Special Mini-Edition: Chinese Tutors, New Website and Dragon Chats
Mandarin Tutor List brought to you by DragonSprouts
As we are getting adjusted to the new school year with the new learning format, we understand parents may want to explore additional support for Mandarin instruction. DragonSprouts asked our Mandarin Immersion Teaching Asssistants (TAs) if they were interested in providing tutoring during the school year. We have compiled a list of TAs below who you can contact if you are looking for a Mandarin tutor for your child(ren).
Please note DragonSprouts simply provides this information to Mandarin Immersion parents. Tutoring arrangements regarding schedules and rates will be agreed upon between tutors and families.
Cindy Lan
Preferred grades: 2nd to 5th, middle school, high school, adults
Previous experience: I have been a teacher assistant at Broadway Elementary School. I have many years of tutoring/teaching experience working with children of all ages.
Jie Li
Preferred grades: K-5
Previous experience: I have been a teaching assistant at Broadway Elementary school and a teacher at the Westside Chinese School.
Na Li
Preferred grades: K-5
Previous experience: Teacher assistant in Broadway Elementary School
Yunjing Li
Preferred grades: K-5
Previous experience: I have been working as a TA in Broadway elementary school for more than 4 years. I have a lot of experiences for Grade 2 to Grade 5th students.
Amy Xiong
Preferred grades: K-5
Previous experience: I have been a TA and also teach my own kids
Penny Zhang
Preferred grade levels: 2+
Previous experience: Mandarin and math tutors for both kids and adults for 3+ years in the U.S., former kids English teacher in China
Additional Resources
We’ve also found some success using some additional online resources for Mandarin teachers. Here are some additional websites you can check out to search for teachers and tutors
pandatree.com
mychinesetutor.org
lingobus.com
wyzant.com
New This Year - Dragon Chats
Coming new this year is Dragon Chats, monthly family-friendly video meetups on MI-related topics and themes that are relevant to our community. In our first three Dragon Chats we’ll learn about Mid-Autumn Festival, Chinese Paper Cutting and Play-based Piano Teaching. Please mark your calendar for the first Dragon Chat on Friday, September 25 at 5 pm. The link to the Zoom will be posted in the calendar event of our this new website. If you or someone you know has a specific skill to share, please reach out to us and we’ll set up a Dragon Chat with you. Especially during this time, there is nothing more important than community and tribe. Please check out the full schedule of events and Dragon Chats.
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New DragonSprouts Website
We hope you are enjoying the new look and feel of our new website. Our intent was to create a place for our Mandarin Immersion parents to find information they need to help support our Mandarin Immersion Community. Tell us what you think, let us know what valuable information you’d like to see, or simply let us know if you’d like to be a part of DragonSprouts. Email us at nihao@dragonsprouts.org.
Xie Xie, Mandarin Immersion community, we look forward to supporting you this school year!
~Your 2020-21 DragonSprouts Board
