About Us 关于我们
Mei Jia Chinese Learning Center is a multi-faceted Mandarin language and Chinese cultural learning center. We offer Morning program for preschoolers, after school program for elementary students, and weekend program for all students at different ages and levels. We maintain a very low teacher-to-student ratio so that each student will have individualized instruction. Many students in our program have passed the AP Chinese Exam, continued Mandarin as a language subject in college, and won many awards in Chinese calligraphy and poetry contests, such as the Chinese Bridge Cup Recital and Calligraphy Contests, and CLTAC (Chinese Language Teachers Association of California) Mandarin Speech Contests, etc. Please check out our activity photos here.
Campus:
Lawton School, Starr King Elementary, Clarendon School,
Mckinley Elementary, Rooftop School, BHDS, and Sunset Site
Mei Jia Chinese Learning Center is a multi-faceted Mandarin language and Chinese cultural learning center. We offer Morning program for preschoolers, after school program for elementary students, and weekend program for all students at different ages and levels. We maintain a very low teacher-to-student ratio so that each student will have individualized instruction. Many students in our program have passed the AP Chinese Exam, continued Mandarin as a language subject in college, and won many awards in Chinese calligraphy and poetry contests, such as the Chinese Bridge Cup Recital and Calligraphy Contests, and CLTAC (Chinese Language Teachers Association of California) Mandarin Speech Contests, etc. Please check out our activity photos here.
Campus:
Lawton School, Starr King Elementary, Clarendon School,
Mckinley Elementary, Rooftop School, BHDS, and Sunset Site
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2014 Mei Jia Mandarin Language Summer Camp
Have your child spend their summer having fun while learning or improving a second language through two-week summer sessions! Students are grouped according to grade and language proficiency. Each two weeks is packed with fun activities that promote learning and growth, as well as some time in the great outdoors for exploration. Each session is uniquely crafted around a theme. Our groups are kept to a staff to student ratio that allows for personal instruction. All two weeks of camp are NEW with refreshed curriculum and many new activities.
Camp will run from June 9th, 2014 to August 15th, 2014. Summer Camp registration begins February 3rd! All sessions include one exciting guest speaker or field trip for all students. They will experience performance, demonstration, Kung Fu martial arts, dance, game, craft, Chinese calligraphy, painting, cooking and more. The parents will be invited to join us for a performance put together by the students at the end of each session.
Mei Jia's 2014 Summer Camp offers language immersion opportunities for students who are interested in immersing in the language and culture. The students are encouraged to fully converse in Mandarin and allowed to experience Chinese language and culture as soon as they step through the door. Our caring teachers make this experience fun, nurturing, encouraging, and so much more. Mei Jia Summer camp is a great place for your child to make new friends and to learn Mandarin as well!
Registration on a first come first served basis.
Age: Entering kindergarten -5th grade
Camp Time: 8:30am-3:00pm
Awesome Extended Camp is our optional morning extended camp from 7:30am - 8:30am, After Camp options that go until 6pm.
No camp on July 4th, 2014
Camp Location: 2578 42nd AVE
San Francisco, CA 94116
Camp Tuition:
$50 non refundable registration fee
$450/session Each Session is 2 weeks
$60/session Before care (7:30–8:30 am)
$120/session After Camp Care (3:00–6:00 pm)
$250/week There is an opportunity to participate in a weekly camp.
Lunch: Bring your own healthy lunch
Sign up and save!
$10% discount for the early birds who register for more than one sessions, and paid by April 1st. Sibling discount of $20/session
Registration and Payment
Have your child spend their summer having fun while learning or improving a second language through two-week summer sessions! Students are grouped according to grade and language proficiency. Each two weeks is packed with fun activities that promote learning and growth, as well as some time in the great outdoors for exploration. Each session is uniquely crafted around a theme. Our groups are kept to a staff to student ratio that allows for personal instruction. All two weeks of camp are NEW with refreshed curriculum and many new activities.
Camp will run from June 9th, 2014 to August 15th, 2014. Summer Camp registration begins February 3rd! All sessions include one exciting guest speaker or field trip for all students. They will experience performance, demonstration, Kung Fu martial arts, dance, game, craft, Chinese calligraphy, painting, cooking and more. The parents will be invited to join us for a performance put together by the students at the end of each session.
