Mandarin Classes at Sponge

Description

Sponge offers Spanish, Mandarin, French and Japanese immersion classes for children from birth through seven years of age. Native-speaking teachers creatively introduce language and culture through activities, songs, stories, music, art and movement. Sponge offers classes seven days a week at its Seattle and Eastside locations. For more information, or to try a free trial class, email info@spongeschool.com or call (206) 227-7138.

Schedule

No class times listed. Please contact the instructor to schedule a session.

Pricing Details

Level 1-3 classes and Level M classes are 55-minute classes for children and caregivers. The 18-class session for children with caregivers is $499 for once/week and $949 for twice/week. Sponge also offers 85-minute Just Kids classes for children 3-5 years old who are ready to come on their own. The Just Kids classes are $620 for the 18-week session.

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• "Fantastic Teaching at Sponge"

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  • • 5/5 stars
  • Sarah B
  • Seattle, WA

  Review of Sponge , 1 day ago

  We've been taking our three year old daughter to Mandarin since she was about one year old. It really has been a great experience. The classes are very fun -- lots of singing and playing games in 100% Chinese. In the beginning, it's hard to see how the exposure makes a difference, especially before your child is even speaking English! But it's amazing to me now how well she seems to pick it up. She can count, sing songs, respond to directions, describe colors, and say simple phrases.

  If you do consider the Sponge School and are interested in Mandarin, I highly recommend finding a class with a specific teacher: Wenxin Huang Gillis. We have experienced most of the teachers there, and while they're all very good at what they do, we think Wenxin is the best at keeping the class moving, handling uncooperative toddlers, and engaging the kids. She is super enthusiastic and very helpful to parents in their own path of learning! She's fantastic!

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  We've been taking our three year old daughter to Mandarin since she was about one year old. It really has been a great experience. The classes ar...

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• "Great class for infants/toddlers!"

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  • • 5/5 stars
  • Scott Jacobson
  • Seattle, WA

  Review of Sponge , April 29, 2008

  Our 2 year old has been going to Mandarin class at Sponge school for about a year. Wenxin is a great teacher and really gets young children to engage. The kids are completely immersed in Mandarin while in the class (no English!), and it's really a welcoming and fun learning environment. I highly recommend Sponge School, and specifically Wenxin. Great write-up in the PI: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/271215_lcenter23.html

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  Our 2 year old has been going to Mandarin class at Sponge school for about a year. Wenxin is a great teacher and really gets young children to eng...

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