2025-2026 Academic Year Classes
Kristina Knight (Tang Laoshi) has taught after school Mandarin at PPS locations since 2011. She holds a BA in East Asian Studies from Oberlin College and MA in Chinese Literature from University of Hawai'i at Mānoa.
Fun Mandarin for Kids at Alameda
Tuesday 2:30-3:30
Grades K-5
Alameda Elementary School
Room number 134
2732 NE Fremont St.
Portland, OR 97212
Join us for Fun Mandarin for Kids at Alameda!
We will cover greetings, colors, numbers, and animals through songs, games, and activities. Tones are taught with gestures, kazoos, and color-coding. Students learn to write some basic Chinese characters.
Fall Session 11 classes, $330
Sept. 9, 16, 23, 30; Oct. 7, 28; Nov. 4, 18; Dec. 2, 9, 16
No class Oct 14, Oct 21, Nov 11, Nov 25
Winter Session 10 classes, $300
1/6, 1/13, 1/20; 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17
No class on 1/27 due to Teacher Planning Day
Spring Session Dates TBD
Registration Link
forms.gle/7ssxSy2Y7NRxwmcx6
Fun Mandarin for Kids at Irvington
Wednesday 2:30-3:30 and 11:50-12:50
Grades K-5
Irvington Elementary School
Room 203
1320 NE Brazee St
Portland, OR 97212
Join us for Fun Mandarin for Kids at Irvington!
We will cover greetings, colors, numbers, and animals through songs, games, and activities. Tones are taught with gestures, kazoos, and color-coding. Students learn to write some basic Chinese characters.
Fall Session 9 Classes, $270
Oct. 1, 8, 29; Nov. 5, 12, 19; Dec. 3, Dec. 10 at 11:50, Dec. 17
Winter Session 8 classes, $240
1/7, 1/14 early release, no class, 1/21, 1/28; 2/4, 2/11 no class, 2/18, 2/25; 3/4, 3/11 no class, 3/18
Spring Session Dates TBA
Community Students click below to register
forms.gle/7ssxSy2Y7NRxwmcx6
Fun Mandarin for Kids at Abernethy
Thursday 2:30-3:30
Grades K-5
Abernethy Elementary School
Room 1A
2421 SE Orange Ave.
Portland, OR 97214
Join us for Fun Mandarin for Kids at Abernethy!
We will cover greetings, colors, numbers, and animals through songs, games, and activities. Tones are taught with gestures, kazoos, and color-coding. Students learn to write some basic Chinese characters.
Fall Session 13 Classes, $390
Sept. 11, 18, 25; Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23; Nov. 13, 20; Dec. 4, 11, 18
Winter Session 11 Classes, $330
1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19
Spring Session Dates TBA
Click on form below to register
forms.gle/7ssxSy2Y7NRxwmcx6
Intermediate Online Mandarin
Fridays 4:45-5:45
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
[email protected]
or (503) 888-8270
2026 Chinese Language and Cooking Camps
Dates will be announced in January 2026
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. Campers age nine and older should be experienced with knives and kitchen clean up by start date.
Time 9:30 to 3:00
Parent pick up and tastings 3:00-3:30
Location NE Portland
In past camps we have made:
Tea Eggs
Handmade Noodles
Pea Tendril Pastries
Tofu "Bamboo" with Jicama
Dumplings
Egg Fried Rice
Pork with Mustard Greens
Spicy Chicken with Silky Sauce
Steamed Bao with Roast Pork
Carmelized Tofu
Thousand-Layer Mooncakes
Hong Shao Pork Belly in Steamed Sliders
Chinese Broccoli with Black Bean Sauce
Pressed Five-Spice Tofu with Edamame
Three-Cup Soy Braised Chicken
Congee
Custom Five-Spice Powder
Vinegar Peanuts
Chili Crisp
Pickled Shallots
Sichuan Cucumber Pickle
Ginger Bean Pickles
Mustard Green Pickles
Five-Spice Carrot Pickles
Kristina Knight (Tang Laoshi) has taught after school Mandarin at PPS locations since 2011. She holds a BA in East Asian Studies from Oberlin College and MA in Chinese Literature from University of Hawai'i at Mānoa.
