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Welcome to Our Chinese Class

At Challenge School, we focus on lifetime learning. Our 10 year Chinese journey starts from Toddler to AP Chinese in high school. We make learning Chinese fun and want our students to learn and love the language and culture. 


  • World class bilingual teachers 
  • 6 levels of Chinese in elementary school
  • Pre-AP and AP Chinese

Learner Outcomes

Chinese Literacy and Communication

  • Listening 听: Be able to understand daily conversation
  • Speaking 说: Be able to communicate in daily conversation
  • Reading 读: Be able to read a wide range of Chinese material
  • Writing 写: Be able to type pinyin and write in Chinese


Understand and Apply Chinese Culture Values to Daily Life

  • Be able to understand the core values of Chinese culture and heritage
  • Be able to integrate traditional Chinese core values into daily life
  • Be able to make judgements when uniting the best elements of Eastern and Western traditions and practices 


Make Learning Chinese Fun 

  • Make learning Chinese enjoyable so students will continue the learning journey after graduation
  • Become a lifetime learner of Chinese language and Culture

Our Method of Teaching

Practice Listening

Practice Listening

Practice Listening

听 Listening is the first step to learning Chinese. It enables students to understand the teacher's instructions and interactions.

Practice Speaking

Practice Listening

Practice Listening

说 Practicing speaking is very important. A student needs to speak in order to learn how to pronounce correctly. 

Practice Reading

Practice Typing or Writing

Practice Typing or Writing

读 Through reading texts and poems, students can develop their Chinese language sense as well as enhance their memory and comprehension of the Chinese language.

Practice Typing or Writing

Practice Typing or Writing

Practice Typing or Writing

写 Students will practice writing or typing, appreciate the variety of Chinese characters, and write words and sentences to express opinions.

6 Levels of Chinese for TK-G5

Chinese Level 3: TK/Pre-K

Chinese Level 4: Apple Seed 苹果子教室

Chinese Level 4: Apple Seed 苹果子教室

  • Transitional Kindergarten (Pre K) Level
  • Make sentences, name pictures, poems, and songs, count 1-20 in Chinese, Chinese vocabulary, calendar 



Chinese Level 4: Apple Seed 苹果子教室

Chinese Level 4: Apple Seed 苹果子教室

Chinese Level 4: Apple Seed 苹果子教室

  • TK to Kindergarten Level 
  • Learn daily conversation, recite poetry, learn good habits, make phrases
  • Assessment Test


Chinese Level 5: Green Apple 绿苹果

Chinese Level 4: Apple Seed 苹果子教室

Chinese Level 6: Yellow Apple 黄苹果

  • G1-2 Students
  • Character strokes, make phrases, translate
  • Assessment Test


Chinese Level 6: Yellow Apple 黄苹果

Chinese Level 6: Yellow Apple 黄苹果

Chinese Level 6: Yellow Apple 黄苹果

  • G2-3 Students 
  • Make phrases, translate, learn idioms, begin to read Chinese books
  • Assessment Test


Chinese Level 7: Red Apple 红苹果

Chinese Level 6: Yellow Apple 黄苹果

Chinese Level 8: Gold Apple 金苹果

  • G3-4 Students
  • Pinyin, develop paragraphs into short essays, learn idioms 
  • Assessment Test


Chinese Level 8: Gold Apple 金苹果

Chinese Level 6: Yellow Apple 黄苹果

Chinese Level 8: Gold Apple 金苹果

  • G4-5 Students
  • Typing, essays, translate, grammar, idioms
  • Assessment Test


Chinese Class for Middle / High School

Chinese Level 9: Pre-AP

Chinese Level 9: Pre-AP

Chinese Level 9: Pre-AP

  • Pinyin, translation, pre-SAT reading and testing
  • Prepare to take AP Chinese test
  • Email: belmont@challengeschool.us

Chinese Level 10: AP

Chinese Level 9: Pre-AP

Chinese Level 9: Pre-AP

  • Prepare to take AP Chinese Test
  • 5.0 record for all past AP students
  • Email: belmont@challengeschool.us

Chinese Enrichment

Chinese Level 9: Pre-AP

Chinese Enrichment

  • Beginner Level
  • Conversation and listening
  • Email: belmont@challengeschool.us

Our Bilingual Star Teachers

Teacher Kelly

Teacher Kelly

Teacher Kelly

  • BA in Chinese
  • ECE Master Teacher Permit
  • Belmont Chinese School Director
  • Joined Challenge School 2005

Teacher Sally

Teacher Kelly

Teacher Kelly

  • BA in Chinese
  • ECE Supervisor Permit
  • San Mateo Chinese School Director
  • Joined Challenge School 2015

Teacher Yan

Teacher Kelly

Teacher Yan

  • BA in Education, AA in ECE
  • San Mateo Chinese Program Lead
  • Yellow Apple Teacher
  • Joined Challenge School 2014

Teacher Ivy

Teacher Ivy

Teacher Yan

  • BA in Chinese, ECE Education
  • Chinese Program Manager 
  • Gold Apple Teacher
  • Joined Challenge School 2017

Teacher Zoe

Teacher Ivy

Teacher Zoe

  • Master of Media Communication
  • Teacher Credential in ECE 
  •  Green Apple and Apple Seed Teacher
  • Joined Challenge School 2018

Registration And Assessment

Before you register (except kindergarten), we recommend you take a look at our Assessment Test. 

If your child can score around 50% then that's the right class.

You can switch classes if you find the class is too hard or too easy after the first lesson.

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