The summer holidays are a great time for children to focus their energies on an activity to accelerate development and have a great time developing social skills by meeting new friends.
'Our summer Mandarin programme aims to give great opportunities for children to develop their interest in learning Mandarin when they have plenty of energy and time,' says Kate Zhou, director of Yifan Mandarin.
'This can give children confidence to pursue regular classes throughout the school year, and it will keep intellectual skills alert and challenged as a perfect complement to any physical activities they may do.'
A learning-by-doing teaching approach aims to develop children's confidence in speaking Putonghua by acquiring practical everyday speaking skills they can immediately use outside the classroom.
A flexible approach enables children to choose classes that interest them the most. Classes run Monday to Saturday from 9am to 5.30pm in Central, Sheung Wan and Discovery Bay, and at partner clubs Bel-Air, Aberdeen Marina Club and the English-Speaking Members Department of the YMCA. Minimum packages of five, 90-minute classes cost HK$250. Discounts are available for larger packages.