2023-2024 Academic Year Classes
Fun Mandarin for Kids at Irvington
Irvington Elementary School
Room 107
1320 NE Brazee St
Portland, OR 97212
Grades K-5
Thursdays 3:00-4:00
Winter Session $330
1/11, 1/18, 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, 2/15, 2/22, 2/29, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21
Spring Session $300
4/4, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30, 6/6
Join our class for fun and games while learning Mandarin through active play. Learn basic conversation and character recognition. We use kazoos to reinforce tones and include play time in Mandarin.
Instructor: Kristina Knight, MA Chinese Literature, leads an engaging curriculum designed for active kids and has loved teaching foreign languages for over twenty years.
Registration: Email portlandchineselessons@gmail.com
Fun Mandarin for Kids at Alameda
Alameda Elementary School
Room 108
2732 NE Fremont St.
Portland, OR 97212
Grades K-5
Tuesdays 3:00-4:00
Fall Session $390
9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31, 11/7, 11/14, 11/28, 12/5, 12/12
Winter Session $360
1/2, 1/19, 1/16, 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19
Spring Session $330
4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28, 6/4, 6/11
Join our class for fun and games while learning Mandarin through active play. Learn basic conversation and character recognition. We use kazoos to reinforce tones and include play time in Mandarin.
Instructor: Kristina Knight, MA Chinese Literature, leads an engaging curriculum designed for active kids and has loved teaching foreign languages for over twenty years.
Registration: Email portlandchineselessons@gmail.com
Fun Mandarin for Kids at Laurelhurst
Laurelhurst Elementary School
Room 5
840 NE 41st Ave
Portland, OR 97232
Grades K-5
Wednesdays 3:30-4:30
Join our class for fun and games while learning Mandarin through active play. Learn basic conversation and character recognition. We use kazoos to reinforce tones and include play time in Mandarin.
Instructor: Kristina Knight, MA Chinese Literature, leads an engaging curriculum designed for active kids and has loved teaching foreign languages for over twenty years.
Fall Session $390
9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8, 11/15, 11/29, 12/6, 12/13
Winter Session $360
1/3, 1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28, 3/6, 3/13, 3/20
Spring Session $300
4/3, 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29, 6/5
Registration: portlandchineselessons@gmail.com
Intermediate Online Mandarin
Thursday, 4:45-5:15
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
Private tutorials are available at $60 per hour
or $30 for thirty minutes.
Private cooking classes are available for $200 per class
For more information contact Kristina Knight
portlandchineselessons@gmail.com
or (503) 888-8270
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) 1 spot 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 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
Fun Mandarin for Kids at Irvington
Irvington Elementary School
Room 107
1320 NE Brazee St
Portland, OR 97212
Grades K-5
Thursdays 3:00-4:00
Winter Session $330
1/11, 1/18, 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, 2/15, 2/22, 2/29, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21
Spring Session $300
4/4, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30, 6/6
Join our class for fun and games while learning Mandarin through active play. Learn basic conversation and character recognition. We use kazoos to reinforce tones and include play time in Mandarin.
Instructor: Kristina Knight, MA Chinese Literature, leads an engaging curriculum designed for active kids and has loved teaching foreign languages for over twenty years.
Registration: Email portlandchineselessons@gmail.com
Fun Mandarin for Kids at Alameda
Alameda Elementary School
Room 108
2732 NE Fremont St.
Portland, OR 97212
Grades K-5
Tuesdays 3:00-4:00
Fall Session $390
9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 10/31, 11/7, 11/14, 11/28, 12/5, 12/12
Winter Session $360
1/2, 1/19, 1/16, 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19
Spring Session $330
4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28, 6/4, 6/11
Join our class for fun and games while learning Mandarin through active play. Learn basic conversation and character recognition. We use kazoos to reinforce tones and include play time in Mandarin.
Instructor: Kristina Knight, MA Chinese Literature, leads an engaging curriculum designed for active kids and has loved teaching foreign languages for over twenty years.
Registration: Email portlandchineselessons@gmail.com
Fun Mandarin for Kids at Laurelhurst
Laurelhurst Elementary School
Room 5
840 NE 41st Ave
Portland, OR 97232
Grades K-5
Wednesdays 3:30-4:30
Join our class for fun and games while learning Mandarin through active play. Learn basic conversation and character recognition. We use kazoos to reinforce tones and include play time in Mandarin.
Instructor: Kristina Knight, MA Chinese Literature, leads an engaging curriculum designed for active kids and has loved teaching foreign languages for over twenty years.
Fall Session $390
9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8, 11/15, 11/29, 12/6, 12/13
Winter Session $360
1/3, 1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28, 3/6, 3/13, 3/20
Spring Session $300
4/3, 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29, 6/5
Registration: portlandchineselessons@gmail.com
Intermediate Online Mandarin
Thursday, 4:45-5:15
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
Private tutorials are available at $60 per hour
or $30 for thirty minutes.
Private cooking classes are available for $200 per class
For more information contact Kristina Knight
portlandchineselessons@gmail.com
or (503) 888-8270
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) 1 spot 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 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
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