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Have Fun At Summer Camp Learning Mandarin

2024 Summer Camp Enrolling Now!

Weekly themes keep the summer fun-filled. Students practice Mandarin in a real world setting and enjoy one field trip each week.

Join camp for as little as $194 per week!

Have fun at summer camp playing, exploring & learning.

Daily Schedule

777 Southgate, Daly City 94105
(415)952-7223

Full-Day Camp from 9am – 3pm

8am-9am Extended AM Care
9am – Drop Off
9:15am – Mandarin instruction.1
10:15am – AM break
10:30am – Mandarin instruction.2
11:30am – Lunch
1:00pm – Themed Summer Camp activities
3pm – Pick Up
3-6pm – Extended PM Care

2024 Summer Schedule

6/10-Cooking(5/AM, 12/PM)
6/17-Performing Arts(4/AM, 12/PM)
6/24-Cooking (4/AM , 9/PM)
7/8-Arts & Crafts(5/AM , 10/PM)
7/15-Practical Math(5/AM , 10/PM)
7/22-Cooking(3/AM , 8/PM)
7/29-Arts & Crafts(5/AM , 11/PM)
8/5-Performing Arts(3/AM , 7/PM)

Each Wednesday students enjoy a field trip. Locations to be determined.

Tuition as low as $194/week.

Scroll down to the FAQs to read about Extended Care.
*Count Above (#/AM , #/PM)

Attend More Than One Week and Save

Huge Discounts

Enroll for more weeks and save.

8 weeks (entire summer) – $194/week

6 weeks – $231/week

4 weeks – $281/week

2 weeks – $344/week

1 week – $419/week

Instructions

  1. Choose and pay for a multiweek prepaid package.
  2. A code will be emailed to you.
  3. Visit the Class Schedule above on this page.
  4. Register for the weeks of your choice and use the code to redeem your prepaid tuition.

“My kid really enjoyed the summer camp. Teacher was great with children, very patient and knowledgeable. My kid started talking in Mandarin and teaching me Mandarin words. I loved that they gave us many pictures at the end of the camp for us to cherish. Would definitely go back next year.”

Erine Budi

“Our children have been coming to Everyday Mandarin since they have been in kindergarten. They thoroughly enjoy being in the program, learning about their culture and language. Ms. Wu along with staff, continues to passionately teach the students mandarin in a positive way as she loves all her students. We appreciate and value the program very much, hoping it will stay in our community for a long time as a tool to help preserve culture and language for the next generation.”

Carla Ng

What our parents have to say

Summer Camp FAQ

We accept students who in the fall of the upcoming school year will be starting grades 1 through 7.

We do accept younger students dependent on their behavior, listening skills and if they are a sibling of an older student.

Yes, please visit our Daly City location at 777 Southgate during our normal hours of operation. Monday/Wednesday 3:15-5:30pm. The staff can process your enrollment but they do not have information about the camp. Contact us at (415)952-7223 or learn@everydaymandarin.org for questions.

Summer camp is run by our Mandarin Head Teacher, Ms. Wu, of 8+ years with the support of our head and assistant teachers from other schools, collaborating and joining us.

The last day to get a full refund is March 31, 2024.
A 50% refund can be received if cancelling between April 1, 2024 to April 30, 2024.
A 25% refund can be received if cancelling between May 1, 2024 to May 31, 2024.
No refunds after June 1, 2024.

12 students per class. We have 2 classrooms, grades 1-3 and 4-7. Students are also divided up by level. Our teachers use differentiated instruction to keep students of all levels challenged in class and at camp.

Questions, call/text (888)489-9791 or email learn@everydaymandarin.org

Packages are limited to the use by one student only.

The most you would pay for extended AM Care is $250, extended PM care is $375 but most likely the cost would be much less.

We don’t believe in making a profit from extended care we’d like to split the base cost, $750/week, among the total number of students enrolling in extended care.

