Kids Term 3, Week 1
Vocabularies 苹果 apple (s) 苹果 píng guǒ 吃苹果 Eating apples 吃苹果 chī píng guǒ (Action: pretend to hold an apple and then bite it) 香蕉 banana (s) 香蕉 xiāng jiāo … Continue reading Kids Term 3, Week 1
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Lend us a hand please!
We’ve broken up some much needed communications tasks into bite-sized volunteer roles so that tasks are not time-consuming or onerous for any one person. Just send an email to us … Continue reading Lend us a hand please!
Ministry of Education NZ video of a school’s Mandarin class (12-13 year olds)
It’s great to see this class in action! It would be nice to see less sitting at desks, and being up and about more 😉 First Class! Effective languages Learning … Continue reading Ministry of Education NZ video of a school’s Mandarin class (12-13 year olds)
Parents, relax! & other ways to encourage & support your child’s language learning
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
Term 3 prep is on the roll…
A couple of our volunteers were helping to colour this in recently. The children/families will be seeing it in a class game at some point this term! 😉 If you’d like … Continue reading Term 3 prep is on the roll…
Why learn an Asian language?
South East Asia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, The Republic of Korea and China are becoming increasingly important to New Zealand. New Zealand has expanded from being the little Britain of the South … Continue reading Why learn an Asian language?
NEW Adults classes!
We’re excited to announce that we will finally start offering classes for parents and other adults! ADULTS CLASSES, 90% language immersion New Adults class for Term 3! These are 30 minute classes that … Continue reading NEW Adults classes!
NZ Teacher Professional Development in Second Language Teaching
For all teachers in New Zealand working in a school – if you’re interested in teaching a language, check out the Teacher Professional Development Languages (TPDL) programme. It is a … Continue reading NZ Teacher Professional Development in Second Language Teaching
One of the differences between English and Chinese speaking
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
Term 3 enrolments
Most families have already enrolled for Term 3, which is starting Monday 25 July (in line with the primary school calendar). If you are new and haven’t yet enrolled, please do … Continue reading Term 3 enrolments
Kids Term 2, Week 10
Vocabularies Reviewing vocabularies from the week 1 and week 5 Phrases 厨房/卧室里有什么? what are in the kitchen/bedroom?厨房/卧室里有什么？chú fang/wò shì lǐ yǒu shén me? 厨房/卧室里有… there is…in the kitchen/bedroom. 厨房/卧室里有… chú … Continue reading Kids Term 2, Week 10
Preschoolers Term 2, Week 10
Vocabularies Reviewing vocabularies from week 1 (Bedrooms) Phrases 你能去拿…吗？ Can you please take (get)…? 你能去拿….吗? nǐ néng qù ná…mā? E.g., Can you please take (get) toy(s)? 你能去拿玩具吗？ nǐ néng qù … Continue reading Preschoolers Term 2, Week 10
Ni Hao Children's Community Mandarin Chinese Language Education Programme 