Why nurseries love us
EYFS Aligned
Our Mandarin curriculum is fully aligned with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, ensuring that language learning complements and enhances key developmental areas such as communication, personal, social, and emotional development.
EAL Friendly
Our approach is designed to be EAL (English as an Additional Language) friendly, using multi-sensory and highly visual techniques to make learning engaging and accessible for all children, regardless of their native language.
Boosts Cognitive Skills
Learning Mandarin at a young age boosts cognitive skills by strengthening memory, improving problem-solving abilities, and enhancing creative thinking, all of which provide a strong foundation for future academic success.
What's a class like?
Warm-up
The session begins with gentle, playful activities to get the children settled and excited. This might include a welcome song in Mandarin, simple greetings, and a short game to introduce the theme of the day. It’s all about creating a happy, relaxed atmosphere where children feel ready to join in.
Story Adventure
The main part of the class takes children on an imaginative journey. Through stories, songs, actions and role play, they meet characters, explore new places and learn key Mandarin words and phrases. The adventure is interactive and full of movement, so children are actively involved, whether it’s acting out a scene, singing along or solving little challenges.
Reflection & Goodbye
To finish, the group comes together to reflect on what they’ve learned, share their thoughts and opinions. Children might recall key words, share something they enjoyed, or join in a calming song. The class closes with a cheerful goodbye in Mandarin, leaving children with a sense of achievement and excitement for the next adventure.
We divide our classes into two 30-minute sessions, ensuring every child receives focused, high-quality learning and has plenty of opportunities to for self expression and discovery.
What Nurseries, Schools & Parents Say
Nurseries we work with: The Square Nursery School, Little Cherubs (Shortlands and Sydenham), Union Grove Community Nursery and Nest Nurseries.
We currently have Mandarin Classes with Mando School at our Nursery and the Children and staff absolutely love it. Every morning they will sing the ni hao song and they pick up the language very quickly. Our Mandarin teacher Yen does a fantastic job and I can see their training programme is very well put together. The quality of the class plans is incredible as they use presentation slides as well as songs, games and stories. It’s overall a fantastic programme and I would highly recommend it, parents go on about their Children singing in Mandarin at home!
Alex Hunter
I am very, very happy with my child’s first Mandarin lesson with Mando School. The teacher Mei, had great materials, focused on working on my child's pronunciation, and made a super fun learning environment. I felt the level was just right for her as she is 7 years old and there was activity sheets for her to complete. Mei was engaged and very easy to talk to, I cannot say enough how great a teacher I find her to be and I am very much looking forward to continuing the classes with her.
Hélèna Theseira
I was skeptical at first when the school governors proposed Mandarin Classes into the School Curriculum, however having invited Mando School to present - I was convinced their programme would fit in nicely into the cluster of Schools. We currently have Mando School as part of the school’s modern foreign language programme and couldn’t be any happier with the service we have received.
Will Ip
Why Mandarin for little ones?
A Brain-Boosting Workout
Better at Listening
Helps Them Be Themselves
Makes Them Better Communicators
Friendly to All Languages
Gets Them Moving
Sparks Their Imagination
Encourages Them to Think
Gives Them a Head Start
Sample class plans
We offer a wide variety of thrilling adventures for children to explore.
A look inside one of our class plans
Every session follows a clear plan, so your team always knows what to expect.
- A short story to hook the children
- Vocabulary videos and songs
- Movement and play activities
- Materials listed, nothing fancy needed
Flexible and Easy to Implement
Adaptable Schedule: Classes can be scheduled to fit within existing nursery routines.
Simple Setup: No special equipment needed, just a playful space for movement.
Trained Teachers: Experienced, native-speaking Mandarin teachers trained in early childhood education.
Seamless Communication: Easy communication with Mando School for scheduling and feedback.