2026 Mandarin Summer Camp 普通话中文夏令营
Discover the World Through Chinese!
We learn about the world through languages, and children gain another key to the world by learning Chinese. This summer at Mei Jia Mandarin, our 7-week Mandarin program is divided into four exciting two-week sessions. Every session is a new adventure, filled with innovation, friendship, and fun.
A Fresh Adventure Every Year!
At Mei Jia Mandarin Summer Camp, no two summers are exactly alike! Even if a theme sounds familiar, we refresh all our activities, songs, vocabulary, arts and crafts, and hands-on projects—especially for returning campers. That means every camp is a brand-new adventure, full of learning, play, and experiences tailored to each child’s growth and curiosity.
What Makes Mei Jia Unique:
Mei Jia Mandarin Language Summer Camp gives children the chance to experience Chinese culture, develop language skills, and learn the values of teamwork and friendship through fun, hands-on activities. Children are fully immersed in an authentic Mandarin environment that sparks curiosity and creativity.
Skill Levels:
We learn about the world through languages, and children gain another key to the world by learning Chinese. This summer at Mei Jia Mandarin, our 7-week Mandarin program is divided into four exciting two-week sessions. Every session is a new adventure, filled with innovation, friendship, and fun.
A Fresh Adventure Every Year!
At Mei Jia Mandarin Summer Camp, no two summers are exactly alike! Even if a theme sounds familiar, we refresh all our activities, songs, vocabulary, arts and crafts, and hands-on projects—especially for returning campers. That means every camp is a brand-new adventure, full of learning, play, and experiences tailored to each child’s growth and curiosity.
What Makes Mei Jia Unique:
Mei Jia Mandarin Language Summer Camp gives children the chance to experience Chinese culture, develop language skills, and learn the values of teamwork and friendship through fun, hands-on activities. Children are fully immersed in an authentic Mandarin environment that sparks curiosity and creativity.
Skill Levels:
- Beginner: Build a strong foundation with key vocabulary and phrases to inspire interest and confidence.
- Intermediate: Expand speaking and listening skills through real conversations and reading longer articles.
- Advanced: Communicate confidently, read and write about daily life, and explore other academic topics in Mandarin.
General Information:
Age: Entering kindergarten - 6th grade
Camp Time: 8:30am - 2:30pm
Extended Camp Care: optional morning extended camp from 7:30am - 8:30am, and the After Camp option goes until 6:00pm.
Camp Location:
Mei Jia Chinese Learning Center: 2578 42nd Ave, San Francisco, CA 94116
Camp Tuition:
$50 Non-refundable registration fee
$795/session Each Session is 2 weeks
$100/session Before Camp Care (7:30–8:30 am)
$300/session $160/week After Camp Care (2:30–6:00 pm) $16/hour for drop-in after camp care
$455/week There is an opportunity to participate in the camp for only one week instead of two weeks.
Lunch: Bring your own healthy lunch and snacks.
Refund Policy:
*No camp on Holidays
*There will be an additional charge for field trips
*The online registration form on our website will still allow registration even though any session is full, but your child's name will be put on the waiting list. If any campers choose to leave this session, we will follow the waitlist order, and send you an notification.
Age: Entering kindergarten - 6th grade
Camp Time: 8:30am - 2:30pm
Extended Camp Care: optional morning extended camp from 7:30am - 8:30am, and the After Camp option goes until 6:00pm.
Camp Location:
Mei Jia Chinese Learning Center: 2578 42nd Ave, San Francisco, CA 94116
Camp Tuition:
$50 Non-refundable registration fee
$795/session Each Session is 2 weeks
$100/session Before Camp Care (7:30–8:30 am)
$300/session $160/week After Camp Care (2:30–6:00 pm) $16/hour for drop-in after camp care
$455/week There is an opportunity to participate in the camp for only one week instead of two weeks.
Lunch: Bring your own healthy lunch and snacks.
