Teachers and Student Tutors
- Wanda Shaw 胡婉寧 is a native speaker from Taiwan.
- Owen Brown 鍾歐文 is one of our most advanced students. He enjoys learning new languages and helping others learn Chinese.
- Gus Carter 梨海洋 is one of our Chinese tutors. He is excited to share his knowledge with other students.
- Wendy Keller 張瑋玲 is a native speaker from Taiwan. She has a lot of experience teaching. She has worked as an engineer, wedding photographer, and a home educator for her four children.
- Li Xin 李莘 is from China. He has a bachelor's in Spanish literature. He lived in Colombia for years where he taught English.
- Maddie Phillips 官苜霞 is one of our most advanced students. She is a Chinese adoptee from Kunming, who enjoys teaching because she gets to watch others empower themselves while appreciating her heritage.
- Paul Xie 謝忠儒 is a native speaker from Taiwan. He has teaching experience from when he was in college.
Chinese Language Classes
Beginner - one on one, all year round
1). Chinese Phonics class 注音班 for children, one-on-one. Semester runs 10 weeks. Each class is 30 minutes in duration, twice a week. The cost is $310.
2). We offer one on one Chinese class for adults. Each class is 45 minutes in person or 40 minutes online, and the cost is $50.
Zhuyin App
Conversation classes - group, twice a year for spring and fall
Conversation group classes are mixed with adults and children. Parent can take the same class with his/her child with no extra charge. All adults and children have to pass the first level K1 to move forward. You must repeat K1 if you do not meet the criteria of passing. K1 covers 12 chapters for each session using zhuyin only. K2 will start the learning of Chinese characters, K2A covers 6 chapters and K2B has another 6 chapters. Following K2 we will have 20 levels. Students need to do the workbook on each chapter to get full understanding of the contents. We will add a higher level each semester while we might offer a lower level when we have at least 3 students.
1). Chinese Phonics class 注音班 for children, one-on-one. Semester runs 10 weeks. Each class is 30 minutes in duration, twice a week. The cost is $310.
2). We offer one on one Chinese class for adults. Each class is 45 minutes in person or 40 minutes online, and the cost is $50.
Zhuyin App
Conversation classes - group, twice a year for spring and fall
Conversation group classes are mixed with adults and children. Parent can take the same class with his/her child with no extra charge. All adults and children have to pass the first level K1 to move forward. You must repeat K1 if you do not meet the criteria of passing. K1 covers 12 chapters for each session using zhuyin only. K2 will start the learning of Chinese characters, K2A covers 6 chapters and K2B has another 6 chapters. Following K2 we will have 20 levels. Students need to do the workbook on each chapter to get full understanding of the contents. We will add a higher level each semester while we might offer a lower level when we have at least 3 students.
Fall 2026 Enrollment Options
Chinese Conversation K1 Thursdays, 530-615pm
Class dates: 9/17 9/24 10/1 10/8 10/15 10/22 10/29 11/5 11/12 11/19 12/3 12/10
Chinese Conversation K2B（中文會話 K2B) TBD, 530-615pm
Class dates:
Chinese Conversation 4B（中文會話 4B) Wednesday, 530-615pm
Class dates: 9/16 9/23 9/30 10/7 10/14 10/21 10/28 11/4 11/11 11/18 12/2 12/9
Chinese Online Tutoring
We started offering Chinese tutoring online. Make sure to leave us a message stating your level and what time and day you're interested in.
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Class dates: 9/17 9/24 10/1 10/8 10/15 10/22 10/29 11/5 11/12 11/19 12/3 12/10
Chinese Conversation K2B（中文會話 K2B) TBD, 530-615pm
Class dates:
- 你好 Hello
- 家人 Family
- 同學 Classmates
- 早飯 Breakfast
- 冬天和夏天 Winter and Summer
- 生日 Birthday
Chinese Conversation 4B（中文會話 4B) Wednesday, 530-615pm
Class dates: 9/16 9/23 9/30 10/7 10/14 10/21 10/28 11/4 11/11 11/18 12/2 12/9
- 下課了 Class is over
- 參加園遊會 Going to the fair
- 請你們來我家玩 Come over to play
- 晚餐真好吃 Dinner is delicious
- 帶著外套吧 Bring a coat
- 新年快樂 Happy New Year
Chinese Online Tutoring
We started offering Chinese tutoring online. Make sure to leave us a message stating your level and what time and day you're interested in.
To sign up, use Chrome or another search engine. No Safari.