Summer 2023 Chinese Language and Cooking Camps
6/26-6/30 Plant-Based Cooking (age 12-16) 3 spots available
7/17-7/21 Omnivore Cooking (age 9 and up) Full
7/24-7/28 Fun with Food Half Day (age 5-8) Full
7/31-8/4 Omnivore Cooking (age 9 and up) 3 spots available
Tie on your apron and learn the art of Chinese Cooking in Mandarin and English. We will saute, deep fry, steam, and pickle!
Parents and kids enjoy our lovely dishes at the end of each day. Full-day campers should be experienced with knives and kitchen clean up by start date.
Time 9:30 am to 3:30 pm
Location NE Portland
Cost $450 per week
$225 for Fun with Food (9am to noon)
Past camps over the years have included
Tea Eggs
Handmade Noodles
Mustard Green Pickles
Five-Spice Carrot Pickles
Pea Tendril Pastries
Tofu "Bamboo" with Jicama
Dumplings
Egg Fried Rice
Pork with Mustard Greens
Congee
Ginger Long Bean Pickle
Spicy Chicken with Silky Sauce
Steamed Bao with Roast Pork
Sichuan Cucumber Pickle
Carmelized Tofu
Homemade Custom Five-Spice Powder
Vinegar Peanuts
Chili Crisp
2022-2023 Academic Year Classes
Fun Mandarin for Kids
Riverdale School
11733 S Breyman Ave
Portland, OR 97219
Grades K-8
Mondays 3:20-4:20
Spring Term
Room TBA
Dates April 3, 10, 17, 24; May 1, 8, 15, 22; June 5
Min/Max 6 to 10 students
Price $270 for 9 one-hour classes
Join our class for fun and games indoors and out while learning Mandarin through active play. Learn basic conversation, character recognition and basic writing. We use kazoos to reinforce tones and include crafting and play time in Mandarin.
Instructor Kristina Knight, MA Chinese Literature, leads an engaging Mandarin curriculum especially designed for active kids.
Registration: portlandchineselessons@gmail.com
Fun Mandarin for Kids
Laurelhurst Elementary School
840 NE 41st Ave
Portland, OR 97232
Grades K-5
Thursdays 3:30-4:30
Join our class for fun and games indoors and out while learning Mandarin through active play. Learn basic conversation, character recognition and basic writing. We use kazoos to reinforce tones and include crafting and play time in Mandarin.
Instructor: Kristina Knight, Instructor and former Laurelhurst parent, MA Chinese Literature, leads an engaging Mandarin curriculum especially designed for active kids.
Kristina has loved teaching foreign languages for over twenty years.
Winter Term (Waitlisted)
Room 6
Dates January 12 to March 23
Min 6 students
Price $330 for 11 one-hour classes
Spring Term
Room 6
Dates April 6 to June 8
Min 6 students
Price $300 for 10 one-hour classes
Registration: portlandchineselessons@gmail.com
Online Intermediate Mandarin
Mondays, 4:30-5:00
Fall Term 9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31, 11/7, 11/14, 11/28
(11 classes)
Winter Term 12/5, 12/12, 1/9, 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/27, 3/6, 3/13 (10 classes)
Spring Term Fridays 3:15-3:45
3/24, 4/7, 4/14, 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26, 6/2 (10 classes)
$15.00 per half-hour class
Textbook and Workbooks at Cheng Tsui, https://www.cheng-tsui.com/
Required INTEGRATED CHINESE 1 TEXT/SIMP 4E PB (Choose Simplified, not Traditional)
$67.99
Required INTEGRATED CHINESE 1 WKBK/SIMP 4E (Choose Simplified, not Traditional)
$35.99
Optional INTEGRATED CHINESE 1 CHAR WKBK/S&T 4E (Includes Simplified and Traditional)
$29.99
Mandarin for Kids
In-Person class, ages 5-7
Wednesdays, 3:45-4:45
Begins Sept. 14
Hollywood District
$30.00 per one-hour class
Private tutorials available at $60 per hour
or $30 for thirty minutes.
