Summer 2024 Camp Update:
Our Mandarin ART (Gr K-6) and Mandarin MAKER (Gr 3-6 only) Camps will run weekly (M-F, 9am-4pm) from July 22 - August 16.
We will have limited spots for camp this summer — Weekly max of 14 students across both camps. Recommend that you book early and also take advantage of the Early Bird discount (enter code SF24BIRD at checkout time), which is valid till March 31.
Single Week, Multi-Week and Daily options available.
Be a Host Family:
If you are interested in hosting a child (3rd / 4th grader) from Shanghai for the weeks of July 22-26 and July 29-August 2, please contact us for more details. There will be a visiting group of teachers and 6-8 kids from Shanghai who will be joining part of our camps these weeks. If you have kids joining our Mandarin camps this summer, this is great way to extend the Mandarin immersion from camp to home.
Our Mandarin Camps (Entering Grades K-6)
Learn and practice Mandarin through theme-based, hands-on projects and activities. Each week, we will split up into 2 age groups when possible: GrK-2 and Gr3-6 (max 10 students per group). Each age group can work on vocabulary, speaking, recognition/reading, and/or writing suited for their language level, while also working on age-appropriate projects/activities.
Weekly Camp Schedule
Full-Day Camp Schedule (Monday - Friday)
Drop-Off: 8:45-9am (our doors will open at 8:45am, not earlier)
Morning Session: 9am - 12:00pm (break in between, bring your own snacks)
Mix of class time and project work
If our 2 camp groups are at max 10 kids each, we will have the older group do morning outside first and then class time in the afternoon
Lunch: 12:00 - 12:45pm (bring your own lunch)
Clean-up: 12:45-1:00pm (get ready for returning group / head out for outdoor activity)
Afternoon Session: 1:00 - 4:00pm
Outside play time (at nearby park / playground), additional class time and/or teacher-led activities.
Pickup: 4-430pm (no extended care this year, late fee of $10/min will be imposed if student is not picked up by 430pm)
Our camps are taught in Mandarin so it is recommended that students have at least basic Mandarin comprehension. For beginners, please contact us first.
After you click the book button, please fill out the registration form for each child.
After you click the book button, please fill out the registration form for each child.
After you click the book button, please fill out the registration form for each child. Please let us know if you are booking ART or MAKER. For GrK-2, only ART is available.
If you want to do a different set of 2 or 3 weeks, select an existing option and let us know your preferred combination.
Choose the week listed in the drop-down menu and enter the number of days you want to book in the quantity field. Then, click on the book button to fill out the registration form for each child. You can specify the specific dates of attendance in the comments section.
Mandarin MAKER (Gr3-6) is about Learning CHINESE through Hands-On MAKER Projects
Calling all young engineers! Sky Kids campers will build different gadgets and toys from our Taipei camp partner CIO Maker School. Mandarin learning is paired with project work that brings to life design concepts, mechanisms, and circuitry. Super fun and hands-on for older grades!
Theme A (Week 1, 3): Paris Architecture
In celebration of the Paris Olympics this year, our campers will be creating their own cityscape of Paris, with iconic architectural structures such as the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame, and the Arc de Triomphe to anchor their own version of Paris!
Theme B (Week 2, 4): 2024 Olympic Games
What are your favorite Olympic sports? Our campers will work on maker projects that represent basketball, football (soccer), baseball and cycling so they can create their own “sport venues.” Campers will also make their own Olympic torch to take home.
Mandarin ART (GrK-6) is about Learning CHINESE through ARTS & CRAFTS
Time to roll-up your sleeves and use your arts and crafts skills while learning and practicing Mandarin! Applying their creative minds and aesthetic sense, our young campers will use different materials and tools to bring the Chinese culture and language to life.
Theme A (Week 1, 4): Pictogram Fun 认识中国的象形文字
Where did the Chinese written form come from? For those who tend to learn more visually, the answer will come to you quickly. Each camp day students will learn a new set of vocabulary (e.g. words related to people, nature, animals, tools/machinery, etc.) from which they will create their own pictograms work of art through the use of mixed media.
综合材料: 各色卡纸、素描纸、粘土、丙烯颜料、宣纸、彩墨、棉花、白胶、马克笔、胶棒、抹布、调色盘、面谱、墨汁、纸板等
Week 1 & 4 will focus on different vocabulary themes
Theme B (Week 2): Let’s Play! “我爱玩”-儿时的游戏
Some toys are timeless and have been entertaining kids across generations. In this camp, we will re-create classic toys and learn about the science / engineering concepts behind them (e.g. wind power, aerofluid dynamics, shape/speed, power/distance, refraction).
1、Pinwheel 风车: 风的力量/吸管風車 ——综合材料
2、Bamboo-copter (aka bamboo dragonfly or Chinese top) 竹蜻蜓: 空氣流體力學/三種竹蜻蜓 ——综合材料
3、Paper airplane 纸飞机: 形状与速度/不同形状的纸飞机 ——综合材料
4、Playing with Marbles 打弹珠: 力量与距离 /滚珠画 ——综合材料
5、Kaleidoscope万花筒: 折射原理/百變萬花筒 ——综合材料
Theme C (Week 3): Chinese Cultural Arts 中国文化
What do you know about Chinese Art & Culture? What things, activities or holidays do you associate as Chinese? In this camp, students will learn about different elements of Chinese culture & language, while working on fun, hands-on arts & crafts.
1. Chinese Flowers 中国的花卉（一): “桃花朵朵”——纸团印青花瓶，吹画、棉花点彩
2. Chinese Porcelain 中国的瓷器之青花（二): 粘土、丙烯颜料、复合板花瓶原型
3. Chinese Seasonal Celebration - Spring 中国的四季之春季: 迎春接福（福袋）-- 综合材料
4. Chinese New Year Celebration – God of Prosperity 中国的节日之春节: 接财神（粘土财神）-- 粘土、丙烯颜料、复合板财神原型
5. Chinese New Year of the Dragon 中国的12生肖之龙年“话”龙： “舞龙”-- 油画棒、牛皮纸、丙烯颜料；剪贴与粘土“龙”-- 粘土、丙烯颜料、复合板龙原型
Camp Cancellation / Change:
We reserve the right to cancel a class session if the number of students enrolled does not meet the minimum or there are unforeseen circumstances.
All bookings are non-refundable unless the class(es) is cancelled by Sky Kids and/or a force majeure situation arises that requires cancellation. If you request cancellation for any reason, we can apply the remaining credit (minus materials cost incurred and classes already taken) to another class/program (valid for one year).
If you miss a class, you may request to make-up the class in a later time-slot as long as there is space available. No refunds are allowed in this case.
Sky Kids reserves the right to change program content / teacher as needed.