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, summer camp, 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, Hillcrest at Oakland
Mckinley Elementary, Rooftop School, BHDS, and Sunset Site
Campus:
Lawton School, Starr King Elementary, Clarendon School, Hillcrest at Oakland
Mckinley Elementary, Rooftop School, BHDS, and Sunset Site
Online Lesson-A Face to Face Course
中文网上课程
Re-opening of Small Group Registration OPEN NOW In-Person Mandarin learning Beginning in Jan 2020
Continuation of Online Mandarin Courses via Zoom
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, our program offered distance learning via Zoom instead of in-person instruction to help reduce the spread of the virus throughout the community. During this time, we have been working to put safety plans in place for the eventual return of in-person learning. We are planning to reopen small in group learning in January 2020 for children who are interested in in-person instructions. We will adhere to our guidelines and make sure all students, parents, and staff are kept in a safe environment.
In the coming 2021 school year, we will provide in person Mandarin program, and continue incorporating online teaching into our programs. We have adjusted the class times and curriculum according to the latest arrangement from the San Francisco Unified School District and based on the needs of parents and children. Besides regular academic learning of Mandarin, we will also add fun activities to keep the students active and engaged, but with safety measures in place. As usual, we will cultivate an immersion based environment, enabling our students to learn Chinese in an authentic and natural way.
Our teachers are selected with strict standards. They are all native Mandarin speakers and have many years of teaching experience both in China and America.
We are excited to have you join our Mandarin learning family. Please see below for the classes we are offering, and how we are changing our program to ensure the safety of our students, parents, and staff.
Continuation of Online Mandarin Courses via Zoom
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, our program offered distance learning via Zoom instead of in-person instruction to help reduce the spread of the virus throughout the community. During this time, we have been working to put safety plans in place for the eventual return of in-person learning. We are planning to reopen small in group learning in January 2020 for children who are interested in in-person instructions. We will adhere to our guidelines and make sure all students, parents, and staff are kept in a safe environment.
In the coming 2021 school year, we will provide in person Mandarin program, and continue incorporating online teaching into our programs. We have adjusted the class times and curriculum according to the latest arrangement from the San Francisco Unified School District and based on the needs of parents and children. Besides regular academic learning of Mandarin, we will also add fun activities to keep the students active and engaged, but with safety measures in place. As usual, we will cultivate an immersion based environment, enabling our students to learn Chinese in an authentic and natural way.
Our teachers are selected with strict standards. They are all native Mandarin speakers and have many years of teaching experience both in China and America.
We are excited to have you join our Mandarin learning family. Please see below for the classes we are offering, and how we are changing our program to ensure the safety of our students, parents, and staff.
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For the coming semester, we will provide the following courses
Group online language classes 小组教学
Our group online language classes are more structured and designed for students that want to learn in a social environment. With group online Mandarin classes, you will follow set schedule of courses. There will be weekday programs and weekend programs.
Click here for registration: Weekday Program 日常班 and Weekend Program周末班
Private online language classes 一对一教学
Our private online Mandarin classes are customizable and designed for the students. These classes are more flexible. You will schedule your own classes based on your schedule at anytime, anywhere.
Click here for registration: Private online courses
Enrichment programs 兴趣班
We are opening dance, drawing, and Kungfu classes to provide the students more opportunities to practice Mandarin in a fun and natural way. Click here for registration: Enrichment Program
Our group online language classes are more structured and designed for students that want to learn in a social environment. With group online Mandarin classes, you will follow set schedule of courses. There will be weekday programs and weekend programs.
Click here for registration: Weekday Program 日常班 and Weekend Program周末班
Private online language classes 一对一教学
Our private online Mandarin classes are customizable and designed for the students. These classes are more flexible. You will schedule your own classes based on your schedule at anytime, anywhere.
Click here for registration: Private online courses
Enrichment programs 兴趣班
We are opening dance, drawing, and Kungfu classes to provide the students more opportunities to practice Mandarin in a fun and natural way. Click here for registration: Enrichment Program
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In-Person After school program 课后中文班
The after school Mandarin program provides a warm and relaxed learning experience. Our teachers facilitate the children’s learning through Chinese art, songs, games, stories, and other age-appropriate activities. Students are grouped according to their grades, language proficiency, test evaluation, and teachers suggestion. Students learn Mandarin just as they learn English--by living it. These classes will be taught entirely in Mandarin, so that students will be immersed in a Chinese-speaking environment. Through meaningful content and engaging activities, children will acquire Chinese fluency and the disposition to be life-long learners of the language.