Refund Policy:
- Full refund before March 1
- 70% refund before March 15
- 50% refund before April 1
- No refunds after April 1
*No camp on Holidays
*There will be an additional charge for field trips
*The online registration form on our website will still allow registration even though any session is full, but your child's name will be put on the waiting list. If any campers choose to leave this session, we will follow the waitlist order, and send you an notification.
Registration Discounts Available
Early Registration Discount
A $50 discount is available for registrations paid in full by March 1.
Multi-Session Discount
Families enrolling in one or more additional weeks/sessions are eligible for an additional $15–$30 discount, provided payment is completed by March 1.
Sibling Discount
A $20 per family discount is available for siblings enrolling together.
Early Registration Discount
A $50 discount is available for registrations paid in full by March 1.
Multi-Session Discount
Families enrolling in one or more additional weeks/sessions are eligible for an additional $15–$30 discount, provided payment is completed by March 1.
Sibling Discount
A $20 per family discount is available for siblings enrolling together.
Registration and Payment
Reserve your spot now! Registration is on a first come, first served basis. All fees must be submitted by the time of enrollment to reserve your child's spot.
The online registration form on our website will still allow registration if any session is full, but your child's name will be put on the waiting list. If any campers choose to leave this session, we will follow the waitlist order.
Available Payment Methods（付款方式）: Check, Zelle, or Venmo/PayPal
Reserve your spot now! Registration is on a first come, first served basis. All fees must be submitted by the time of enrollment to reserve your child's spot.
The online registration form on our website will still allow registration if any session is full, but your child's name will be put on the waiting list. If any campers choose to leave this session, we will follow the waitlist order.
Available Payment Methods（付款方式）: Check, Zelle, or Venmo/PayPal
- Zelle– Please pay account [email protected]. Please include your child’s name and session in the Notes box.
- Check– Please make a payable check to Mei Jia Chinese Learning Center at 2578 42nd Ave, SF CA 94116 with your child's name and the theme session your child will be attending.
Summer Schedule at Mei Jia Summer Camp
Below is a typical schedule for our campers during Summer Camps. Individual times may vary depending on activities.
Below is a typical schedule for our campers during Summer Camps. Individual times may vary depending on activities.
- 7:30-8:30 AM: Start the day a little early at pre-care, available from 7:30 AM to 8:30AM every day of camp.
- 8:30-9:00 AM: Check-in. Start camp & warm-up.
- 9:00-9:15 AM: Camp starts with a fun game to warm up physically and mentally. Preparing for the day ahead, this is a chance for kids to make new friends and break the ice.
- 9:15-10:15 AM: Camp-specific activity. Dive into Camp’s topics, arts, and projects of the day. Instructors and activities spark creativity, movement and critical thinking.
- 10:15-10:30 AM: Snack
- 10:30-12:00 PM: Camp-specific activity
- 12:00-1:00 PM: Lunch and outdoor activities. Outdoor time gives campers an opportunity to relax after lunch. This is a great way to get energized before the next fun-filled activity inside.
- 1:00-2:00PM:Camp-specific activity
- 2:00-2:30PM:Project sharing & Clean-up. Campers showcase their skills and projects by the end of the day. They talk about their activities and say goodbye to friends before heading home.
- 2:30-6:00PM :After Camp care with more activities.
Videos of Past Summer Camps
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2026 Mandarin Summer Camp普通话夏令营
*For each session, families will receive a short highlight video showcasing camp activities, student projects, and the Mandarin language skills campers have learned—so you can see their progress and celebrate their experience.
*We want to assure you that Mei Jia Mandarin Summer Camp is thoughtfully refreshed every year. While we may revisit beloved themes, all learning materials are carefully updated for returning students—including new vocabulary, songs, arts and crafts, and hands-on activities—so each summer offers a fresh, meaningful, and enriching learning experience.
Please note: There will be no camp from June 29 to July 17 this summer.
