Online Chinese courses for children
Chinese language classes specially designed for children: Through engaging stories and activities, we let kids learn the Mandarin language, including Chinese characters, grammar & speaking. Suitable for children 4 to 15 years old, all language levels.
Our curriculum for children
GoEast Mandarin offers 12 different Chinese language courses for children, which can be further customised if needed. This structure is based on YCT (Youth Chinese Test) and HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi).
Chinese teachers from GoEast are:
- Inspring
- Incredibly passionate
- Professional Average
- 7 years of teaching experience
Reviews for GoEast Mandarin’s Chinese courses:
What struck me most is really the personalisation of the lesson; it felt very much like a cosy Chinese lesson with a Chinese teacher over Zoom, and for parts when Kieran wasn’t so warmed up yet, Jenny 老师 could adapt her activities on the spot rather than strictly following a one-size-fits-all syllabus.
– Charlene (Singapore)
“The teacher was awesome – really friendly, obviously experienced, and spoke great English but stuck with using Chinese. She really did a phenomenal job.”
— AllLanguageResources (a Chinese course review site) about GoEast Mandarin
I am really enjoying the program. I love the self-study lesson platform so much! It is such an efficient way to do things that I have begun creating an online platform for my Spanish language learners modeled off of your design. Also, Clytie is an amazing teacher, she is very lively, so much fun to have class with! Her lessons are always very engaging, and she has such a good memory for details about students’ lives and uses that information to present or review materials, which really helps understanding and retention of the material.
— Jessica (USA)
I was skeptical about the online learning format in the beginning, but by the end of the course I became a fan of it. A great way to fit regular lessons into my busy schedule without extra commute time. Wonderful, knowledgable teachers who could answer all my questions from why the grammar is the way it is, to how to make the sounds when pronouncing similar sounding words. Overall a very positive experience and I will recommend GoEast to anyone I know looking to learn Chinese.
– Katherine (USA)
After the trial course, I knew that this was the one. They helped me learn not only the vocabulary and the reading, but they also helped me improve my conversational skills. The staff at GoEast really care for you and they teach according to your learning style and your needs. It really is the perfect tutoring institute that I’ve been across!
– Hayeon Kim (South Korea)
GoEast Online is the best place to study Chinese language and culture in a fast and fun way. Before starting my lessons here, I had never imagined I would be able to make such progress.
– Manny Sue (Netherlands)
GoEast’s teaching is effective and efficient. The teaching is well-rounded and certainly puts you ahead of the game, language-wise. The lessons themselves are tailored to your specific language needs, so regardless of your language goals and your reasons for studying, they’ll find a way to help you get your Chinese to the level you want it to be at.
– Chaz Sonoda (USA)
These lessons were my first ever attempt at studying online actively with real people. Wise choice — not only the online self-study videos were excellently crafted and thought provoking, the vocabulary exercises, really helped cement the new words, the structured learning conversations and tests all prepared me. I highly recommend this course for anyone interested in learning the basics of business Chinese.
My GoEast teachers have been the most intelligent, skilled, fascinating, and kind teachers I have ever studied with, and I say this as a former university professor myself.
-Tom Smart (USA)
Let’s start learning Chinese
- Register for a free 1-on-1 Chinese class for your child without obligations
- A language consultant will contact you soon
- He or she will form a lesson plan with you for your child, without obligation
- If the times and schedule is agreed with by you (and your child!), you’ll receive a payment link
- Upon payment, we’ll set up the course for your child and send you the teacher information
- Then the learning starts!
About GoEast Mandarin
GoEast Mandarin has taught Mandarin to thousands of adults since 2012, and since 2014 to children. We’re a Mandarin school in Shanghai and online with a great reputation among teachers & students.
In our courses for children, we focus less on grammar (compared to adult classes) but lead your child through conversations, games, puzzles and activities, developing an intuitive feeling for the Mandarin language, and to become conversational.
What can my child say per level?
Total beginner level 1
Here we introduce the Pinyin and the most basic words and characters to your child: How to say her or his name, family members and their age. And the time, animal also included.
Total beginner level 2
Here we build on basic Chinese words and phrases (characters included). Here your child can talk about transportations, occupation, daliy life, weather and shopping.
Beginner (3 & 4)
At a beginner level (comparable to YCT3), children can speak more in detail about school life, like the school they go to, which classes she or he likes at school, the city they live in, and their friends. They can start to have a real conversation in Chinese, albeit at a beginner level.
Elementary (5 & 6)
At the elementary level, children can have a full conversation albeit many words are still out of their vocabulary. But in essence, they can talk about habits, their personalities, and the social life, like health, science and technology, and environment
Intermediate (7 & 8)
An intermediate level simply adds more detail to the whole elementary level, whether it’s about the weather or their hobbies. Children will have much more confidence holding a conversation from start to end, and have no problem keeping the conversation going. In addition, children can read and understand a simple story.
Upper intermediate (9 & 10)
More and more abstract terms are introduced. Children can compare different cultures and which kind of TV shows, or which kind of holiday. And why? Your child will be able to answer in high detail, describing physical aspects of a topic as well emotional aspects. In addition, children can read and understand the story, like Chinese idioms story.
At this language level (seen from a language perspective only), your child could theoretically study or work in China.
Advanced (11 &12)
Here your child can basically converse at a native level. While specific topics are unknown (we are giving an example: aviation terms), your child is free to express herself or himself in any topic or opinion freely, whether abstract or very concrete. In addition, children can read and understand the article, like Chinese culture story, Daily News, and so on.
