About Kindergarten (K)
Ages 3–5 are the best years for early childhood education. Since most of our children grow up in Chinese-speaking households, they already have a basic ability to understand and speak Chinese. At this stage, receiving more formal and structured Chinese instruction can yield twice the results with half the effort.
Through fun, child-centered activities—such as picture-based learning, rhymes, games, storytelling, crafts, and drawing—students focus on character recognition and experience the joy of learning Chinese pictographs. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing are developed together, helping children discover their learning potential.
Students become familiar with the teaching environment and methods used in Chinese school, fostering interest in learning the language. They also learn the names of strokes and radicals, laying a solid foundation for writing in Grade 1.
Our Curriculum
Kindergarten marks the first year of formal Chinese language learning, a crucial stage for establishing effective study habits and nurturing genuine interest in the language. Drawing from seven years of teaching experience at Enlighten Chinese School and many years of overseas education practice, we have developed and published the Chinese of Children Delight curriculum.
This program is specifically designed around the language development characteristics of Chinese American children, using a character recognition and reading “snowball” approach that gradually builds learning momentum. It effectively fosters curiosity and engagement while laying a strong foundation for future Chinese study.