*We want to assure you that Mei Jia Mandarin Summer Camp is thoughtfully refreshed every year. While we may revisit beloved themes, all learning materials are carefully updated for returning students—including new vocabulary, songs, arts and crafts, and hands-on activities—so each summer offers a fresh, meaningful, and enriching learning experience.
Please note: There will be no camp from June 29 to July 17 this summer.
Session 1 : Let’s Go Camping 我们一起去野营 June 8-18 Camp Fee $775, Field Trip $20
Why Kids Love This Camp:
🏕️ Pitch tents, go on nature treasure hunts, enjoy mini survival challenges, and sing campfire songs—all while learning Mandarin!
Explore the Outdoors Through Mandarin!
Pack your gear and join us for an exciting outdoor adventure! This fun-filled camp brings the joy of nature to life while immersing children in Mandarin language and culture. Perfect for curious young explorers, this camp blends outdoor skills, teamwork, and play into a memorable summer experience.
Camp Highlights: Outdoor Skills & Mini Challenges:
Pitch tents, read maps, and learn how to safely build campfires—all while practicing Mandarin. Take on mini survival challenges and discover the fun of problem-solving outdoors.
Camp Adventures & Nature Treasure Hunts:
Cook BBQ, make s’mores, enjoy nature treasure hunts, and share campfire stories—all conducted in Mandarin.
Teamwork & Songs:
Sing Chinese camping songs, build teamwork skills, and work together to tackle outdoor challenges.
Field Trip – Real-World Exploration:
Explore San Francisco’s scenic nature and apply newly learned outdoor skills in a real-life setting.
** No camp on June 19th due to holiday
Why Kids Love This Camp:
🏕️ Pitch tents, go on nature treasure hunts, enjoy mini survival challenges, and sing campfire songs—all while learning Mandarin!
Explore the Outdoors Through Mandarin!
Pack your gear and join us for an exciting outdoor adventure! This fun-filled camp brings the joy of nature to life while immersing children in Mandarin language and culture. Perfect for curious young explorers, this camp blends outdoor skills, teamwork, and play into a memorable summer experience.
Camp Highlights: Outdoor Skills & Mini Challenges:
Pitch tents, read maps, and learn how to safely build campfires—all while practicing Mandarin. Take on mini survival challenges and discover the fun of problem-solving outdoors.
Camp Adventures & Nature Treasure Hunts:
Cook BBQ, make s’mores, enjoy nature treasure hunts, and share campfire stories—all conducted in Mandarin.
Teamwork & Songs:
Sing Chinese camping songs, build teamwork skills, and work together to tackle outdoor challenges.
Field Trip – Real-World Exploration:
Explore San Francisco’s scenic nature and apply newly learned outdoor skills in a real-life setting.
** No camp on June 19th due to holiday
Session 2: Iron Chef Jr. China（快乐的小厨师）Dates: June 22 – June 26 Camp Fee: $455 Field Trip Fee: $25
Why Kids Love This Camp:
🍜 Make dumplings, whip up boba milk tea, run a classroom restaurant, and explore a Chinese grocery store—all while learning Mandarin!
Savor the Flavors of China This Summer!
Take your child on a delicious adventure exploring Chinese culinary traditions through hands-on cooking and Mandarin learning. Perfect for food lovers and curious minds, this camp blends creativity, culture, and language into an unforgettable experience.
Camp Highlights: Cooking & Vocabulary:
Prepare tasty dishes such as dumplings, green onion pancakes, mooncakes, spring rolls, and boba milk tea. Campers learn Mandarin words for ingredients, cooking methods, and dining etiquette.
Interactive Experiences:
Design and run a classroom mini-restaurant, practicing ordering and serving food in Mandarin.
Cultural Exploration:
Learn about Chinese food culture through stories, food-themed games, creative recipe writing, and participate in an authentic Chinese tea ceremony.
Healthy Living:
Discover the importance of nutrition, balance, and staying active while creating wholesome dishes.