Private cooking classes are $200 per class
To register contact Kristina Knight
portlandchineselessons@gmail.com
or (503) 888-8270
6/26-6/30 Plant-Based Cooking (age 12-16) 3 spots available
7/17-7/21 Omnivore Cooking (age 9 and up) Full
7/24-7/28 Fun with Food Half Day (age 5-8) Full
7/31-8/4 Omnivore Cooking (age 9 and up) 3 spots available
Tie on your apron and learn the art of Chinese Cooking in Mandarin and English. We will saute, deep fry, steam, and pickle!
Parents and kids enjoy our lovely dishes at the end of each day. Full-day campers should be experienced with knives and kitchen clean up by start date.
Time 9:30 am to 3:30 pm
Location NE Portland
Cost $450 per week
$225 for Fun with Food (9am to noon)
Past camps over the years have included
Tea Eggs
Handmade Noodles
Mustard Green Pickles
Five-Spice Carrot Pickles
Pea Tendril Pastries
Tofu "Bamboo" with Jicama
Dumplings
Egg Fried Rice
Pork with Mustard Greens
Congee
Ginger Long Bean Pickle
Spicy Chicken with Silky Sauce
Steamed Bao with Roast Pork
Sichuan Cucumber Pickle
Carmelized Tofu
Homemade Custom Five-Spice Powder
Vinegar Peanuts
Chili Crisp
2022-2023 Academic Year Classes
Fun Mandarin for Kids
Riverdale School
11733 S Breyman Ave
Portland, OR 97219
Grades K-8
Mondays 3:20-4:20
Spring Term
Room TBA
Dates April 3, 10, 17, 24; May 1, 8, 15, 22; June 5
Min/Max 6 to 10 students
Price $270 for 9 one-hour classes
Join our class for fun and games indoors and out while learning Mandarin through active play. Learn basic conversation, character recognition and basic writing. We use kazoos to reinforce tones and include crafting and play time in Mandarin.
Instructor Kristina Knight, MA Chinese Literature, leads an engaging Mandarin curriculum especially designed for active kids.
Registration: portlandchineselessons@gmail.com
Fun Mandarin for Kids
Laurelhurst Elementary School
840 NE 41st Ave
Portland, OR 97232
Grades K-5
Thursdays 3:30-4:30
Join our class for fun and games indoors and out while learning Mandarin through active play. Learn basic conversation, character recognition and basic writing. We use kazoos to reinforce tones and include crafting and play time in Mandarin.
Instructor: Kristina Knight, Instructor and former Laurelhurst parent, MA Chinese Literature, leads an engaging Mandarin curriculum especially designed for active kids.
Kristina has loved teaching foreign languages for over twenty years.
Winter Term (Waitlisted)
Room 6
Dates January 12 to March 23
Min 6 students
Price $330 for 11 one-hour classes
Spring Term
Room 6
Dates April 6 to June 8
Min 6 students
Price $300 for 10 one-hour classes
Registration: portlandchineselessons@gmail.com
Online Intermediate Mandarin
Mondays, 4:30-5:00
Fall Term 9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31, 11/7, 11/14, 11/28
(11 classes)
Winter Term 12/5, 12/12, 1/9, 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/27, 3/6, 3/13 (10 classes)
Spring Term Fridays 3:15-3:45
3/24, 4/7, 4/14, 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26, 6/2 (10 classes)
$15.00 per half-hour class
Textbook and Workbooks at Cheng Tsui, https://www.cheng-tsui.com/
Required INTEGRATED CHINESE 1 TEXT/SIMP 4E PB (Choose Simplified, not Traditional)
$67.99
Required INTEGRATED CHINESE 1 WKBK/SIMP 4E (Choose Simplified, not Traditional)
$35.99
Optional INTEGRATED CHINESE 1 CHAR WKBK/S&T 4E (Includes Simplified and Traditional)
$29.99
Mandarin for Kids
In-Person class, ages 5-7
Wednesdays, 3:45-4:45
Begins Sept. 14
Hollywood District
$30.00 per one-hour class
Private tutorials available at $60 per hour
or $30 for thirty minutes.
Private cooking classes are $200 per class
To register contact Kristina Knight
portlandchineselessons@gmail.com
or (503) 888-8270
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