Mei Jia's 2014 Summer Camp offers language immersion opportunities for students who are interested in immersing in the language and culture. The students are encouraged to fully converse in Mandarin and allowed to experience Chinese language and culture as soon as they step through the door. Our caring teachers make this experience fun, nurturing, encouraging, and so much more. Mei Jia Summer camp is a great place for your child to make new friends and to learn Mandarin as well!
Registration on a first come first served basis.
Age: Entering kindergarten -5th grade
Camp Time: 8:30am-3:00pm
Awesome Extended Camp is our optional morning extended camp from 7:30am - 8:30am, After Camp options that go until 6pm.
No camp on July 4th, 2014
Camp Location: 2578 42nd AVE
San Francisco, CA 94116
Camp Tuition:
$50 non refundable registration fee
$450/session Each Session is 2 weeks
$60/session Before care (7:30–8:30 am)
$120/session After Camp Care (3:00–6:00 pm)
$250/week There is an opportunity to participate in a weekly camp.
Lunch: Bring your own healthy lunch
Sign up and save!
$10% discount for the early birds who register for more than one sessions, and paid by April 1st. Sibling discount of $20/session
Registration and Payment
- For each camper, please completely fill out all parts of the registration form, and permission and release form. Remember to sign each form. A Parent’s Guide is also available for download.
- Submit your registration and payment. All registrations must be accompanied by a non-refundable $50 registration, tuition for the first session, and a non-refundable $50 deposit for each other sessions.
- By Mail: Send the completed forms with a check payable to: Mei Jia Chinese Learning Center, 2578 42nd Ave San Francisco CA, 94116.
Session
one: Travel with Monkey King (June 9-20)
Sun Wukong (孙悟空: Sūn Wùkōng), also known as the Monkey King, is a main character in the classical Chinese epic novel Journey to the West. He is super fast, able to travel 108,000 miles in one somersault In this session, Sun Wukong is coming to our camp; the students will explore China with Su Wu Kong. Kung Fu will be introduced to the campers. The program helps the students get a new profound understanding of Chinese language, culture, and education, as well as China's society and economy. Tons of activity, imagination, and fun will fill this week. Come prepared to immerse yourself in the world of Sun Wukong and its magic.
Session Two: Friends of the Rainforest (June 23-July 3)
Be a Rainforest Friend! Did you know that more than 50% of the world’s animals and plants are found in rainforests? Get your explorer’s hat on and enjoy with us in this session! In this theme, the children learn about the rainforest’s climates, weather, deforestation and its impacts on people and places. The children will go on a fieldtrip. There they will have the chance to see some insects, birds, fish and reptiles that can be found in rainforest habitats. And they will go on a hike to search for hidden animal colors in the woods to discuss the importance of camouflage and adaptation of rainforest animals.
Session Three: Holiday Celebration of China (July 7-18)
There will be a holistic approach to teaching the language and culture. Come and join us for some holiday fun! Celebrate the Moon Festival, Chinese Lunar New Year, Dragon boat festival and etc. During the program, students will be studying Chinese language and culture (paper-cutting, calligraphy, brush painting, tea ceremony and more), cook traditional holiday food (dumplings, spring rolls and other treats), experience various cultural activities, and watch and discuss the points of interest of China's long history and sites of natural beauty. The parents will be invited for end of the session presentation.
Session Four: Cooking in Asia (July 21-August 1)
This week offers students a chance to learn how to cook Asian dishes in this exciting, interactive hands-on cooking class, crafting delectable delicacies inspired by cultures and cuisines worldwide. We focus on words relating to food and ingredients, learn methods of cooking, and write recipes. By creating healthy cooking, playing outside, and learning about our body, we will be starting our youngsters to understand the foods that we eat to keep us healthy! The students will learn that the only limitation to your gourmet creations is your own imagination. You'll get to enjoy their take home culinary creations. Each day they will create a tempting new recipe for you to enjoy! We will also visit a dim sum restaurant to taste the wide variety of traditional Chinese eats. They will also get to practice their Chinese in a public setting.
This session will be charged extra $30 for the food materials.
Session Five: Let’s Go Camping (August 4-15)
In this session, your child gets to explore the outdoors and to learn some survival skills. We will have tents in the yard, tell and read campfire stories, have BBQs, play fishing games, and participating in other camping related activities. The children also learn about pirates, princesses, and buried treasure to create their own treasure maps and search for exotic treasures that your kids are sure to love! We'll have the children bring in pillows and sleeping bags for this session as well.
