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
One of the similarities that Mandarin Chinese has with German is the letter / pinyin ” ü “! It’s pronounced the same way! There is also a similarity with pronouncing the pinyin ” … Continue reading What do Mandarin Chinese and German have in common? and French?
I’ve tried to summarise the programmes being offered to you by Ni Hao Children’s Community in the table below. Hopefully it gives interested families an idea of what they are … Continue reading Summary of our programmes
We’re happy to have started sessions for both classrooms at Capital Montessori School this week – and feedback from the teachers (and our teacher Lizzie!) is that the children loved it! … Continue reading Stories & Rhymes at Capital Montessori School
We’ll be letting enrolled families know about their class end of term party over the coming week… meanwhile, here’s a funny teaser for what’s to come… 😉
Last week we read The Three Little Pigs in class – here’s a funny cartoon version revising the language! 🙂
We read this recently in the Kids’ classes, so here it is again 🙂
I don’t want to encourage too much screen time, but I have to admit that watching cartoons in Mandarin does significantly help with improving the language skills when you don’t … Continue reading Improving language learning with video/cartoons and English subtitles?
This is a great webpage by the Victoria State Government (Australia), Education and Training Department that describes how languages learning leads to improved literacy skills, including English literacy: Linking Languages and Literacy … Continue reading Language learning leads to improved literacy skills, including English literacy
Yay! We’re so happy to see our new ‘hot off the press’ game cards!!! They look and feel great! Thanks to the team at The Big Picture in Wellington for … Continue reading Sneak peek: new picture game cards!
This song is similar to what we’re starting off with in Term 1 with the new curriculum 🙂 (Would you like to try a class or enrol?)
Summer term starts tomorrow (Saturday 7 January)! All summer classes are being held on Saturday mornings at the Memorial Room at the Northland Memorial Community Centre. The Memorial Room is … Continue reading Summer term starts tomorrow
We will be taking a short break from Friday 23 December to Wednesday 4 January 2017. Emails will be checked and phone calls will be taken from Thursday 5 January … Continue reading Closed for Christmas & New Year break
Ni Hao Children's Community Mandarin Chinese Language Education Programme 