Mandarin Playgroup/Class in Perth

[tictac]

Hi
Anyone knows of any Mandarin playgroups or enrichment play classes for toddlers in Perth? We don't speak Mandarin at home and I would like my toddler to be exposed to this language. We're moving to Perth at the end of the year and I've read about Julia Gabriel classes conducted in Mandarin.

[maiko]

I'm not sure how young they start but a lot of people send their kids to Chung Wah for chinese classes.
http://www.chungwah.org.au/courses.html

[tictac]

Thanks Maiko! Will check it out....

[gazkell]

Hi,

I am also interested in teaching my two toddlers Mandarin from an early age. We do not speak Mandarin at home. Did you find a playgroup or classes appropriate for toddlers in Perth? Your original post is now two years old so I hope you get this message. Thank you.

[SarahsDad]

Re. Chinese Mandarin immersion classes for babies/kids in South Perth Australia in June 2011
I read at http://chinesemandarinforkids.net.au/Class-timetable.php.htm that a new startup called Multilingual Kids proposes to start Mandarin Chinese classes for babies/toddlers from 18 months to 7 years. The time and place is at St Mary's Anglican church at 9 Ridge St in South Perth in June 2011.

The website says:
The classes will cater to kids from 18 months to 3 years and 3 years to 6 years of age.
The class term will involve a one hour lesson once per week for a 10 week term, delivered by a native Mandarin speaker.
Each student will be accompanied by a parent or guardian during each lesson.
The lessons are Chinese Mandarin immersion through fun, music & play

I believe Mandarin will be a useful and important language for my daughter's future so I want her to start learning early, so I plan to enrol her.

More details here:
http://chinesemandarinforkids.net.au/Class-timetable.php.htm

[trishalishous]

interested to see how the playgroup goes.
we have a mandarin playgroup but its through the church and the parents are native speakers.
we speak cantonese at home, so would definately consider putting DD into a mandarin playgroup (forces me to brush up too haha)

[SarahsDad]

Trisha, where is the mandarin playgroup? Perhaps my daughter could go there?

[trishalishous]

Im not in Perth Sorry :)