Learning for the future
Don’t ask kids what they want to be when they grow up but what problems do they want to solve. This changes the conversation from who do I want to … Continue reading Learning for the future
Category: Random
Sneak peek: The craziness of class planning
Too much to do, far too little time! A sneak peek into our nearly 9 hour day on a Saturday…way too much overtime being done… let’s just call it organised chaos? … Continue reading Sneak peek: The craziness of class planning
Interesting to note that 3/4 of our Kids (6yrs+) enrolments are boys so far..
So, the interactive and fun lesson style works well? 😉
NZ Chinese Language Week snippet: Did you know?
Here are some lil’ bits and pieces collected together about the Chinese language. Feel free to contact us if we should add anything else interesting. This info and more is available on Wikipedia … Continue reading NZ Chinese Language Week snippet: Did you know?
Row Your Boat – Blooper!
We usually reserve our song audio files for enrolled families only…but this one is a blooper 🙂 We were trying to put together something for Row Your Boat while having … Continue reading Row Your Boat – Blooper!
Breaking the language barrier (TEDxTeen 2014 talk)
A funny and insightful video about learning languages by Tim Doner. Tim is 17 years old and fluent in 10 languages 🙂 German, Arabic, Mandarin, Farsi,…
Amusement: the “How NOT To”… a Top Student Factory
This is a recent example of a teaching centre advertisement from Singapore that my cousin just saw. Yes, they do exist, people do sign their children up to it, and … Continue reading Amusement: the “How NOT To”… a Top Student Factory
The most common language??…
We’re not advertising for Brew’d, but this amusing “Did you know…” popped up on their Kids’ Menu recently 🙂 The first is probably from sheer numbers of population! 😉 and … Continue reading The most common language??…
Ni Hao Children's Community Mandarin Chinese Language Education Programme 