*Note: Because of COVID-19, we only accept 12 students in the in-person Mandarin program.
Click here for registration:In-Person After School Mandarin program
In-Person After school program 课后中文班
The after school Mandarin program provides a warm and relaxed learning experience. Our teachers facilitate the children’s learning through Chinese art, songs, games, stories, and other age-appropriate activities. Students are grouped according to their grades, language proficiency, test evaluation, and teachers suggestion. Students learn Mandarin just as they learn English--by living it. These classes will be taught entirely in Mandarin, so that students will be immersed in a Chinese-speaking environment. Through meaningful content and engaging activities, children will acquire Chinese fluency and the disposition to be life-long learners of the language.
*Note: Because of COVID-19, we only accept 12 students in the in-person Mandarin program.
Click here for registration:In-Person After School Mandarin program
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2020 Mei Jia Mandarin Language Summer Camp
中文夏令营
Join us for our program this Summer! We will have lots of fun while learning and improving a second language. We will offer a variety of amazing activities including dance, games, crafts, Chinese calligraphy, painting, paper cutting, cooking, Kung Fu martial arts and much, much more! Our teachers create various activities and projects for our campers each year. At the end of each two week session, we invite families to join us for an exciting performance and party that students help put together to showcase newly acquired language skills.
From the moment campers step foot into Mei Jia's Summer Camp, they will be fully immersed in Chinese culture and language. Our creative teachers carefully plan all activities to encourage children to learn, think, and communicate in Mandarin; making their experience interesting and fun in a relaxed and nurturing environment.
Students are grouped into three classes- beginning, intermediate, or advanced- according to language proficiency.
We feature:
-Bi-weekly theme-based activities
-Weekly field trips
-Special Visitors/Speakers
-Family performance parties
-Skilled Staff trained to work with children
-Low teacher to student ratio
-Indoor and outdoor space on site
Mei Jia Summer camp is a great place for children to make new friends, explore, create, and learn lifelong skills all in Mandarin. Give your child the gift of learning a second language this summer. Join us at Mei Jia Summer Camp!
Camps will run from June 8 to August 14, 2020. There is no Camp on July 4. Summer Camp registration begins Jan 15.
Sign-up early —the space is limited!
Registration is on a first come first served basis.
Age: Entering kindergarten - 6th grade
Camp Time: 8:30am-2:30pm
Awesome Extended Camp is our optional morning extended camp from 7:30am - 8:30am. The After Camp option goes until 6:00pm.
Camp Location:
1. MeiJia Chinese Learning center: 2578 42nd AVE, San Francisco, CA 94116
2. The Episcopal Church of the Incarnation: 1750 29th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122
Camp Tuition:
$50 Non-refundable registration fee
$510-540/session Each Session is 2 weeks
$70/session Before care (7:30–8:30 am)
$195/session After Camp Care (2:30–6:00 pm)
$290/week There is an opportunity to participate in the camp for only one week instead of two weeks.
There will be an additional charge for field trips
Refunds: No refunds after May 1
We do not offer a refund/credit for unattended classes.
Lunch: Bring your own healthy lunch.
Sign up and save!
$50 registration discount for early birds. Additional $30 discount for a second session for those who register for one or more sessions (must be paid by March 15 to receive discount). Sibling discount of $20/session/family.
Registration and Payment
1. For each camper, please completely fill out all parts of the registration online form and permission and release form. Remember to sign each form.
2. Submit your registration and payment. All registrations must be accompanied by a non-refundable $50 registration and tuition for all the sessions, except the early bird payments.
3. By Mail: send the completed forms with a check with your child's name and the sessions signed up for. Make check payable to: Mei Jia Chinese Learning Center, 2578 42nd Ave San Francisco CA, 94116.
4.If you prefer to pay the tuition by Paypal, please select "send to friend", otherwise the fee will be charged. Please pay to Paypal account: chineseteacher_julia@yahoo. com. Please note your child's name and session signed up for. Thank you!
中文夏令营
Join us for our program this Summer! We will have lots of fun while learning and improving a second language. We will offer a variety of amazing activities including dance, games, crafts, Chinese calligraphy, painting, paper cutting, cooking, Kung Fu martial arts and much, much more! Our teachers create various activities and projects for our campers each year. At the end of each two week session, we invite families to join us for an exciting performance and party that students help put together to showcase newly acquired language skills.
