Schedule, Fees, FAQ

Yes, we teach the same curriculum as used in mainstream MOE schools.

Our program is designed for students who struggle with reading and writing Chinese. We are delighted that many students have found our exclusive MandarinStars program effective in helping them learn to read, spell, and retain Chinese characters, while also boosting their confidence in facing challenges.

When children struggle at a learning task, it makes them frustrated and robs them of confidence. Learning becomes a dreaded activity and can lead to school refusal (and tuition refusal). We start by creating opportunities for students to experience small wins and celebrating success. We want to instill confidence and nurture children’s innate curiousity to learn. This is why our students enjoy coming to MandarinStars as it is a positive, confidence-boosting experience for them.

At MandarinStars, we specialise in helping students struggling with Chinese to grow into confident learners. With confidence and love of learning, academic results will follow.

Students are assessed and their progress constantly monitored by our teachers and child psychologist. Based on needs of individual students, we use a lot of mnemonics, such as pictures, songs, and objects to encode information into long-term memory. Teachers are supported by the psychologist who trains them on various classroom and student management strategies to ensure students are able to learn effectively without disrupting other students’ learning experience.

Our teachers are specialised in teaching students with special learning needs, having been selected based on their past experience teaching both mainstream and special needs students. Our teachers offer graduate and postgraduate degrees in teaching Chinese and further undergo our in-house training programme with Frances Yeo, a child psychologist with years of experience in paediatric work, diagnostic assessments and managing students with challenging behaviours.

We are very mindful in our approach and seek to create a very conducive environment for students with special needs to learn. Classrooms are deliberately kept free of clutter with just a few tables and chairs to accommodate a small class size of up to 5 students maximum.

By keeping class sizes small, we can place students in classes where they are most likely to thrive and learn alongside students of roughly the same level. Students are first assessed based on their proficiency and learning ability, then placed accordingly so the pace of learning and types of materials used is suited to their needs.

Yes, we do. Book a trial class using the buttons on this website.

Parents can expect a high level of communication from our teachers on your child’s progress and regular updates before or after classes.

Classes are held once a week for 1 hr, 45 min or up to 2 hours, depending on the level. Classes are held Mondays through to Saturdays and Sundays.

Yes, in addition to regular in-person classes, MandarinStars also offers catch-up classes online as an additional resource for students to further catch-up on their reading and word recognition.

Enrol your child by using the contact form on this website. A friendly team member will contact you to schedule a suitable date for a trial class, after which, you can select a suitable timing. Classes are offered according to academic terms. You can enrol your child at any time during a term. Fees range from $1,000 to $1,500 per term depending on the level and number of weeks in the term.