TongLe Chinese Courses: The Best Chinese Learning System for Overseas Chinese Children

Rooted in Seattle, USA, TongLe Chinese School integrates 20+ years of overseas Chinese education experience to create the most suitable "Natural Language Learning Method" for Chinese children. We innovatively develop New Generation Chinese Textbooks and Learning Tools, comprehensively covering from enlightenment to AP/HSK9, with knowledge spanning literature, history, philosophy, and science, enabling students to grow comprehensively in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, and fall in love with Chinese. At the same time, in the AI era, we accurately answer key questions such as "Should we still learn Chinese?" "What to learn and how to learn?". TongLe Education Planning focuses on the entire life journey of individuals, striving to comprehensively improve children's life and physical and mental state.

Enlightenment & Foundation
Enlightenment Stage
Enlightenment-L0 | Ages 4+
  • Cultural enlightenment and broad absorption
  • Babbling and ear training
  • Experiencing phonetics and building language sense

Fluent communication, able to read simple picture books

First Milestone in Three Years
Three Years Milestone
L1-L3 | Ages 6+
  • Equal emphasis on listening and speaking to consolidate foundation
  • Level comparable to peers in China
  • Philosophical depth beyond peers

Fluent listening and speaking, independent reading of story books

Great Achievement in Five Years
Five Years Achievement
L4-L5 | Ages 9+
  • Listening, speaking, reading, and writing advancing together
  • Independent reading of most novels
  • Cultural immersion inspires wisdom

In-depth listening and speaking, independent reading of most novels, fluent writing expression. Master recitation and speech.

Mastery in Ten Years
Ten Years Mastery
L6-L8 | Ages 11+
  • Rich literacy, diverse perspectives
  • Strategic thinking, agile mind
  • Integration and mastery, test-taking ease

Comprehensive listening and speaking ability, reading novels, prose, and classical literature, capable of classical Chinese translation and Chinese-English translation.

Pre

NextGen Chinese: Pre (3+):

Through carefully curated picture books that integrate character education with engaging Chinese character initiation, NextGen Chinese nurtures children's vocabulary acquisition and language expression within captivating stories, while fostering their aesthetic imagination and cultivating a lifelong habit of reading Chinese.

L0

NextGen Chinese: L0 (5+):

Through engaging activities—listening to storytelling, exploring encyclopedic knowledge, narrating stories, learning idioms, and reading classical poetry and famous sayings—NextGen Chinese sparks students' learning enthusiasm while subtly enhancing their Chinese listening and comprehension skills. By combining etymological methods for character recognition with guided recitation practice, the program cultivates children's focus and linguistic intuition, fosters a love of speaking Chinese, and broadens their horizons in both humanities and scientific literacy.

L1

NextGen Chinese: L1 (6+):

Through a rich variety of engaging formats—cultural phrases, character storytelling, narrative immersion, Chinese songs, entertaining short passages, and word games and riddles—NextGen Chinese seamlessly blends educational content with entertainment, making learning enjoyable and fostering students' willingness and enthusiasm for speaking Chinese, while laying a solid foundation for advanced studies. The "Zhiyuan Edition" further incorporates the recitation of famous sayings, specifically designed to cultivate children's wisdom and moral character.

L2-L3

NextGen Chinese: L2-L3 (7+):

Through the study of famous sayings, colloquial expressions, Three Kingdoms culture, Chinese characters, and pinyin, NextGen Chinese establishes a solid foundation in language and cultural knowledge. By exploring geographical culture, engaging in classical poetry recitation, learning high-frequency characters and character associations with embedded meanings, and combining these with extensive reading, the program develops students' fluent expression, deep reading comprehension skills, and rich cultural literacy.

L4-L5

NextGen Chinese: L4-L5 (9+):

Through a comprehensive study of Chinese history and culture, listening to "Stories of China," savoring classical poetry, reciting famous sayings, and systematically exploring festivals, seasonal traditions, folk customs, wellness practices, and couplets throughout the four seasons, NextGen Chinese builds students' broad and profound cultural foundation and literacy. By mastering high-frequency characters, character associations, embedded character meanings, grammatical concepts, and rhetorical devices—combined with extensive reading across diverse genres and supplementary texts—the program cultivates advanced reading comprehension and critical thinking skills. Through oral performance practice and writing training, it establishes a solid foundation for higher-level reading and expression.

L6-L8

NextGen Chinese: L6-L8 (11+):

Through close reading of literary classics and extended poetic works, recitation of ancient and contemporary sayings, exploration of thematic cultures, comparative analysis of Eastern and Western traditions, and discussion of contemporary social issues, NextGen Chinese systematically enhances students' comprehension of extended texts, cultural critical thinking, and independent research skills. Via expressive oral reading practice, public speaking, improvisational translation and writing exercises, the program strengthens genre-specific writing and exam strategies, cultivating students' comprehensive analytical abilities, confident public expression, and textual understanding—establishing a solid foundation for successfully navigating all levels of Chinese language examinations.

Test-Prep & Other

AP Chinese Test Prep and Other Specialized Courses

Customized courses based on student needs, from Chinese AP to flexible character recognition, from fun idioms to pinyin specialization, from Book of Songs study to masterpiece guided reading, we precisely match needs to efficiently achieve different Chinese learning goals!

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