Chinatown Day Care Center also offers Chinese Enrichment Classes in the afternoon for all our children. Children learn about the Chinese language, culture, and tradition through storytelling, music, and poetry. The length of time and the material taught during the Chinese classes depend on the age and developmental growth of the children. The Chinese classes are all conducted in Mandarin.

2-Year-Old

Formal lesson will be about 10-15 minutes.

Children get familiar with the nuances of the Chinese language by listening and singing along to Chinese children songs and fingerplays. Teachers also introduce basic Chinese words and phrases through roleplaying, puppetry, and games.

3-Year-Old

Formal lesson will be about 15-20 minutes.

Children are exposed to more Chinese literature and songs as well as traditional Chinese poetry. Children begin to recognize and read Chinese characters. Fundamental pre-writing skills are introduced such as the strokes of a Chinese character.

4-Year-Old

Formal lesson will be about 20-30 minutes plus additional classwork.

With the increased attention span, children can enjoy lengthier Chinese stories and recall more Chinese vocabulary. Following every lesson, children practice writing common Chinese characters with an emphasis on the proper strokes of each character. At the end of the school year, children should be able to have meaningful and confident conversations in Chinese.