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
We have wonderful news to share 🙂 The various teams at Wellington Central Library have approved a new weekly Mandarin session to be run by Ni Hao Children’s Community in … Continue reading Starting 9 July: FREE Stories&Rhymes! at Wellington Central Library
We’ve moved into our new working space / “HQ”! It’s a great feeling to finally have a place we can set up as our own, to store books & resources, plan for … Continue reading Our new HQ
I’m happy to welcome a new teacher, Becky (Ran) Zhao, to our little community! 🙂 Becky is originally from Inner Mongolia in China and is currently undertaking the second year of her Bachelor’s … Continue reading Welcome to our newest teacher, Becky
Learning any new language can be a daunting experience, especially in Ni Hao Children’s Community’s immersion environment. It’s may be more so for the parent learners than the children, as the children pick language up … Continue reading I have no idea what they’re singing on about…
It sounds like everyone had a heap of fun at today’s Kids class learning to write numbers! I want the kids learning to write characters using a paintbrush as they get … Continue reading Paintwork at the Kid’s class
Office – Li Ling is on family leave on her usual Ni Hao CC days (Thursday and Friday), so there may be a delay in hearing back from her this week. Tuesday Class … Continue reading This Week’s Notices
Ni Hao Children’s Community has found a very wee space right in the middle of Wellington CBD 🙂 We’ll soon be based on Willis Street, a few minutes walk from the … Continue reading A lil’ home for Ni Hao CC (sneak peek)
Here’s the list of the vocabulary and phrases we’re learning for the first four weeks of Term 2 🙂 Kids Weeks 1 & 2: Hello 你好 nǐ hǎo Goodbye 再见 zài jiàn How … Continue reading Term 2, Weeks 1 to 4 vocab & phrases: Kids
Rap-along! When we first heard this rap, my daughter and I thought it would be so much more fun with actions (and meaningful ones too!). Together we came up with … Continue reading The Number Rap (now with lyrics added!)
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
We’ve been requested to provide a list of the vocabulary and phrases we’re learning, so here it is for the first two weeks of Term 2 🙂 We’ll try to do a PDF version … Continue reading Term 2, Weeks 1 & 2 vocab & phrases: Toddlers & Preschoolers
The Kids classes are currently learning this dance in Mandarin! A great way to learn language in a cool, fun way, learning movements in Mandarin, and having them get less self-conscious … Continue reading Kid’s class: Sing & Groove “The Ice Age Sid Shuffle”
Ni Hao Children's Community Mandarin Chinese Language Education Programme 