Little Mandarin Institute
The Little Mandarin Institute is an After School program for elementary students (K-6) that features Mandarin language immersion and related specialty classes. Classes in this program are taught 90% in Mandarin. Students are expected to have some prior Mandarin knowledge, or be willing to take on the challenge of immersing themselves in a new language!
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Every student registered for a Little Mandarin course will be charged a one-time materials fee of $20. This charge is applied once a trimester, regardless of how many Little Mandarin classes are registered for.
LMI Enrichment Classes are Monday-Friday from 3:30-4:15 PM or 4:30 -5:15 PM. Each day features Mandarin immersion socialization and a unique specialty class.
Fall 2020 Class Schedule
September 8 - November 13, 10 weeks
Monday
Pinyin and Early Reading
绘本阅读与拼音
grades K-1 | 3:30-4:15 p.m.
Pinyin and Early Reading
绘本阅读与拼音
grades 2-3 | 4:30-5:15 p.m.
* These classes will only have 9 sessions, with no class on 9/07 due to Labor Day.
Tuesday
Learn Chinese Through Singing
grades K-3 | 3:30-4:15 p.m.
Digital Art
grades 3-6| 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Wednesday
Pinyin and Early Reading
绘本阅读与拼音
grades K-1 | 3:30-4:15 p.m.
Pinyin and Early Reading
绘本阅读与拼音
grades 2-3 | 4:30-5:15 p.m.
THURSDAY
Mandarin Math
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grades K-1 | 3:30-4:15 p.m.
Mandarin Math
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grades 2-3 | 4:30-5:15 p.m.
FRIDAY
Kids Fitness
grades K-2| 3:30-4:15 p.m.
Kids Fitness
grades 3-6| 4:30-5:15 p.m.
Pinyin & Reading
Mon. & Wed., 3:30-4:15 PM, grades K-1
Listening to Picture books is an activity kids love to participate in. The beautifully illustrated stories raise the natural curiosity of children and make learning fun and engaging. Pinyin is an alphabet based method for learning how to speak written Chinese words, it's also used on computers and smartphones to input Chinese characters. Given the widespread use of smart devices, mastering pinyin is actually more practical than learning to write the characters by hand. During this class time, besides reading storybooks, I will use video, animation, and game-playing to teach how to use pinyin. Students will learn through keywords and phrases through games and practice their speaking skills as well.
$285
September 9 - November 11, 2020
19 sessions, no class on 9/07 due to Labor Day.
Jiawei Cao
jiawei@peregrineschool.org
Digital Drawing
Tuesdays, 3:30-4:30 PM, grades 3-6
The students will learn to draw and paint using the iPad and Apple Pencil. In class, the students will be encouraged to exercise their imagination and creativity to come up with interesting ideas for artworks, and the teacher will guide the students step-by-step in how to draw and paint the ideas they have chosen, while teaching the important foundations of visual art such as composition, perspective, lighting and form, color theory, anatomy and figure, and so on, as well as how to take advantage of the power and flexibility of digital tools that all professionals use in the modern age, but accessible even to children.
$150
September 8 - November 10, 2020
10 sessions.
Robert Chang
Mandarin Math
Thursdays, 3:30-4:15 PM, grades K-1
This class is a Peregrine favorite, returning again for Fall 2020! Teacher Mei instructs students in learning math skills (appropriate to age/grade level), while also guiding them in learning Mandarin. Students utilize the language in a mathematics context and communicate with their peers, fully immersing them in Mandarin. This class is great for students who would like to learn more about math, and for students who want more Mandarin immersion.
$150
September 10 - November 12, 2020
10 sessions
Mei Yan Lin
Kids FItness
Fridays, 3:30-4:15 PM, grades K-2
Kids Fitness is a sports course that focuses on the overall fitness development of the body. This course uses a variety of sports (such as gymnastics, Kung Fu, Dance and Yoga, etc.) as a means of practice, to cultivate and develop children's sports ability, and comprehensively shape and improve kids's flexibility, sensitivity, coordination, balance, as well as basic athletic qualities such as speed, strength and endurance. Kids Fitness is safe, comprehensive, diversified and interesting.
$150
September 11 - November 12, 2020
10 sessions
Kejie (Tina) Duan
Pinyin & Reading
Mon. & Wed., 4:30-5:15 PM, grades 2-3
Listening to Picture books is an activity kids love to participate in. The beautifully illustrated stories raise the natural curiosity of children and make learning fun and engaging. Pinyin is an alphabet based method for learning how to speak written Chinese words, it's also used on computers and smartphones to input Chinese characters. Given the widespread use of smart devices, mastering pinyin is actually more practical than learning to write the characters by hand. During this class time, besides reading storybooks, I will use video, animation, and game-playing to teach how to use pinyin. Students will learn through keywords and phrases through games and practice their speaking skills as well.
$285
​September 9 - November 11, 2020
19 sessions, no class on 9/07 due to Labor Day.
Jiawei Cao
jiawei@peregrineschool.org
Learn Chinese Through SInging
Tuesdays, 3:30-4:15 PM, grades K-3
There are three sections in this class: singing, music appreciation, and basic music theory. The teacher will choose some classical Chinese songs that are suitable for children’s age, teach students how to sing and having them enjoy singing. Students will also learn to appreciate musical instruments, famous composers and classical music pieces through stories. Basic and essential music theories including simple time signatures, note duration (rhythm) and pitch will be introduced as well. Upon completion of this section, students will have a better understanding of knowledge on music!
$150
September 8 - November 10, 2020
10 sessions.
Chen Ji
Mandarin Math
Thursdays, 4:30-5:15 PM, grades 2-3
This class is a Peregrine favorite, returning again for Fall 2020! Teacher Mei instructs students in learning math skills (appropriate to age/grade level), while also guiding them in learning Mandarin. Students utilize the language in a mathematics context and communicate with their peers, fully immersing them in Mandarin. This class is great for students who would like to learn more about math, and for students who want more Mandarin immersion.
$150
September 10 - November 12, 2020
10 sessions
Mei Yan Lin
Kids FItness
Fridays, 4:30-5:15 PM, grades 3-6
Kids Fitness is a sports course that focuses on the overall fitness development of the body. This course uses a variety of sports (such as gymnastics, Kung Fu, Dance and Yoga, etc.) as a means of practice, to cultivate and develop children's sports ability, and comprehensively shape and improve kids's flexibility, sensitivity, coordination, balance, as well as basic athletic qualities such as speed, strength and endurance. Kids Fitness is safe, comprehensive, diversified and interesting.
$150
September 11 - November 12, 2020
10 sessions
Kejie (Tina) Duan