From the moment campers step foot into Mei Jia's Summer Camp, they will be fully immersed in Chinese culture and language. Our creative teachers carefully plan all activities to encourage children to learn, think, and communicate in Mandarin; making their experience interesting and fun in a relaxed and nurturing environment.
Students are grouped into three classes- beginning, intermediate, or advanced- according to language proficiency.
We feature:
-Bi-weekly theme-based activities
-Weekly field trips
-Special Visitors/Speakers
-Family performance parties
-Skilled Staff trained to work with children
-Low teacher to student ratio
-Indoor and outdoor space on site
Mei Jia Summer camp is a great place for children to make new friends, explore, create, and learn lifelong skills all in Mandarin. Give your child the gift of learning a second language this summer. Join us at Mei Jia Summer Camp!
Camps will run from June 8 to August 14, 2020. There is no Camp on July 4. Summer Camp registration begins Jan 15.
Sign-up early —the space is limited!
Registration is on a first come first served basis.
Age: Entering kindergarten - 6th grade
Camp Time: 8:30am-2:30pm
Awesome Extended Camp is our optional morning extended camp from 7:30am - 8:30am. The After Camp option goes until 6:00pm.
Camp Location:
1. MeiJia Chinese Learning center: 2578 42nd AVE, San Francisco, CA 94116
2. The Episcopal Church of the Incarnation: 1750 29th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122
Camp Tuition:
$50 Non-refundable registration fee
$510-540/session Each Session is 2 weeks
$70/session Before care (7:30–8:30 am)
$195/session After Camp Care (2:30–6:00 pm)
$290/week There is an opportunity to participate in the camp for only one week instead of two weeks.
There will be an additional charge for field trips
Refunds: No refunds after May 1
We do not offer a refund/credit for unattended classes.
Lunch: Bring your own healthy lunch.
Sign up and save!
$50 registration discount for early birds. Additional $30 discount for a second session for those who register for one or more sessions (must be paid by March 15 to receive discount). Sibling discount of $20/session/family.
Registration and Payment
1. For each camper, please completely fill out all parts of the registration online form and permission and release form. Remember to sign each form.
2. Submit your registration and payment. All registrations must be accompanied by a non-refundable $50 registration and tuition for all the sessions, except the early bird payments.
3. By Mail: send the completed forms with a check with your child's name and the sessions signed up for. Make check payable to: Mei Jia Chinese Learning Center, 2578 42nd Ave San Francisco CA, 94116.
4.If you prefer to pay the tuition by Paypal, please select "send to friend", otherwise the fee will be charged. Please pay to Paypal account: chineseteacher_julia@yahoo. com. Please note your child's name and session signed up for. Thank you!
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Session One: Urban Camping (June 8-19) 让我们一起去野营 Camp Fee $510, Field Trip $15
Our young campers will have the opportunity to explore city camping and study survival skills in the great outdoors of San Francisco. We’ll pitch tents, snuggle in sleeping bags, tell campfire stories, tackle fishing games, build campfires, make s’mores, cook BBQs, make treasure maps, read maps, hunt for treasure, and explore other fun hands-on activities while learning fundamental scouting skills and Mandarin Chinese vocabulary on our camping adventures!
Field Trip to Grove Stern. Fee: $15. A performance and party will be held for families and friends on the last day of camp to showcase newly acquired language skills.
Camp Location: 2578 42nd AVE, San Francisco, CA 94116
Session Two: Picture It! The World Through My Lens (June 22-July 3) 镜头中的世界
Camp Fee $530, Field Trip $25
*This session is only for entering Grade 3-7th
Our young photographers will explore their creative sides by looking at the world through the lens of a camera. We’ll have the opportunity to explore different areas of San Francisco and take our own photographs to tell our stories through the art of photography. We’ll learn photography terminology in Mandarin vocabulary and share our newfound experiences and vocabulary with our class and let our imaginations soar as we create our own stories through our photographs! This session is created for incoming 3rd Grade to 7th Grade students. Equipment is not included. Students must supply their own cameras. The teachers will instruct the young photographers on how to use their camera.
Field Trip to San Francisco Landmarks. Fee: $25. A performance and potluck party will be held for families and friends on the last day of camp to showcase newly acquired Chinese language skills.
