Mandarin Language Discovery

ShanShan laoshi is absolutely amazing. Her lessons are so fun and engaging that my kids drop everything (including IPads!) when she arrives. Our 9 and 5 year olds have now been her mandarin students for 2 years and we could not be happier with the results. Prior to studying Chinese with ShanShan, we wasted two years at a weekend mandarin program where my son did not make any progress. After two years of twice a week hourly classes with ShanShan, he can now hold a basic conversation in Mandarin and write short essays. ShanShan is the most incredible Mandarin teacher. We are very lucky to have found her.

Our 5yo has been with the school for a year now and she loves it! There is a nice mix of kids in the class, so we meet a lot of people of different backgrounds. Shanshan and her team offer a lot of fun learning activities to help the kids. They use positive reinforcements to encourage the kids because picking up Mandarin from scratch is not an easy task. They also tailor the pace the each student following an overall curriculum very much in line with NY state’s standards. They are also committed to nurturing the kids’ learning process through regular reviews and quizzes.

Ms. Shanshan is wonderful with kids. My 2 year old son and I have been taking Mommy and Me Mandarin classes with Ms. Shanshan for 8 months and she always brings developmentally appropriate materials, toys and vocabulary to the lesson. My son loves the class and during the week will often start singing in Mandarin or use Mandarin words in his regular sentences. She goes at a good pace and keeps him engaged but is also firm and won't let him fool around if he gets distracted.

Our 3 year old son loves it! My husband was dubious initially that our son would be willing to go on a Saturday but he's genuinely excited to go to class every week. He loves his teachers and classmates. The format is great with a mix of one on one, small group and big group activities. Everything is age appropriate and designed to be fun. And best of all, he's actually learning to speak Chinese!

Shanshan and her team do an excellent job having the children learn and understand mandarin. Her methods enable the children to learn through play, music, activities and projects. The classes are structured and interactive. The follow up she probably hides with parents and homework assigned for the kids is a huge help for both parents and students. We are having a great experience with this with both of our children.