suitable for children of any Mandarin level aged between 12 and 17. All our teachers have taught for several years and are experienced with teaching under 18s. Enjoy our full program of cultural activities and field trips ( Previous destinations include the Great Wall and Ming Tombs, Confucius Temple, Beihai Park) as well as weekend excursions to see more of what China has to offer.

Setting Description:

BEIJING CAMPUS Our Beijing campus is conveniently located just 10 minutes from Dongzhimen metro station in the centre of one of the city’s most vibrant expat areas. There is a lot to see in Beijing, especially if you have an interest in history. Popular attractions include the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven and the Great Wall of China. The iconic Great Wall is only a short bus ride from the city centre. SHANGHAI CAMP Our Shanghai campus is conveniently located just 10 minutes from Jing’an Temple it the heart of the city’s busy central district. There is a lot to do and see in the city from historic temples, to the iconic Bund skyline and hundreds of museums, art galleries and parks. An eclectic mix of modern and traditional architecture, Shanghai has been a melting-pot for people from all over China and the world since it became a major trading port in the 17th Century. Our classrooms are all fully equipped with computers, white boards and WIFI access and are Hanban

Cost:

Morning Camp Day Camp Full Camp Homestay Camp Family Camp 2 week 5,000 RMB 9,000 RMB 20,000 RMB 24,000 RMB TBA 4 week 9,200 RMB 17,200 RMB 38,000 RMB 46,000 RMB TBA