Location
  • China
    • Shanghai
    • Beijing
    • Hangzhou
Language
Chinese

Program Details

Language Level
BeginnerIntermediate
Immersion Level
Standard
Class Size
Small Class (1-7) Medium Class (8-15)
Age Min.
14
Jan 29, 2024
Jul 30, 2023
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About Program

Chinese Summer Camp provides action-packed Chinese immersion programs for kids and keens aged 10 to 17. Different camp options can include Chinese classes, cultural activities, field trips, and sports events. Camp programs are available in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and online.

5000 STUDENTS EVERY YEAR


That′s Mandarin is the #1 choice for Chinese learners, with more joining us annually.

17+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE


A reputable and trusted school for guaranteed success since our establishment in 2005.

EXPECTED RESULTS


With Chinese Summer Camp, your child will be guaranteed to improve his or her level of Chinese.

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Program Highlights

  • CAMP CONTENT
 - Apart from engaging Chinese classes, our students will get the chance to explore their chosen city and have a deeper understanding of Chinese culture with exciting field trips and activities.
  • CAMP PROGRAMS - Shanghai, Beijing, and Hangzhou camp programs come in a variety of packages to suit the needs of both children and their parents, including Full-time camp, Classes-only camp, Day camp, Homestay camp, and Family camp.
  • + ONLINE
 - Since 2022, Day camp is also available online. It’s a remote program that features classes, cultural activities, and virtual field trips.
  • ACCOMMODATION - 
Accommodation is included in Full camp program. For more details, visit our website.

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Program Reviews

4.82 Rating
based on 73 reviews
  • 5 rating 82.19%
  • 4 rating 17.81%
  • 3 rating 0%
  • 2 rating 0%
  • 1 rating 0%
  • Academics 4.7
  • Support 4.85
  • Fun 4.8
  • Housing 4.8
  • Safety 4.9
  • Program Selection 5
  • Pre-departure Help 5
  • In-program Support 5
  • Impact on Student 5
  • Value 4.75
  • Instruction 4.7
  • Support 5
  • Fun 5
  • Housing 5
  • Value 4.7
Showing 9 - 16 of 73 reviews
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Monica
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

My Experience in Thats Mandarin.

On summer of 2018 I went to a camp in china called Thats Mandarin. My experience was realy good and maby the best. It was a camp that you make friends, learn the culture and the language of China, and have fun. I have the opportunity to meets teacher that where really nice and helpfull in my academicly way. This was a camp that I will really like to repate and probably next year I will. Its mazing how you can get friendes so esally and learn so much 。 Its crazy to say that in Thats Mandarin you can get a new family but for me it hapend. I woke up every day wishing to start my activitys and to say hi to all my friends. In here its easy to say hi but diffucult and sad to say bye. When its time to go its sad because it reminds you how well you pass it but actually easy because you know those were the best weeks of your live.

What would you improve about this program?
No, all are perfect
89 people found this review helpful.
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Maugars
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Summer camp in that's mandarin

Translated: "I arrived in Beijing two weeks ago to join the summer camp in Mandarin. The first day, I was greeted and my teacher gave me a test for in order to divide the groups according to the skills of the students in Chinese. This allowed us to progress better and not get bored. I have been to Tian Tan Park, the Museum of Capital and Science, Bei Hai Park, karaoke. We have built models of Chinese monuments, learned some songs, but also the calligraphy, their cooking, Twisters language .... Teachers are patient and kind, they take the time to teach you things in detail even if you do not do not speak perfectly English. I am now sad to have to leave, and I hope to return in the next few years."

Original: Je suis arrivée à Pékin il y a deux semaines pour rejoindre le camp d'été en mandarin. Le premier jour, j'ai été accueillie et mon professeur m'a donné un test pour afin de diviser les groupes en fonction des compétences des élèves en chinois. Cela nous a permis de nous mieu progresser et de ne pas s'ennuyer. J'ai été à Tian Tan Parc, au Musée de la capital et de la science ,Bei Hai parc, karaoké. Nous avons construit des maquettes de monuments chinois, appris certaines chansons, mais aussi la caligraphie, leur cuisine,Twisters langue.... Les enseignants sont patients et gentils, ils prennent le temps de t'apprendre les choses en détails meme si tu ne parles pas parfaitement anglais. Je suis maintenant triste de devoir le quitter, et j'espère revenir dans les prochaines années.

