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HeartSpark Chinese was founded in January 2024 in San Jose, California. We have a professional teaching staff in the fields of Chinese language education and content development, and we create original graded courses suitable for Chinese learners from different backgrounds overseas. We believe that interest is the first step to learning, therefore, our curriculum design and game activities are based on the reality of American students. We strive to create fun, multi-level, low-pressure, and high-opportunity classrooms for students, and together with them, comfortably experience the joy brought by the Chinese language and culture.
We also believe that the process of learning a language is a process of coming into contact with different cultures, opening one's eyes to the world, and broadening one's horizons. We hope that students can form their own unique understanding and feelings about the world in the process of learning Chinese, and face the brand new future of mankind with confidence.
🌼 玉米老师(yù mǐ lǎo shī):
Founder of HeartSpark Chinese;
18 years of professional experience in Chinese language education and content development;
Master's degrees in Chinese Language and Literature, and Comparative Literature and World Literature;
Senior teacher of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language;
National (Level 2) psychological counselor in China;
Former university Chinese language instructor in China;
Participated in the compilation and publication of the Ninhao Learning Chinese textbook series;
Developed an online learning platform to accompany the textbooks;
Developed teaching content for a US-based education platform;
Head of the after-school Chinese program at a private school in the US.
🌼 樱桃老师(yīng tao lǎo shī):
Graduated from the School of Journalism of Fudan University;
Experienced media professional at various TV stations and newspapers;
Popular columnist and writer;
Practitioner of Chinese language education and children's education in the United States, knowledgeable and amiable, deeply loved by children.
🌼 奶茶老师(nǎi chá lǎo shī):
Bachelor's degree in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language from Beijing Normal University;
Currently pursuing a Master's degree in the School of Education at Santa Clara University (SCU);
Majored in Applied Linguistics, Chinese-English Bilingual Writing and Translation, and Education;
Skilled in cross-cultural communication, with extensive experience in instructional design for Chinese heritage learners.
🌼 荔枝老师(lì zhī lǎo shī):
Bachelor's degree in Education;
Dual Master's degrees in Educational Administration from China and the US;
Actively involved in the forefront of basic education and Chinese language education in the San Francisco Bay Area, with extensive teaching experience in both Chinese immersion programs for heritage learners and Chinese classes for non-heritage learners.