Fun Mandarin for Kids at Alameda
Tuesday 2:30-3:30
Grades K-5
Alameda Elementary School
Room number 134
2732 NE Fremont St.
Portland, OR 97212
Join us for Fun Mandarin for Kids at Alameda!
We will cover greetings, colors, numbers, and animals through songs, games, and activities. Tones are taught with gestures, kazoos, and color-coding. Students learn to write some basic Chinese characters.
Fall Session 11 classes, $330
Sept. 9, 16, 23, 30; Oct. 7, 28; Nov. 4, 18; Dec. 2, 9, 16
No class Oct 14, Oct 21, Nov 11, Nov 25
Winter Session 10 classes, $300
1/6, 1/13, 1/20; 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17
No class on 1/27 due to Teacher Planning Day
Spring Session Dates TBD
Registration Link
forms.gle/7ssxSy2Y7NRxwmcx6
Fun Mandarin for Kids at Irvington
Wednesday 2:30-3:30 and 11:50-12:50
Grades K-5
Irvington Elementary School
Room 203
1320 NE Brazee St
Portland, OR 97212
Join us for Fun Mandarin for Kids at Irvington!
We will cover greetings, colors, numbers, and animals through songs, games, and activities. Tones are taught with gestures, kazoos, and color-coding. Students learn to write some basic Chinese characters.
Fall Session 9 Classes, $270
Oct. 1, 8, 29; Nov. 5, 12, 19; Dec. 3, Dec. 10 at 11:50, Dec. 17
Winter Session 8 classes, $240
1/7, 1/14 early release, no class, 1/21, 1/28; 2/4, 2/11 no class, 2/18, 2/25; 3/4, 3/11 no class, 3/18
Spring Session Dates TBA
Community Students click below to register
forms.gle/7ssxSy2Y7NRxwmcx6
Fun Mandarin for Kids at Abernethy
Thursday 2:30-3:30
Grades K-5
Abernethy Elementary School
Room 1A
2421 SE Orange Ave.
Portland, OR 97214
Join us for Fun Mandarin for Kids at Abernethy!
We will cover greetings, colors, numbers, and animals through songs, games, and activities. Tones are taught with gestures, kazoos, and color-coding. Students learn to write some basic Chinese characters.
Fall Session 13 Classes, $390
Sept. 11, 18, 25; Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23; Nov. 13, 20; Dec. 4, 11, 18
Winter Session 11 Classes, $330
1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19
Spring Session Dates TBA
Click on form below to register
forms.gle/7ssxSy2Y7NRxwmcx6
Intermediate Online Mandarin
Fridays 4:45-5:45
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
[email protected]
or (503) 888-8270
2026 Chinese Language and Cooking Camps
Dates will be announced in January 2026
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. Campers age nine and older should be experienced with knives and kitchen clean up by start date.
Time 9:30 to 3:00
Parent pick up and tastings 3:00-3:30
Location NE Portland
In past camps we have made:
Tea Eggs
Handmade Noodles
Pea Tendril Pastries
Tofu "Bamboo" with Jicama
Dumplings
Egg Fried Rice
Pork with Mustard Greens
Spicy Chicken with Silky Sauce
Steamed Bao with Roast Pork
Carmelized Tofu
Thousand-Layer Mooncakes
Hong Shao Pork Belly in Steamed Sliders
Chinese Broccoli with Black Bean Sauce
Pressed Five-Spice Tofu with Edamame
Three-Cup Soy Braised Chicken
Congee
Custom Five-Spice Powder
Vinegar Peanuts
Chili Crisp
Pickled Shallots
Sichuan Cucumber Pickle
Ginger Bean Pickles
Mustard Green Pickles
Five-Spice Carrot Pickles
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