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, Hillcrest at Oakland
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, Hillcrest at Oakland
Mckinley Elementary, Rooftop School, BHDS, and Sunset Site
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2019 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 4 to August 16, 2019. There is no Camp on July 4, and July 15-26. Summer Camp registration begins February 1, 2019.
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 6pm.
Camp Location:
MeiJia Chinese Learning center: 2578 42nd AVE, San Francisco, CA 94116
The Episcopal Church of the Incarnation: 1750 29th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122
Camp Tuition:
$50 Non-refundable registration fee
$490/two weeks session Each Session is 2 weeks
$60/ two weeks session Before care (7:30–8:30 am)
$180/ two weeks session, $90/week After Camp Care (2:30–6:00 pm)
$280/one week session There is an opportunity to participate in the camp for only 1 week instead of 2.
There will be an additional charge for field trips
Refunds: No refunds after May 1, 2019
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 1 to receive discount). Sibling discount of $20/session(two weeks)/family, $10/session(one week)/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 the session signed up on. 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 4 to August 16, 2019. There is no Camp on July 4, and July 15-26. Summer Camp registration begins February 1, 2019.
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 6pm.
Camp Location:
MeiJia Chinese Learning center: 2578 42nd AVE, San Francisco, CA 94116
The Episcopal Church of the Incarnation: 1750 29th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122
Camp Tuition:
$50 Non-refundable registration fee
$490/two weeks session Each Session is 2 weeks
$60/ two weeks session Before care (7:30–8:30 am)
$180/ two weeks session, $90/week After Camp Care (2:30–6:00 pm)
$280/one week session There is an opportunity to participate in the camp for only 1 week instead of 2.
There will be an additional charge for field trips
Refunds: No refunds after May 1, 2019
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 1 to receive discount). Sibling discount of $20/session(two weeks)/family, $10/session(one week)/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 the session signed up on. Thank you!
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Session One: Lights, Camera, Action! (June 3-14) 看电影学中文 Camp Fee $490, Field Trip $ 15
Is reading Chinese literature challenging at times? Why not learn Chinese stories and culture interactively by watching classic Chinese films, writing your own stories, and making your own movies? Our young storywriters, filmmakers, and performing artists will learn Mandarin vocabulary through movies and film and hands-on projects! Students will learn Mandarin in ‘real’ situations inside and outside of the classroom, particularly interactive language, and make a movie of our own. We’ll learn new Mandarin vocabulary and the flow of speech in the context of the films and practice our conversational skills. With movies as our main motivator, it’ll make the language learning process more creative, expressive, entertaining, and enjoyable as our imaginations soar to create our own films!
Field Trip 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: The Episcopal Church of the Incarnation: 1750 29th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122
Session Two: Urban Camping (June 17-28) 让我们一起去野营 Camp Fee $490, 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 Three: Time To Take Our Pet To The Vet (July 1-12) 我们是爱心小兽医
Camp Fee $490, Field Trip $16
Our young veterinarians on deck will learn how to train and care for animals as responsible pet guardians. With turtles, dogs, and fish as our companion animals, we’ll read stories, make arts and crafts, and interact with animals as we learn new Mandarin vocabulary as we create fun activities and projects focused on the care and safe hands-on handling of animals.
Field trip to San Francisco Zoo. Fee: $16/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: 2578 42nd AVE, San Francisco, CA 94116nd AVE, San Francisco, CA 94116
Is reading Chinese literature challenging at times? Why not learn Chinese stories and culture interactively by watching classic Chinese films, writing your own stories, and making your own movies? Our young storywriters, filmmakers, and performing artists will learn Mandarin vocabulary through movies and film and hands-on projects! Students will learn Mandarin in ‘real’ situations inside and outside of the classroom, particularly interactive language, and make a movie of our own. We’ll learn new Mandarin vocabulary and the flow of speech in the context of the films and practice our conversational skills. With movies as our main motivator, it’ll make the language learning process more creative, expressive, entertaining, and enjoyable as our imaginations soar to create our own films!
Field Trip 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: The Episcopal Church of the Incarnation: 1750 29th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122
Session Two: Urban Camping (June 17-28) 让我们一起去野营 Camp Fee $490, 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 Three: Time To Take Our Pet To The Vet (July 1-12) 我们是爱心小兽医
Camp Fee $490, Field Trip $16
Our young veterinarians on deck will learn how to train and care for animals as responsible pet guardians. With turtles, dogs, and fish as our companion animals, we’ll read stories, make arts and crafts, and interact with animals as we learn new Mandarin vocabulary as we create fun activities and projects focused on the care and safe hands-on handling of animals.
Field trip to San Francisco Zoo. Fee: $16/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: 2578 42nd AVE, San Francisco, CA 94116nd AVE, San Francisco, CA 94116
Session Three: Picture It! The World Through My Lens (July 1-12) 镜头中的世界
Camp Fee $500, Field Trip $25 No camp on July 4
*This session is only for entering Grade 3-6th
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 6th 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 FranciscoAve, San Francisco, CA 94122
Photographer's gallery:
meijiachinese.weebly.com/?fbclid=IwAR0C-uw7NY0yrF_ORREzXvz8BRy3nvnnSxgCVuRC8ffFREk7OsnXM_ix4Vw
Camp Fee $500, Field Trip $25 No camp on July 4
*This session is only for entering Grade 3-6th
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 6th 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 FranciscoAve, San Francisco, CA 94122
Photographer's gallery:
meijiachinese.weebly.com/?fbclid=IwAR0C-uw7NY0yrF_ORREzXvz8BRy3nvnnSxgCVuRC8ffFREk7OsnXM_ix4Vw
*****************No Camp on July 15-26*****************
Session Four: Iron Chef Jr. China (July 29-August 9 ) 快乐的小厨师 Camp Fee $530, 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: $15/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: 1750 29th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122
Session Five: Sea World Adventures (August 12-16) 有趣的海洋世界 Fee $280, Field Trip $18
Our young marine biologists will explore the undersea world of mystery and study some interesting and amazing marine animals. We will guide our young scientists to understand our environment and how it interacts with sea life. We’ll investigate various important environmental issues during our explorations. Our young marine biologists will spend five days immersed in marine habitats with a variety of hands-on activities that will introduce them to some marine organisms and involve them in learning to care for our coasts and ocean. We’ll have a sand party at the beach. It’ll be a fun marine world adventure to wrap up our summer!
Field trip to Pier 39 Aquarium of the Bay and Sea Lions, Fee: $18/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: 2578 42nd AVE, San Francisco, CA 94116
Session Four: Iron Chef Jr. China (July 29-August 9 ) 快乐的小厨师 Camp Fee $530, 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: $15/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: 1750 29th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122
Session Five: Sea World Adventures (August 12-16) 有趣的海洋世界 Fee $280, Field Trip $18
Our young marine biologists will explore the undersea world of mystery and study some interesting and amazing marine animals. We will guide our young scientists to understand our environment and how it interacts with sea life. We’ll investigate various important environmental issues during our explorations. Our young marine biologists will spend five days immersed in marine habitats with a variety of hands-on activities that will introduce them to some marine organisms and involve them in learning to care for our coasts and ocean. We’ll have a sand party at the beach. It’ll be a fun marine world adventure to wrap up our summer!
Field trip to Pier 39 Aquarium of the Bay and Sea Lions, Fee: $18/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: 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? |