Field Trip – Real-World Practice:
Visit a Chinese grocery store to shop and pay using Mandarin, then enjoy a Chinese restaurant visit to taste authentic dishes and practice language in a real-life setting.
Why Kids Love This Camp:
🍜 Make dumplings, whip up boba milk tea, run a classroom restaurant, and explore a Chinese grocery store—all while learning Mandarin!
Savor the Flavors of China This Summer!
Take your child on a delicious adventure exploring Chinese culinary traditions through hands-on cooking and Mandarin learning. Perfect for food lovers and curious minds, this camp blends creativity, culture, and language into an unforgettable experience.
Camp Highlights: Cooking & Vocabulary:
Prepare tasty dishes such as dumplings, green onion pancakes, mooncakes, spring rolls, and boba milk tea. Campers learn Mandarin words for ingredients, cooking methods, and dining etiquette.
Interactive Experiences:
Design and run a classroom mini-restaurant, practicing ordering and serving food in Mandarin.
Cultural Exploration:
Learn about Chinese food culture through stories, food-themed games, creative recipe writing, and participate in an authentic Chinese tea ceremony.
Healthy Living:
Discover the importance of nutrition, balance, and staying active while creating wholesome dishes.
Field Trip – Real-World Practice:
Visit a Chinese grocery store to shop and pay using Mandarin, then enjoy a Chinese restaurant visit to taste authentic dishes and practice language in a real-life setting.
- Please note: There will be no camp from June 29 to July 17 this summer.
Session 3: Travel Through Space（遨游太空）Dates: July 20 – July 31 Camp Fee: $795 Field Trip Fee: $38
Why Kids Love This Camp:
🚀 Dress up as astronauts, build spaceships, taste astronaut snacks, and go on a virtual space journey—all while learning Mandarin!
Explore the Universe Through Mandarin!
Blast off into an exciting space adventure where campers explore the wonders of the universe while learning Mandarin in a fun, hands-on, and imagination-filled environment. Perfect for curious minds and future scientists, this camp blends STEM learning, creativity, and language into an unforgettable experience.
Camp Highlights:Space Science & Vocabulary:
Learn Mandarin vocabulary related to space, planets, astronauts, gravity, and technology. Discover why Earth is the perfect planet for life, how rotation and orbit create day and night and the four seasons, and how gravity works on Earth and in space.
Astronaut Training & Daily Life in Space:
Explore what it takes to be an astronaut! Campers learn how astronauts adapt to life in space, including eating dehydrated foods, using special space toilets, conserving water, and solving problems in a zero-gravity environment.
Hands-On STEM Exploration:
Build model spaceships using recycled materials, conduct simple experiments, and engage in storytelling activities that bring space science concepts to life.
Imaginative Role Play:
Dress up as astronauts, act out space missions, and work together to solve challenges—practicing communication and teamwork in Mandarin.
Field Trip – Real-World Discovery:
Visit the California Academy of Sciences, observe the Foucault Pendulum, and enjoy a planetarium show that takes campers on a virtual journey through the solar system and distant galaxies.
Why Kids Love This Camp:
🚀 Dress up as astronauts, build spaceships, taste astronaut snacks, and go on a virtual space journey—all while learning Mandarin!
Explore the Universe Through Mandarin!
Blast off into an exciting space adventure where campers explore the wonders of the universe while learning Mandarin in a fun, hands-on, and imagination-filled environment. Perfect for curious minds and future scientists, this camp blends STEM learning, creativity, and language into an unforgettable experience.
Camp Highlights:Space Science & Vocabulary:
Learn Mandarin vocabulary related to space, planets, astronauts, gravity, and technology. Discover why Earth is the perfect planet for life, how rotation and orbit create day and night and the four seasons, and how gravity works on Earth and in space.
Astronaut Training & Daily Life in Space:
Explore what it takes to be an astronaut! Campers learn how astronauts adapt to life in space, including eating dehydrated foods, using special space toilets, conserving water, and solving problems in a zero-gravity environment.
