Chinese Language Program
A structured Chinese curriculum for children ages 4 to 14
Every Saturday • Year-Round
FOCUS: LISTENING, SPEAKING, READING & WRITING IN CHINESE
The core goal of language learning is to enable students to understand what they hear, speak it, read it clearly, and write it correctly.
Students build literacy through character recognition, pinyin, reading, writing, songs, and conversation — with values like kindness, courage, and responsibility woven into every story.
Location
Gulph, Ontario
Hours
Saturday
9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Fees
Term Rate
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INFORMATION SESSION
Curriculum Overview
Our Chinese program follows a four-level curriculum designed by experienced educators. Each level is matched to a child's age and reading ability, with clear learning goals so parents always know what their child is working toward.
初级入门 Beginner
01Ages 4–6 · 2 years
Teaching Content
- Rhyme-based character recognition
- Picture-based literacy materials
- Story reading & expression practice
Methods
- Whole-word recognition
- Guided & listening reading
- Character recognition games
- Story listening & simple retelling
Learning Goals
- Describe pictures and read picture books
- Answer simple questions about a text
- Learn values like love, sharing, and gratitude through stories
- Recognize 200 characters and 150 word groups
- Recite 20 nursery rhymes; sing 10 Chinese songs
小班 Lower Elementary
02Ages 7–10 · 2 years
Teaching Content
- Beijing Normal Univ. Chinese textbook (Grade 1, Vol. 1)
- Companion reading & expression materials
Methods
- Whole-word recognition
- Guided & listening reading
- Pinyin
- Physical & online character games
Learning Goals
- Learn basic stroke order
- Build oral sentence-making skills
- Retell and answer questions about texts
- Understand honesty, courage, and responsibility through stories
- Recognize 300 characters and 250 word groups
- Recite 10 nursery rhymes and 7 Tang poems; sing 10 Chinese songs
中班 Intermediate
03Ages 8–11 · 2 years
Teaching Content
- Beijing Normal Univ. Chinese textbook (Grade 1, Vol. 2)
- Original reading & writing materials
- Theme-based story readers
Methods
- Reading by phrase and meaning groups
- Guided, listening & whole-word reading
- Pinyin & character origin exploration
- Radicals and categorized recognition
- Physical & online character games
Learning Goals
- Learn to use a Chinese dictionary
- Build oral and written sentence-making
- Retell texts in their own words
- Strengthen comprehension, thinking and expression
- Recognize 400 characters and 300 word groups
- Recite 15 nursery rhymes and 10 Tang poems; sing 10 Chinese songs
大班 Advanced
04Ages 11+ · 2–4 years
Teaching Content
- Beijing Normal Univ. Chinese textbook (Grade 2, Vol. 1)
- HSK International Chinese curriculum
- Theme-based reading & discussion materials
Methods
- Reading by phrase and meaning groups
- Scanning, silent and whole-word reading
- Character origin exploration
- Radicals and categorized recognition
- Physical & online character tools
Learning Goals
- Systematically build vocabulary; recognize ~700 common characters
- Use key vocabulary in expression and sentence-making
- Practice short composition writing
- Practical conversation training
- Answer comprehensive questions about texts
- Targeting HSK Level 4 or above