Camp Location: 2578 42nd Ave San Francisco Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122
Our young campers will have the opportunity to explore city camping and study survival skills in the great outdoors of San Francisco. We’ll pitch tents, snuggle in sleeping bags, tell campfire stories, tackle fishing games, build campfires, make s’mores, cook BBQs, make treasure maps, read maps, hunt for treasure, and explore other fun hands-on activities while learning fundamental scouting skills and Mandarin Chinese vocabulary on our camping adventures!
Field Trip to Grove Stern. Fee: $15. A performance and party will be held for families and friends on the last day of camp to showcase newly acquired language skills.
Camp Location: 2578 42nd AVE, San Francisco, CA 94116
Session Two: Picture It! The World Through My Lens (June 22-July 3) 镜头中的世界
Camp Fee $530, Field Trip $25
*This session is only for entering Grade 3-7th
Our young photographers will explore their creative sides by looking at the world through the lens of a camera. We’ll have the opportunity to explore different areas of San Francisco and take our own photographs to tell our stories through the art of photography. We’ll learn photography terminology in Mandarin vocabulary and share our newfound experiences and vocabulary with our class and let our imaginations soar as we create our own stories through our photographs! This session is created for incoming 3rd Grade to 7th Grade students. Equipment is not included. Students must supply their own cameras. The teachers will instruct the young photographers on how to use their camera.
Field Trip to San Francisco Landmarks. Fee: $25. A performance and potluck party will be held for families and friends on the last day of camp to showcase newly acquired Chinese language skills.
Camp Location: 2578 42nd Ave San Francisco Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122
Session Two: Passport Through China (June 22-July 3) Camp Fee $510, Field Trip $20
In this session, Ku Fu Panda is joining our camp; campers will have their passport ready to explore China with Ku Fu Panda. There will be a holistic approach to teaching the language, culture and holidays. We will celebrate the main Chinese traditional festivals. During this session, activities include paper-cutting, calligraphy, brush painting, and a tea ceremony. We’ll also 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.
Field Trip to Asian Art Museum. Fee: $20. A performance and potluck party will be held for families and friends on the last day of camp to showcase newly acquired language skills.
Camp Location: 2578 42nd Ave, San Francisco, CA 94116
Session Three: Junior Master Gardener（ July 6-17) 我是小小园艺家 Camp Fee $520, Field Trip $15
Take the classroom outdoors! Our little gardeners will plant different plants, cacti, and succulents and learn about what it takes for plants to grow. Through this hands-on approach, the campers can see nature in a new perspective as they connect with the environment and appreciate the wonders of what Mother Earth has provided . They will learn new skills, build their confidence, have fun, learn to take care of plants and build respect for their environment. If your child likes exploring and gardening, this is a great camp for them. They will even come home with 2 arrangements of flowers and succulents!
Field trip to a Garden Fee: $15/student.
A performance and potluck party will be held for families and friends on the last day of camp to showcase newly acquired language skills.
Camp Location: MeiJia Chinese Learning Center: 2578 42nd AVE, San Francisco, CA 94116
In this session, Ku Fu Panda is joining our camp; campers will have their passport ready to explore China with Ku Fu Panda. There will be a holistic approach to teaching the language, culture and holidays. We will celebrate the main Chinese traditional festivals. During this session, activities include paper-cutting, calligraphy, brush painting, and a tea ceremony. We’ll also 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.
Field Trip to Asian Art Museum. Fee: $20. A performance and potluck party will be held for families and friends on the last day of camp to showcase newly acquired language skills.
Camp Location: 2578 42nd Ave, San Francisco, CA 94116
Session Three: Junior Master Gardener（ July 6-17) 我是小小园艺家 Camp Fee $520, Field Trip $15
Take the classroom outdoors! Our little gardeners will plant different plants, cacti, and succulents and learn about what it takes for plants to grow. Through this hands-on approach, the campers can see nature in a new perspective as they connect with the environment and appreciate the wonders of what Mother Earth has provided . They will learn new skills, build their confidence, have fun, learn to take care of plants and build respect for their environment. If your child likes exploring and gardening, this is a great camp for them. They will even come home with 2 arrangements of flowers and succulents!
Field trip to a Garden Fee: $15/student.
A performance and potluck party will be held for families and friends on the last day of camp to showcase newly acquired language skills.
