Youth Classes Ages 6-13
Current Schedule
Advanced Plus | Mondays 4:30 - 5:15pm | January 6 - March 10 |
Advanced 2 | Mondays 4:30 - 5:15pm | January 6 - March 10 |
Course Descriptions
Summer Int. Plus Conversation
Not offered this termThis course is for children ages 6-13 who have reached an upper-intermediate proficiency level in Mandarin Chinese.
Advanced Plus
Mondays 4:30 - 5:15pmThis course is for children ages 6-13 who have completed Advanced 4 or have reached an equivalent proficiency level in Mandarin Chinese.
Summer Beginner
Not offered this termThis course is for students ages 6-13 with little or no prior experience with Mandarin Chinese.
Summer Beginner Plus
Not offered this termThis course is for students ages 6-13 with beginner-level experience with Mandarin Chinese.
Summer Int. Conversation
Not offered this termThis course is for children ages 6-13 who have completed Beginner 4 or have reached an equivalent proficiency level in Mandarin Chinese.
Summer Advanced Conversation
Not offered this termThis course is for children ages 6-13 who have completed Intermediate 4 or have reached an equivalent proficiency level in Mandarin Chinese.
Beginner 1
Not offered this termThis course is for students ages 6-13 with little or no prior experience with Mandarin Chinese. After completing this course, students will be prepared to advance to Beginner 2. During the Beginner 1 level of this game-based immersion program, students will learn to:
- Count 1-100
- Greet and interact with teachers and peers in an appropriate manner
- Identify numbers, colors, animals, foods and family members
- Request items in an appropriate manner
- Follow a range of classroom instructions
- Perform a basic self introduction
- Begin to read and write pinyin
- Begin writing basic characters
Beginner 2
Not offered this termThis course is for children ages 6-13 who have completed Beginner 1 or have reached an equivalent proficiency level in Mandarin Chinese. After completing this term, students will be prepared to advance to Beginner 3. In Beginner 2, students will learn to:
- Ask and answer questions related to date and time
- Perform a self introduction of increased length
- Introduce a third person
- Discuss the weather
- Ask and answer questions about where one goes to school, where parents work, and hobbies
Beginner 3
Not offered this termThis course is for children ages 6-13 who have completed Beginner 2 or have reached an equivalent proficiency level in Mandarin Chinese. After completing this term, students will be prepared to advance to Beginner 4. In Beginner 3, students will learn to:
- Discuss and describe a wider range of topics, including seasons, flavors and appearances
- Begin reading short passages in Chinese characters.
Beginner 4
Not offered this termThis course is for children ages 6-13 who have completed Beginner 3 or have reached an equivalent proficiency level in Mandarin Chinese. After completing this term, students will be prepared to advance to Intermediate 1. In Beginner 4, students will learn to:
- Ask and answer how and why questions
- Have detailed conversations around different topics
- Perform a detailed self introduction
Intermediate 1
Not offered this termThis course is for children ages 6-13 who have completed Beginner 4 or have reached an equivalent proficiency level in Mandarin Chinese. After completing this term, students will be prepared to advance to Intermediate 2. In Intermediate 1, students will:
- Perform more detailed dialogs centered on a range of everyday scenarios
- Recognize and write a larger volume of commonly used characters
Intermediate 2
Not offered this termThis course is for children ages 6-13 who have completed Intermediate 1 or have reached an equivalent proficiency level in Mandarin Chinese. After completing this term, students will be prepared to advance to Intermediate 3. In Intermediate 2, students will:
- Perform more detailed dialogs centered on a range of everyday scenarios
- Recognize and write a larger volume of commonly used characters
Intermediate 3
Not offered this termThis course is for children ages 6-13 who have completed Intermediate 2 or have reached an equivalent proficiency level in Mandarin Chinese. After completing this term, students will be prepared to advance to Intermediate 4. In Intermediate 3, students will:
- Perform more detailed dialogs centered on a range of everyday scenarios
- Recognize and write a larger volume of commonly used characters
Intermediate 4
Not offered this termThis course is for children ages 6-13 who have completed Intermediate 3 or have reached an equivalent proficiency level in Mandarin Chinese. After completing this term, students will be prepared to advance to Advanced 1. In Intermediate 4, students will:
- Read and discuss short passages solely in Chinese characters
- Continue to develop conversational skills on a range of topics
Advanced 1
Not offered this termThis course is for children ages 6-13 who have completed Intermediate 4 or have reached an equivalent proficiency level in Mandarin Chinese. After completing this term, students will be prepared to advance to Advanced 2. In Advanced 1, students will:
- Read and discuss longer Chinese texts
- Continue to improve writing composition skills
- Continue to develop conversational skills
Advanced 2
Mondays 4:30 - 5:15pmThis course is for children ages 6-13 who have completed Advanced 1 or have reached an equivalent proficiency level in Mandarin Chinese. After completing this term, students will be prepared to advance to Advanced 3. In Advanced 2, students will:
- Read and discuss long Chinese texts
- Continue to improve writing composition skills
- Continue to develop conversational skills
Advanced 3
Not offered this termThis course is for children ages 6-13 who have completed Advanced 2 or have reached an equivalent proficiency level in Mandarin Chinese. After completing this term, students will be prepared to advance to Advanced 4. In Advanced 3, students will:
- Read and discuss long Chinese texts
- Continue to improve writing composition skills
- Continue to develop conversational skills
Advanced 4
Not offered this termThis course is for children ages 6-13 who have completed Advanced 3 or have reached an equivalent proficiency level in Mandarin Chinese. In Advanced 4, students will:
- Read and discuss long Chinese texts
- Continue to improve writing composition skills
- Continue to develop conversational skills