The yearly Youth Chinese exam took place on Saturday, 11 November 2023. This test assesses the primary and middle school students’ abilities to use Chinese as second language in their daily and academic lives. The test is a method for students to improve their self-confidence and their proficiency in Chinese. We are really delighted about the 13 students who for the first time took the challenge and participated at the YCT level 1.
Welcome to our School
We bring Chinese Mandarin and Chinese culture to Children in Kantons Zurich, Zug, Schwyz.
Fest der Nationen Zug 2023
Active class room
Language lesson
Musical Baby Mandarin
Circle time at Pre-school
Events/News
We regularly organize events for our students and other interested children with their parents.
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Past Event: The 16th Chinese-Bridge Competition 2023 Finals
After having won the first prizes in the categories of primary and secondary school students during the Swiss Chinese bridge competition (6 May 23), our students Sofia and Emna were honored to represent Switzerland in the finals of this Chinese Proficiency Competition for non-native students in China.
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All Events
Thanks a lot to all families who participated at our events. We truly hope to have brought the Chinese culture and language closer to you and your children. Here you can find some impressions from these events.
Our Offers
We offer a variety of cultural, musical and language activities and classes for children and their parents.
Musical Baby Mandarins
Already from the age of 1, your child can join us for our Chinese music/sensory classes. We will listen, sing, dance to various Chinese children’s songs. We will move to the rhythm with our bodies, instruments and different other objects.
Mandarin Pre-School and Mandarin Activity Club
We offer full day Mandarin Pre-school (for age 2-4 years old) or a half day Mandarin Activity Club (from 3 years old). In addition to learning the Chinese language, we offer a variety of activities: crafts, indoor and outdoor games, calligraphy, role play, storytelling, cooking and more.
Mandarin Group Class and Little Mandarin Private
From the age of 4, your child will attend our local group or private classes at/near your home, in a nearby local center or at her/his school. We carefully designed our classes according to your child’s ages and Chinese levels. The class size is between 4 and 6 students.
Our Philosophy
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Unique Teaching Methodology
Through our fun and immersive classroom, your child will gain confidence in communicating in Mandarin Chinese. We mainly apply three teaching approaches: natural, tactile-kinesthetic, and task based approach.
Teacher Quality matters
Our teachers are all native speakers. They are university graduates usually with a degree in a language related related field and/or have extensive teaching experience. We regularly conduct training sessions and teaching quality checks during each term.
Maximum Accessibility
Your child can access our classes, camps, and culture events close to where you live or where your child attends school. In cooperation with the local community and other cultural institutions, we regularly organize cultural activities for children.
Teaching Staff
Our teachers all have mother tongue Chinese and are university graduated with a linguistic related major or have extensive teaching experience.
Testimonial
Best teachers
I highly recommend LittleMandarin Chinese school! The teachers are excellent to a point that Chinese has become the favorite subject of our 10 years old daughter. She absolutely loves it: the language, the Chinese culture, her teacher! – N. A. B.
Summer camp: wide array of activities and outings
My kids recently attended a summer camp with Little Mandarin and had a wonderful, educational, incredibly fun time! Such a wide and thoughtful array of activities and outings, all very well organized and well planned. It has really ignited their interest in Chinese culture and language and I am stunned by how much they learned in a week. The school is very responsive and the teachers took really good care of my children. Thank you Little Mandarin!! – K.L.
Summer camp: Well-Organized and fun activities
Thank you so very much for this amazing week with varied, creative, well-organized and fun activities. Thank you as well for the cute little gifts, the excellent communication and most importantly for the kindness from every member of the school team. See you all again soon – S. & B.
Great lesson plan and teacher
Materials are well organised and very good lesson plans. The teacher is great and has a good energy and my son loves her lesson.
Learning progress
I am very happy. My daughter is learning quickly and the teacher is brilliant. – J. H.