TODDLER PROGRAM

The World Is New.
We Make It Safe to Explore.

Ages 18 Months – 2.5 Years

Toddlers arrive already knowing how to wonder. Our role is to build an environment worthy of that — warm enough to feel safe, and alive with Mandarin from the very first day.

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A World Worth Trusting

Warm routines and consistent care give toddlers the security to take their first steps into curiosity.

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Mandarin From Day One

Songs, mealtimes, transitions, play — Mandarin is the language that runs through it all. At 18 months-2.5 years, the language window is wide open. We meet them there.

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Curiosity as the Curriculum

No fixed lesson plan. Open-ended materials, unhurried time, and an environment designed to follow where your child's attention leads.

04

You Stay Close

Daily photos, observations, and direct communication. Development at this stage moves quickly — you won't miss it.

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PRESCHOOL PROGRAM

Where Inquiry and
Mandarin Grow Together

Ages 2.5 – 5 Years

At 2.5-5 years, children are ready to go deeper — to hold a question over time, pursue it across materials and languages, and begin to understand how their own thinking works. That is what we are here for.

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Questions Drive the Curriculum

Emerging from children's genuine interests, our projects unfold over days and weeks — building the capacity to observe, hypothesize, and think across time.

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Mandarin as a Thinking Language

By preschool age, Mandarin moves beyond routine. Children begin to use it to ask questions, tell stories, and build ideas — fluency that grows from the inside out.

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A Hundred Ways to Show What You Know

Drawing, building, clay, loose parts — children represent their thinking in materials before they can always put it into words. Expression is part of how they learn.

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Your Window Into the Work

Documentation at this stage goes deeper — recorded conversations, project traces, and developmental observations that let you follow your child's thinking, not just their milestones.

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Our Daily Rhythm

A Day in the Life

A balanced flow of structured learning and child-led exploration — in Mandarin, from arrival to pickup.

Morning 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM
8:00 – 9:00
Arrival & Indoor Free Play
Settling in, self-directed exploration
9:00 – 9:30
Morning Circle Time
Songs, calendar, Mandarin greetings & group sharing
9:30 – 10:00
Structured Activity
Project work, art, or inquiry-based learning
10:00 – 10:30
Outdoor Structured Activity
Nature exploration, gross motor, garden time
10:30 – 11:30
Outdoor Free Play
Child-led exploration and social play
11:30 – 11:45
Story Time
Mandarin picture books and language immersion
12:00 – 12:30
Lunch
Family-style dining, Mandarin mealtime conversation
Afternoon 12:30 PM – 6:30 PM
12:30 – 1:00
Reading & Wind Down
Quiet reading before rest
1:00 – 3:00
Nap & Rest Time
Restorative rest, body regulation
3:15 – 3:45
Afternoon Circle Time
Songs, sharing, Mandarin review
3:45 – 4:00
Afternoon Snack
Healthy snack, community conversation
4:15 – 5:15
Outdoor Free Play
Child-led exploration, social play
5:15 – 6:30
Indoor Free Play & Pickup
Quiet activities, family reunions
Structured activity
Outdoor
Meals
Rest