Our Online Program

Interactive Mandarin Chinese language classes – delivered online

Mandarin Stars Online offers highly interactive, fun, engaging, and creative immersion-based Mandarin classes for children.

All classes are delivered completely online using a combination of “live” video classes delivered by local Australian teachers, pre-recorded topic videos and private Facebook groups.

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Pre-school 3-5 Years Classes

These highly interactive classes include immersion-based teaching ideas and include lots of fun and creative activities to capture your child’s imagination and attention in learning, playing and interacting in Mandarin!

The program has been designed so children can access learning touch points and online classes throughout the week to ensure better memory retention of target vocabulary and phrases.

Your enrolment includes:

  • A 30 minute online Mandarin Stars Preschool Class
  • A downloadable and  printable copy of the Workbook for the term
  • Access to our Private Video Learning Hub where you can access pre-recorded topic videos that you can watch at your own leisure with your child. Includes activities such as puppet shows, mid-week storytelling, movement and music, kid’s yoga and mini craft time time!

Points to note:

  • Each class has a maximum of 8 students
  • All ‘live’ teaching classes will be delivered by a secure online video conferencing tool
  • All pre-schoolers must be supervised by a parent/carer when online

SuperSTARS Classes for Kindergarten/ Prep to Year 2

These highly interactive classes include immersion-based teaching ideas and include lots of fun and creative activities to capture your child’s imagination in learning and interacting in Mandarin.

This program focuses on developing strong listening and speaking skills in Mandarin and will involve activities such as role-playing, language games, quizzes and much more!

Your enrolment includes:

  • A 45 minute online Mandarin SuperSTARS Class
  • A downloadable and printable copy of the Workbook for the term
  • Access to our Private Video Learning Hub where you can access pre-recorded topic videos that your child can watch mid week to consolidate learning. Includes immersion based activities such as role plays, storytelling, mini craft time, science experiments, cooking and many other fun activities.

Points to note:

  • Each class has a maximum of 8 students
  • All ‘live’ teaching classes will be delivered by a secure online video conferencing tool
  • We recommend students be supervised by a parent/carer when online

SuperSTARS Classes Years 3-6

These highly interactive classes include immersion-based teaching ideas and include lots of fun and creative activities to capture your child’s imagination in learning and interacting in Mandarin.

This program focuses on developing strong listening and speaking skills in Mandarin and will involve activities such as role-playing, language games, quizzes and much more!

Your enrolment includes:

  • A 45 minute online Mandarin SuperSTARS Class
  • A downloadable and printable copy of the Workbook for the term
  • Access to our Private Video Learning Hub where you can access pre-recorded topic videos that your child can watch mid week to consolidate learning. Includes immersion based activities such as role plays, storytelling, mini craft time, science experiments, cooking and many other fun activities.

Points to note:

  • Each class has a maximum of 8 students
  • All ‘live’ teaching classes will be delivered by a secure online video conferencing tool
  • We recommend students be supervised by a parent/carer when online

Native SuperSTARS Classes from Preschool to Year 6

These highly interactive classes are taught in 100% immersion-based Mandarin, designed specifically for native speakers of Mandarin.  Classes aim to teach strong listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Mandarin.

Your enrolment includes:

  • A 45 minute online Mandarin Native SuperSTARS Class
  • Weekly downloadable and printable worksheets
  • Access to our Private Video Learning Hub where you can access pre-recorded topic videos that are related to a range of interesting topics including Chinese culture, Chinese heritage and Chinese history. Your child will learn not only about the Chinese language, but also about their heritage.

Points to note:

  • Each class has a maximum of 8 students
  • All ‘live’ teaching classes will be delivered by a secure online video conferencing tool
  • We recommend students be supervised by a parent/carer when online

SuperTEENS Classes for High School Aged Children

These highly interactive classes include immersion-based teaching ideas that are developed to inspire your teenager’s love for learning Mandarin!

This program focuses on developing strong listening and speaking skills in Mandarin and will involve activities such as role-playing, language games, quizzes and much more!

Your enrolment includes:

  • A 60 minute online Mandarin SuperSTARS Class
  • Weekly downloadable and printable worksheets

Points to note:

  • Each class has a maximum of 8 students
  • All ‘live’ teaching classes will be delivered by a secure online video conferencing tool
  • We recommend students be supervised by a parent/carer when online

Private Tuition Classes (All ages)

These classes are delivered ‘live’ with your child’s private tutor, and will be delivered by a secure online video conferencing tool.  Content is completely tailored to your child, and as available to all age groups.

Your enrolment includes:

  • 30 – 45 minute ‘live’ online class with your private tutor (Note – length depends on age of child)
  • Access to our Private Video Learning Hub where you can access pre-recorded topic videos to help reinforce your  child’s learning during the week.

For more information on pricing or class times, please contact us >

Chinese language classes online

ShootingSTARS Program

Can’t commit to a weekly face to face online lesson?

Want a more flexible and independent learning option? Then join our ShootingSTARS program! This program is for independent  learners of Chinese and is available for our Preschoolers and SuperSTARS from Kindy/Prep to Year 6 and includes:

Your enrolment includes:

  • A downloadable and printable Workbook for the term
  • Access to 35+ pre-recorded videos which correspond to your child’s workbook for the term
  • Each video teaches your child page by page
  • Access to additional educative immersion based video resources that are designed to develop strong listening skills in Mandarin
  • Private invitation to a live streamed group class webinar in weeks 1,5 and 10 where you can check in with a Mandarin Stars teacher, ask questions and enjoy a live lesson with other classmates who are enrolled in our Shooting Stars  program as well.
  • This program is currently available for our Pre-school 3-5 years, SuperSTARS Kindy /Prep to  Year 2, SuperSTARS Year 3-6 and SuperTEENS.

Points to note:

  • We recommend students be supervised by a parent/carer when online

A note on screen-time and children

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In researching how to best offer our classes online, we have drawn on our expertise over the last 12 years in teaching our Mandarin Stars program and have looked at current best pedagogical practices in teaching children online.

We are very conscious of the amount of screen time that our children have, and will always value interactive face-to-face classes. However, we do feel that online-based classes are a very reasonable and valid option for learners if flexibility is required, and when screen time is managed appropriately according to safe guidelines.

According to The Department of Health, the following guidelines are recommended in terms of suitable amounts of time for screen time:

Children Age 3-5 Years: 

Sedentary screen time should be no more than 1 hour in total throughout the 24-hour period.

Children Age 5-17 Years:

Sedentary screen time should be no more than 2 hours per day. This does not include screen-based activities for educational uses.

For more information about these recommendations please visit The Department of Health site here and also research from The World Health Organisation here. Furthermore, you can also access more detailed information here about how to help your child achieve a healthy balance in their online and offline activities.

Ready to get your child started learning with Mandarin Stars?

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Min (Mum to George and Luci)

Min (Mum to George and Luci) “So delighted with lao shi and her commitment, encouragement, enthusiasm and belief in my children. So grateful for the way she builds them up and motivated them to want to learn. Seeing incredible progress and confidence in my children, in their speaking, reading and writing of Mandarin.”

Vicki (Mum to Zoe)

Vicki (Mum to Zoe) “I love to see how Zoe is singing, understanding and speaking in Mandarin. What makes me smile is when Zoe refers to things outside class in Mandarin… it is beautiful to hear.”