Sun Wukong (孙悟空: Sūn Wùkōng), also known as the Monkey King, is a main character in the classical Chinese epic novel Journey to the West. He is super fast, able to travel 108,000 miles in one somersault In this session, Sun Wukong is coming to our camp; the students will explore China with Su Wu Kong. Kung Fu will be introduced to the campers. The program helps the students get a new profound understanding of Chinese language, culture, and education, as well as China's society and economy. Tons of activity, imagination, and fun will fill this week. Come prepared to immerse yourself in the world of Sun Wukong and its magic.
Session Two: Friends of the Rainforest (June 23-July 3)
Be a Rainforest Friend! Did you know that more than 50% of the world’s animals and plants are found in rainforests? Get your explorer’s hat on and enjoy with us in this session! In this theme, the children learn about the rainforest’s climates, weather, deforestation and its impacts on people and places. The children will go on a fieldtrip. There they will have the chance to see some insects, birds, fish and reptiles that can be found in rainforest habitats. And they will go on a hike to search for hidden animal colors in the woods to discuss the importance of camouflage and adaptation of rainforest animals.
Session Three: Holiday Celebration of China (July 7-18)
There will be a holistic approach to teaching the language and culture. Come and join us for some holiday fun! Celebrate the Moon Festival, Chinese Lunar New Year, Dragon boat festival and etc. During the program, students will be studying Chinese language and culture (paper-cutting, calligraphy, brush painting, tea ceremony and more), cook traditional holiday food (dumplings, spring rolls and other treats), experience various cultural activities, and watch and discuss the points of interest of China's long history and sites of natural beauty. The parents will be invited for end of the session presentation.
Session Four: Cooking in Asia (July 21-August 1)
This week offers students a chance to learn how to cook Asian dishes in this exciting, interactive hands-on cooking class, crafting delectable delicacies inspired by cultures and cuisines worldwide. We focus on words relating to food and ingredients, learn methods of cooking, and write recipes. By creating healthy cooking, playing outside, and learning about our body, we will be starting our youngsters to understand the foods that we eat to keep us healthy! The students will learn that the only limitation to your gourmet creations is your own imagination. You'll get to enjoy their take home culinary creations. Each day they will create a tempting new recipe for you to enjoy! We will also visit a dim sum restaurant to taste the wide variety of traditional Chinese eats. They will also get to practice their Chinese in a public setting.
This session will be charged extra $30 for the food materials.
Session Five: Let’s Go Camping (August 4-15)
In this session, your child gets to explore the outdoors and to learn some survival skills. We will have tents in the yard, tell and read campfire stories, have BBQs, play fishing games, and participating in other camping related activities. The children also learn about pirates, princesses, and buried treasure to create their own treasure maps and search for exotic treasures that your kids are sure to love! We'll have the children bring in pillows and sleeping bags for this session as well.
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Reserve your spot Now!Registration on a first come first served basis.
Registration:
Registration on a first come first served basis.
For each camper, please clearly and completely fill out the registration form, and permission and release form. Remember to sign each form.
Submit your registration and payment. All fees must be submitted by the time of enrollment.
By Mail: Send the completed forms with a check payable to:
Mei Jia Chinese Learning Center, 2578 42nd Ave San Francisco CA, 94116
Registration on a first come first served basis.
For each camper, please clearly and completely fill out the registration form, and permission and release form. Remember to sign each form.
Submit your registration and payment. All fees must be submitted by the time of enrollment.
By Mail: Send the completed forms with a check payable to:
Mei Jia Chinese Learning Center, 2578 42nd Ave San Francisco CA, 94116
Happy Spring Festival!春节快乐！
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Chinese New Year(中国新年zhōng guó xīn nián) is coming! We have to decorate our house to celebrate the Spring Festival(春节chūn jié). Now let me tell you how to write Chinese 福（fú)!
1. Prepare all the writing materials like red paper,writing brush,Chinese ink. 2. Follow the post to draw the character,be more patient 3. Paste the 福 upside down on your door. 4. Make a wish. Then all the good fortunes will come to your home! 福 good fortune, happiness 福到了！！！From Touch Chinese |
对联 duì liá
a pair of scrolls containing a poetic couplet The Chinese people love to stick couplets on the Spring Festival,which are also written on red paper(红纸hóng zhǐ). We have red antithetical couplets on our doors, we set off firecracker and celebrate the new year. Did you see it before? Do you understand the meaning? Would you paste one? |