Here is an example of what the weekly cost for extended care might be:

1 student – $750.00

2 students – $375.00 (the most 1 student would pay for aftercare)

3 students – $250.00 each

5 students – $150.00 each

7 students – $107.14 each

Less than $100 if there are more than 7 students enrolling in extended care.

The weekly cost will be determined by:
8-9AM $250/# of students = AM Cost
3-6PM $750/# of students = PM Cost

*See the weekly schedule above for a current count of extended care students.

1 teacher to every 12 students. On field trips we have lower ratios, usually 1:6.

We will cancel class at least one month before the start date and will issue you a full refund. But typically classes fill up fast! The response has been amazing and our classes have already reached the minimum number of students required.

We do not offer sibling discounts.

Yes, we are open to volunteers helping. We don’t count volunteers as staff and they don’t apply to the teacher to student ratio. Many of our old students come back in the summer to help and practice their Mandarin. All staff must undergo a Livescan background check to work at Everyday Mandarin.

Join Our Online Chinese School

Live, experienced Chinese Teachers engage the class of students in Mandarin discussions and lessons. Enroll and get your child started on the path to Mandarin fluency. 

Expect them to start speaking Mandarin around the house with 6 months.

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学习任何第二外国语,基本上都会有一定难度,这是因为语言的学习困难度是相对的,这是取决于你所学的第二外语,它跟你的「母语」距离有多远而定。例如,日本人、韩国人学中文,就会比美国人学中文容易些,就是这道理。再加上许多正式或非正式的排名中,将汉语列为最难学习的语言之一。想想,光是中文里的发音平上去入声调、同音字、破音字,就已经可以让外国人一个头两个大了,如果再加上学写中文字,不论正体字或简体字的一笔一画,在外国人眼中简直就是毫无头绪可言。综合上述原因,就让人觉得中文很难学,进而有学习恐惧或障碍。现在知道问题所在,想要克服学习恐惧或障碍就变得容易些。 首先,要记得学习中文不只是学习一门语言这么简单,如果可以,也愿意了解,该语言所在国家的一些文化常识、风俗民情、历史缘由等,并将这些结合再一起,那学起中文自然就不会那么吃力。接下来,要注意的是,老师所教的是学习方法和技巧,要懂得转换为「技能」。如果学中文太专注于方法和技巧,就会花很多时间和精力专研于此,相对地对学中文的”内容”本身投入时间和精力因此减少,如此反而会影响学习的效果。方法和技巧只能适当利用,自己应该在学习实践中摸索出属于自己的「技能」,那学中文才会真正管用。 另外值得一提的是,学习中文不应太过讲究”速度”。中文学习是需要花长时间经常复习之前已学过的内容,不能只求懂或只求快。如同之前所述,中文的运用是一种「技能」,既然是技能则只有靠熟能生巧,不断地重复才会熟练,唯有熟练了才会形成一种应用自如的「技能」。所以说学中文一定要踏实、长期坚持,不可过于心急。最后,我们都清楚明白,学习过程中都会遇到各种挫折或困难,但不能因此向困难低头或放弃学习,要坚持不懈,持之以恒,才能达到预期的目标。 最后说回到学中文,我们都明白语言是有声的,人类对语言的感受首先是透过声音作用于大脑,如果不练习听力,只是使劲地阅读和背单词,其结果听不懂别人讲中文,那程度肯定难以提升,学习效果大打折扣。所以现今中文教学大多是采用沉浸式教学 ,也就是营造一个尽可能完善的中文学习环境。因此学生的听、说、读、写、皆为中文。不用担心中文难学的问题,在沉浸式的教学环境中,老师会将复杂的中文学习变成了有趣的活动,实质的生活体验,有用的语言交流等,借此提升中文「技能」。当学习变有趣,孩子学习的动力将会大大的提升。这种教学方式同时也展现以学生为中心的教学理念,不再是单向教学而是双向互动。更重要是提升孩子们说中文的「技能」, 这就是Everyday Mandarin 教学的理念与服务的目标。最后欢迎大家来学中文,一同享受学中文的乐趣!

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