Hands-On STEM Exploration:
Build model spaceships using recycled materials, conduct simple experiments, and engage in storytelling activities that bring space science concepts to life.
Imaginative Role Play:
Dress up as astronauts, act out space missions, and work together to solve challenges—practicing communication and teamwork in Mandarin.
Field Trip – Real-World Discovery:
Visit the California Academy of Sciences, observe the Foucault Pendulum, and enjoy a planetarium show that takes campers on a virtual journey through the solar system and distant galaxies.
Session 4: The Sea World（有趣的海洋世界）Dates: August 3 – August 14 Camp Fee: $795 Field Trip Fee: $28
Why Kids Love This Camp:
🐠 Touch real sea creatures, play on the beach, explore the ocean like junior marine scientists, and learn Mandarin through hands-on adventures!
Dive into an Underwater Adventure Through Mandarin!
Dive into an exciting marine adventure where our ocean explorers discover sea life, beaches, and environmental wonders through hands-on activities and Mandarin immersion. Perfect for curious young adventurers, this camp blends science, discovery, and play into a fun and meaningful summer experience.
Camp Highlights:
Ocean Explorers & Marine Life Vocabulary:
Learn Mandarin words related to ocean animals, habitats, food chains, and the five oceans of the world. Campers explore how marine animals live, move, and survive in different parts of the ocean through stories, games, and interactive lessons.
Hands-On Animal Discovery:
Explore the fascinating inner workings of ocean animals through guided activities, including a squid dissection. Campers learn how different body parts work while making fun and relatable connections to their own bodies—just like junior marine scientists.
Aquarium Adventure – Real-World Discovery:
Visit the Aquarium of the Bay, where campers observe ocean animals up close and enjoy hands-on touch-tank experiences with bat rays, starfish, sea cucumbers, and sea anemones. These encounters help campers understand how animals’ special features help them stay safe and thrive underwater.
Protect Our Ocean:
Through age-appropriate discussions and activities, campers learn why keeping the ocean clean matters. Topics include trash, pollution, and how people can help protect marine life through small everyday actions.
Beach Fun & Teamwork:
Enjoy beach games, coastal exploration, and a beach cleanup adventure. Campers work together to sort trash, learn about the effects of littering, and discover why giving back to the ocean is important.
Why Kids Love This Camp:
🐠 Touch real sea creatures, play on the beach, explore the ocean like junior marine scientists, and learn Mandarin through hands-on adventures!
Dive into an Underwater Adventure Through Mandarin!
Dive into an exciting marine adventure where our ocean explorers discover sea life, beaches, and environmental wonders through hands-on activities and Mandarin immersion. Perfect for curious young adventurers, this camp blends science, discovery, and play into a fun and meaningful summer experience.
Camp Highlights:
Ocean Explorers & Marine Life Vocabulary:
Learn Mandarin words related to ocean animals, habitats, food chains, and the five oceans of the world. Campers explore how marine animals live, move, and survive in different parts of the ocean through stories, games, and interactive lessons.
Hands-On Animal Discovery:
Explore the fascinating inner workings of ocean animals through guided activities, including a squid dissection. Campers learn how different body parts work while making fun and relatable connections to their own bodies—just like junior marine scientists.
Aquarium Adventure – Real-World Discovery:
Visit the Aquarium of the Bay, where campers observe ocean animals up close and enjoy hands-on touch-tank experiences with bat rays, starfish, sea cucumbers, and sea anemones. These encounters help campers understand how animals’ special features help them stay safe and thrive underwater.
Protect Our Ocean:
Through age-appropriate discussions and activities, campers learn why keeping the ocean clean matters. Topics include trash, pollution, and how people can help protect marine life through small everyday actions.
Beach Fun & Teamwork:
Enjoy beach games, coastal exploration, and a beach cleanup adventure. Campers work together to sort trash, learn about the effects of littering, and discover why giving back to the ocean is important.
Videos for past years summer camps.
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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? |