What would you improve about this program?
no
92 people found this review helpful.
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alexia
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

séjour à pekin, stay in pekin

Translated: I had the opportunity to stay for 2 weeks in Peking to visit the city and learn Chinese. This experience has been beneficial to the extent that we have the opportunity to hear and practice Chinese all day long.
The experiences were diverse and the food diverse and local. There are also people from all over the world so I could also progress in English.

Original: J’ai eu l’occasion de faire un séjour de 2 semaines à pekin afin de pourvoir visiter la ville et d’apprendre le chinois. Cette expérience a été bénéfique dans la mesure où on a l’opportunite d’entendre et de pratiquer le chinois à longueur de journée.
Les expériences ont été diverse et la nourriture diverse et local. Il y’a également des gens du monde entier donc j ai pu également progresser en anglais.

87 people found this review helpful.
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alexia
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

séjour à pekin, stay in pekin

Translated: "I had the opportunity to stay for 2 weeks in Peking to visit the city and learn Chinese. This experience has been beneficial to the extent that we have the opportunity to hear and practice Chinese all day long.
The experiences were diverse and the food diverse and local. There are also people from all over the world so I could also progress in English"

Original: J’ai eu l’occasion de faire un séjour de 2 semaines à pekin afin de pourvoir visiter la ville et d’apprendre le chinois. Cette expérience a été bénéfique dans la mesure où on a l’opportunite d’entendre et de pratiquer le chinois à longueur de journée.
Les expériences ont été diverse et la nourriture diverse et local. Il y’a également des gens du monde entier donc j ai pu également progresser en anglais

49 people found this review helpful.
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Tyler
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

My Time at That's Mandarin

Before coming to That's Mandarin, I was a little skeptical about how the camp would be. I had only been away from home once before. I thought that I would have a challenging time making new friends and doing well in the classes as I am not outgoing towards people I am not familiar with and therefore, I would not be able to fit in. But these two weeks have shown me exactly the opposite. Within the first night after my arrival at That's Mandarin, I felt that I was fitting in and making new friends. In the morning and afternoon, we would have classes and go on field trips. But I really enjoyed the evening when all the boarders and our Lao Shi would go out somewhere, such as Tian'anmen Square, and then we would have dinner at a mall and our Lao Shi would let us roam around in the mall for an hour. The evening really let us bond as friends. I loved some of the field trips, such as Tian'anmen Square and The Great Wall. I also learned a lot of Mandarin. But my learning was impaired by the fact that I was only here for two weeks; had I stayed for four weeks, I would have really learned a lot more. On the other hand, some of the field trips were less enjoyable such as the Confucius Temple or the Beijing Zoo, either because it was raining, it was repetitive, or depressing. But overall, I loved That's Mandarin and I do not regret going to the camp at all because of all the fun experiences I had, the Mandarin that I learned, and all the friends I have made.

What would you improve about this program?
Although I had a really enjoyable time here in Beijing and That's Mandarin, there are some things that could be improved about this camp. One thing is the rules/strictness. This camp is very safe so I think that they could allow us to have a bit more freedom. For example, it would be great if the boarders, with their parents permission, were able to go out by themselves in the area, maybe to have dinner by themselves or just hang out. Another thing that could be improved are the classes. Different people have different ways of learning/attitude towards class. Maybe if, while filling out the application for That's Mandarin there could be a detailed survey about your attitude towards studying. That way, That's Mandarin could divide the different groups of learners into their respective classes.
47 people found this review helpful.
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Alexander
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

