Ni Hao Children's Community Mandarin Chinese Language Education Programme
A chance for your child to learn Mandarin Chinese through group social interaction and fun experiences
Traditional Chinese Painting – Student Art Exhibition Presented by the students of Chinese Painting Teacher Tina Kuo A parent has told us that it includes the art work of one of … Continue reading Traditional Chinese Painting – Student Art Exhibition in Lower Hutt
A great video giving the low down on Mooncakes! Yum 🙂 Mooncakes are small but they are still to be shared and eaten in very tiny slices (loaded with oil and … Continue reading Chinese Moon Festival – A guide to Mooncakes!
The single most important factor in a child’s success with Mandarin is their parents’ interest and (positive) encouragement, no matter what their child’s age. Forcing or nagging the child to speak risks making it … Continue reading Parents, relax! & other ways to encourage & support your child’s language learning
The link below goes to an interesting article from a teacher’s perspective of Chinese language speakers trying to speak English as a language, and why it is difficult. It gives an insight into the … Continue reading One of the differences between English and Chinese speaking
Mandarin Chinese is the official language of China, based on the Chinese variation that is spoken in Beijing as that has been where the Government is. However, the Chinese language includes: Mandarin Jin Wu, … Continue reading Learning Mandarin, not “Chinese”?
If you’re looking for some background Mandarin songs and rhymes for your preschoolers to listen to at home, listen to these two albums on Spotify for free: “Chinese Children’s Classics v1.0” … Continue reading Mandarin songs for the little ones
Hooray! We recorded a spoken version of Uptown Funk and will be sending that through to our enrolled families 🙂 …no beats yet as Xue needs to learn the English … Continue reading Blooper! Uptown funk for the kids
Here are some photos taken this Sunday morning at Capital E while we were there to run some activities. We thought the decorations looked very festive 🙂 Thank you to Capital … Continue reading Sunday @ Capital E
We have emailed out kids voting forms to families who have children enrolled in our Kids classes. Please let your kids vote on what they would like to learn in Mandarin 🙂 … Continue reading Kids, we need you to vote for your class pop song!
From our teacher, Xue: On Chinese New Year eve, all the family members get together for lunch and dinner. After that will sit together to prepare dumplings, which will be served right … Continue reading Chinese New Year: Xue’s view
From Chien-Chi, ex-teacher, and now volunteer advisor: The idea of Chinese New Year in Taiwan is a lot like Christmas here in New Zealand- families gather together and share good … Continue reading Chinese New Year: Chien-Chi’s view
Chinese New Year is just around the corner!!! So we thought we’d share our personal experiences and thoughts on Chinese New Year. Everyone does things a little differently! 🙂 From our … Continue reading Chinese New Year: Lizzie’s view
Ni Hao Children's Community Mandarin Chinese Language Education Programme 