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For the final project before our winter break, students worked on creating their own comic books to share. They worked in teams to write the stories, draw the characters and scenes, and put them together in a book to present to their friends at a special book shop event. It was amazing to see howContinue…
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Every year at Halloween, PlayThrive students get the chance to celebrate and show off the final products that they have been working on over the past several weeks. Teachers create a haunted house so that all students could present their works, from simple machines built by upper graders, to basic physicsContinue…
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PlayThrive is seeking new members to join its Board of Directors. PlayThrive is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting whole child education in a Mandarin immersion environment. In addition to administering the PlayThrive School, PlayThrive fosters a community of parents and educators that supports Mandarin whole child education and inspires students to appreciate Chinese culture. Continue…
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This summer, give your kids the chance to meet with schoolmates, make new friends, and continue their Mandarin education during Summer with the activities they’ll love. All 3 weeks will be Mandarin Immersion camps where children will play and do projects while practicing Mandarin with the support of their teachers. These three camps, each aContinue…
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PlayThrive is currently seeking two new members to join the Board of Directors: A Director of Operations and a Director of Communications. PlayThrive is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting whole-child education in a Mandarin immersion environment. In addition to administering the PlayThrive School, the board of directors serves our community by inspiring students toContinue…
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Come to see friends, meet new schoolmates, and continue your child’s Mandarin education during Summer with the activities they’ll love. The sign-up link will be activated on Friday 4/2 at 5:00pm 6/21-25 Toys Workshop We’ll be learning about, making, and playing with children’s toys. There will likely be a toy that spins, one that moves,Continue…
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It has been a wonderful back-to-school week! All the kids are energetic, joyful and ready to learn more! Mandarin learning this week: This week’s theme is 新年愿望 New Year’s Resolutions, the kids shared their happy moments in the holiday and the presents they have got. They also made their wishes about the year of 2021! My new year’sContinue…
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Growing up, I enjoyed celebrating the moon festival 中秋节 as one of my favorite traditional holidays. My memory of the festival is full of the aroma of moon cakes, the fragrance of sweet osmanthus flowers and chants of old poems. Fast forward to 2020, our PlayThrive teaching team has brought this tradition to our kidsContinue…
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PlayThrive is currently seeking new members to join its Board of Directors. PlayThrive is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting whole-child education in a Mandarin immersion environment. In addition to administering the PlayThrive School, PlayThrive fosters a community of parents and educators that supports Mandarin whole child education and inspires students to appreciate Chinese culture.Continue…
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Updated 6/6/2020 — 2020 Summer Camp is cancelled —————————————– Come see friends, meet new schoolmates, and refresh on Chinese the week before school starts. We’ll be learning about, playing with, and making different children’s games and toys. There will be something that spins, something that moves, and something that flies! Limited spots are available.Continue…