My time at That's Mandarin

Before coming to That's Mandarin, I was a little skeptical about how the camp would be. I had only been away from home once before. I thought that I would have a challenging time making new friends and doing well in the classes as I am not outgoing towards people I am not familiar with and therefore, I would not be able to fit in. But these two weeks have shown me exactly the opposite. Within the first night after my arrival at That's Mandarin, I felt that I was fitting in and making new friends. In the morning and afternoon, we would have classes and go on field trips. But I really enjoyed the evening when all the boarders and our Lao Shi would go out somewhere, such as Tian'anmen Square, and then we would have dinner at a mall and our Lao Shi would let us roam around in the mall for an hour. The evening really let us bond as friends. I loved some of the field trips, such as Tian'anmen Square and The Great Wall. I also learned a lot of Mandarin. But my learning was impaired by the fact that I was only here for two weeks; had I stayed for four weeks, I would have really learned a lot more. On the other hand, some of the field trips were less enjoyable such as the Confucius Temple or the Beijing Zoo, either because it was raining, it was repetitive, or depressing. But overall, I loved That's Mandarin and I do not regret going to the camp at all because of all the fun experiences I had, the Mandarin that I learned, and all the friends I have made.

What would you improve about this program?
Although I had a really enjoyable time here in Beijing and That's Mandarin, there are some things that could be improved about this camp. One thing is the rules/strictness. This camp is very safe so I think that they could allow us to have a bit more freedom. For example, it would be great if the boarders, with their parents permission, were able to go out by themselves in the area, maybe to have dinner by themselves or just hang out. Another thing that could be improved are the classes. Different people have different ways of learning/attitude towards class. Maybe if, while filling out the application for That's Mandarin there could be a detailed survey about your attitude towards studying. That way, That's Mandarin could divide the different groups of learners into their respective classes.
47 people found this review helpful.
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alexia
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

My two weeks at That's Mandarin

These two weeks following the Full Camp program of That's Mandarin in Beijing were far better than I expected. I underestimated the experience and believed I'd spend the first week adapting to the dorms, the other students, teachers, staff members, the locals and the city itself, but within two days I already had a fixed group of friends, all from different nationalities, with whom I did most of the activities promoted by That's Mandarin.
Our stay here in Beijing counld't have been more complete than this without a visit to the Forbidden City, Great Wall of China, Wang Fu Jing and to the Tian'anmen Square.
The classes, in my case and a friend's, were quite slower than we would've liked due to the arrival of a far larger group of students that werre at a lower level of Mandarin, but nothing that made the classes less productive for me or the students which were also at a slightly higher level in Mandarin. Due to the lasting support of our main supervisor and Lao Shi, we recieved quite a lot of help and advice regarding Mandarin and came to see her more as an older sister than simply an authority making sure we followed the rules implied upon us.
About the city of Beijing, it's extremely big. Maybe this idea is emphasized by how we didn't have as many chances to explore the city as freely as we would've liked because of the strong rains that ruind half the plans that were set for the two weeks at That's Mandarin, so I simply don't know enough about Beijing.
In conclusion, program is worth the time of anyone willing to know a completely different culture and study Mandarin intensively.

What would you improve about this program?
More freedom in the cultural activities and also during the afternoon activities. Other than this, I think the only other thing that should be changed is the food offered on all meals, except for when we eat out. More nutritious and healthy food should be offered to the children and teenagers that study at That's Mandarin, not little packs of oreos and only a few pieces of fruit.
47 people found this review helpful.
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Emilia
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Day Camp Classes Only

A really fun course that was immersive and engaging, and which helped to expand my Chinese language ability. The teachers were so nice and fun and the class atmosphere was extremely supportive. It was amazing to meet other students from all over the world who are also studying Mandarin. The classes were really beneficial for learning and understanding useful, everyday life phrases, and they also really helped me to speak more and understand more with my host family. Overall it was an amazing course that really improved my Chinese speaking, listening and reading ability whilst enabling me to make lots of new friends and experience everyday life in China.

What would you improve about this program?
More choice with the Saturday field trip activities.
45 people found this review helpful.

Questions & Answers

The price is from RMB 3000 for a week, which focuses on intensive Chinese classes. For more activities and field trips, the price might be up to RMB 5500 per week, but please believe us that every penny is worthwhile. Safety is first and students get the chance to meet students all over the world, try Chinese style calligraphy, paper-cutting, and experience the authentic Chinese life here. The...

It is there - we tracked it with I phone apps and compared with other cities . But... we moved around in 100 f heat in June and were just fine. Our daughter with mild asthma was fine. For three weeks. We are both MDs and were scare to death before trip. But it was just fine. PS do not drink water from faucet.