Camp Location: MeiJia Chinese Learning Center: 2578 42nd AVE, San Francisco, CA 94116
Session Four: Iron Chef Jr. China (July 20-31 ) 快乐的小厨师 Camp Fee $540, Field Trip $15
Our young chefs have a chance to learn how to make different Asian dishes in this exciting, interactive hands-on cooking class. Students will craft delectable delicacies inspired by cultures and cuisines around the world as we learn Mandarin vocabulary related to different healthy foods, ingredients, and methods of cooking. We’ll write recipes in in our newfound Chinese culinary language. In addition to cooking and eating well, we’ll also discuss how nutrition and exercising fuels our bodies and keeps us healthy. Our young chefs will taste and take home culinary creations. Each day we’ll create tempting new recipes to enjoy! We’ll also visit a dim sum restaurant to practice our new food vocabulary by ordering in Chinese and taste a wide variety of traditional Chinese food.
Field trip to a restaurant, Fee: $18/student. Ingredients and Materials: extra charge of $40. A performance and potluck party will be held for families and friends on the last day of camp to showcase newly acquired language Chinese skills.
Camp Location: The Episcopal Church of the Incarnation: 2578 42nd Ave, San Francisco, CA 94116
Session Five: All About Me, A Scientific Approach (August 3-14 ) Camp Fee $510, Field Trip $35
Uncover the mysteries of the heart and skeletal systems.
We will put on our lab coats and transform our classroom into a science lab! Our little scientist campers will take part of hands on activities to help broaden their basic understanding of basic sciences and health sciences.
During this session campers will be introduced to a host of health related careers while they participate in activities such as:
- Introduction to skeletal and human anatomy
- The cardio-vascular system
- Animal heart, eye and kidney dissection
We will construct a skeleton and discuss how it supports, protects, and maintains our bodies. The activities will stimulate the students’ interests in medical science.
Field trip to California Academy of Sciences. Fee: $35/student. A performance and party will be held for families and friends on the last day of camp to showcase newly acquired language skills.
Camp Location: MeiJia Chinese Learning Center: 2578 42nd AVE, San Francisco, CA 94116
Our young chefs have a chance to learn how to make different Asian dishes in this exciting, interactive hands-on cooking class. Students will craft delectable delicacies inspired by cultures and cuisines around the world as we learn Mandarin vocabulary related to different healthy foods, ingredients, and methods of cooking. We’ll write recipes in in our newfound Chinese culinary language. In addition to cooking and eating well, we’ll also discuss how nutrition and exercising fuels our bodies and keeps us healthy. Our young chefs will taste and take home culinary creations. Each day we’ll create tempting new recipes to enjoy! We’ll also visit a dim sum restaurant to practice our new food vocabulary by ordering in Chinese and taste a wide variety of traditional Chinese food.
Field trip to a restaurant, Fee: $18/student. Ingredients and Materials: extra charge of $40. A performance and potluck party will be held for families and friends on the last day of camp to showcase newly acquired language Chinese skills.
Camp Location: The Episcopal Church of the Incarnation: 2578 42nd Ave, San Francisco, CA 94116
Session Five: All About Me, A Scientific Approach (August 3-14 ) Camp Fee $510, Field Trip $35
Uncover the mysteries of the heart and skeletal systems.
We will put on our lab coats and transform our classroom into a science lab! Our little scientist campers will take part of hands on activities to help broaden their basic understanding of basic sciences and health sciences.
During this session campers will be introduced to a host of health related careers while they participate in activities such as:
- Introduction to skeletal and human anatomy
- The cardio-vascular system
- Animal heart, eye and kidney dissection
We will construct a skeleton and discuss how it supports, protects, and maintains our bodies. The activities will stimulate the students’ interests in medical science.
Field trip to California Academy of Sciences. Fee: $35/student. A performance and party will be held for families and friends on the last day of camp to showcase newly acquired language skills.
Camp Location: MeiJia Chinese Learning Center: 2578 42nd AVE, San Francisco, CA 94116
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Reserve your spot Now!Registration is 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 with your child's name ans the sessions signed up, payable to:
Mei Jia Chinese Learning Center, 2578 42nd Ave San Francisco CA, 94116
By Paypal: If you prefer to pay the tuition by paypal, please select "send to friend", otherwise the fee will be charged. Please pay to paypal account: chineseteacher_julia@yahoo. com. Please write your child's name and the sessions signed up on. Thank you!
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 with your child's name ans the sessions signed up, payable to:
Mei Jia Chinese Learning Center, 2578 42nd Ave San Francisco CA, 94116
By Paypal: If you prefer to pay the tuition by paypal, please select "send to friend", otherwise the fee will be charged. Please pay to paypal account: chineseteacher_julia@yahoo. com. Please write your child's name and the sessions signed up on. Thank you!
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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? |