Beginner Elementary Class

Every Sunday 1:30 P.M. – 3:30 P.M.

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Speaking & Listening

Students strengthen conversational skills through interactive discussions, role-playing, songs, and classroom activities.

Reading & Writing

Children begin recognizing and writing Traditional Chinese characters while learning proper stroke order and simple sentence patterns.

Interactive Learning

Games, storytelling, crafts, and collaborative activities keep students engaged while reinforcing language concepts.

Cultural Discovery

Students explore Taiwanese and Chinese traditions through festivals, holidays, music, food, and cultural activities.

Growing Stronger Every Week​

Our beginner class covers conversational texts, vocabulary lists, sentence pattern exercises, nursery rhymes, and games. Phonetic symbols are used, including Zhuyin and Pinyin, along with simplified Chinese characters. Our lessons focus on everyday conversations, encompassing communication, culture, connection, comparison, and community.
 
Whether your child is continuing from our Youth Immersion program or beginning formal Chinese instruction, our Beginner class helps students develop the confidence and skills needed for continued success in Mandarin.

Building Skills for Lifelong Learning

Speak using simple everyday conversations

Expand their Mandarin vocabulary

Recognize and write Traditional Chinese characters

Understand proper stroke order

Develop listening comprehension

Build confidence speaking in class

Learn about the culture

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Growing Confident Mandarin Speakers

Speak with Confidence

Children practice real-life conversations and expand their vocabulary through interactive classroom activities and guided discussions.

Read & Write

Students begin reading and writing Traditional Chinese characters while learning proper stroke order and simple sentence construction.

Connect with Culture

Through holidays, stories, music, and hands-on activities, students discover the traditions that make learning Mandarin meaningful and memorable.

Frequently Asked Questions

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To sign up for youth classes, please visit our SACCI student registration page.

To sign up for adult classes, please visit our TCML student registration page.

This class is ideal for children who are ready to move beyond introductory Mandarin and begin developing stronger speaking, reading, and writing skills. No prior literacy in Chinese is required.

Students build confidence in speaking, listening, reading, and writing while expanding vocabulary, learning sentence patterns, recognizing Traditional Chinese characters, and exploring Taiwanese and Chinese culture.

Our lessons combine direct instruction with games, storytelling, conversation practice, group activities, songs, and hands-on projects to keep students engaged and learning.

Children with some Mandarin exposure can continue developing their language skills while strengthening reading, writing, and vocabulary in a structured classroom environment.

Yes! We offer sibling and family discounts because we believe learning Chinese is even more meaningful when the whole family learns together. When siblings or parents are studying at the same time, they can practice conversations at home, encourage one another, and make language learning part of everyday family life. It’s a great way to build confidence while creating lasting memories together.

We teach Traditional Chinese, the writing system used in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and many overseas Chinese communities. Traditional Chinese preserves the language’s rich history and cultural heritage while providing students with a strong foundation in reading and writing. Once students understand Traditional Chinese, transitioning to Simplified Chinese later is generally easier than the reverse.