cirrus29 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 I'm seeking other Mandarin-speaking parents/carers with children of pre-school age or younger to form a regular (perhaps weekly?) playgroup. I envisage a 30-60 minute long session with Chinese nursery rhymes, play-based learning and also the teaching of some Chinese characters to those ready to read/write. Mine are currently 3.5 years and 9 months respectively, and this is what I do at home with them, but I am struggling to stay motivated! We also admittedly speak English at home most of the time... Please reply or send a message if you are interested.-Samantha Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/80679-interested-in-forming-a-mandarin-immersion-playgroup/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
icecreamcrying Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Hey Samantha, glad to see this message here! I'm a Mandarin speaker and my son is approaching 11 months now. He goes to nursery Monday to Wednesday so would love to attend the play group if it is on Thursday or Friday. I'll pm you my contact detail so we can stay in touch. Thanks Lin Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/80679-interested-in-forming-a-mandarin-immersion-playgroup/#findComment-919035 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirrus29 Posted October 27, 2015 Author Share Posted October 27, 2015 That's great, Thursday or Friday would work for us too. Will wait to see if there's anyone else out there... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/80679-interested-in-forming-a-mandarin-immersion-playgroup/#findComment-919209 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gracey33 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Hi - I'd be very keen but work full-time. Would nannies be invited? Alternatively, would be happy with a playdate over a weekend. We are relatively new to the area and I think my kids would benefit from just being around other Mandarin or Cantonese speakers. They seem to think I am just making up my own language... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/80679-interested-in-forming-a-mandarin-immersion-playgroup/#findComment-924128 Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseba Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Mine are 14m and 3.5y. Would be nice to have something like that. The older one is going to nursery full time though so weekend is the only option for her. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/80679-interested-in-forming-a-mandarin-immersion-playgroup/#findComment-926292 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirrus29 Posted November 16, 2015 Author Share Posted November 16, 2015 Great to hear from you all! Maybe we could plan a tentative session for Saturday 28 Nov - I'd be happy to host it - and then see how it goes? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/80679-interested-in-forming-a-mandarin-immersion-playgroup/#findComment-927007 Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseba Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Sounds good. Would prefer afternoon. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/80679-interested-in-forming-a-mandarin-immersion-playgroup/#findComment-929315 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirrus29 Posted November 23, 2015 Author Share Posted November 23, 2015 Hello and thank you for your responses! Please PM me with your email address if you would like to join and I will send out an email to everybody so we can agree a time. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/80679-interested-in-forming-a-mandarin-immersion-playgroup/#findComment-929738 Share on other sites More sharing options...
minder Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Sounds great but just remember not to exclude anybody who is not fluent in Mandarin i.e. Mandarin immersion? They might be a grandparent or a carer not familiar with the language. I was excluded from a group around 8 years ago for being "rather too English" even though I spoke the basic (and I mean basic) language! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/80679-interested-in-forming-a-mandarin-immersion-playgroup/#findComment-929910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirrus29 Posted November 25, 2015 Author Share Posted November 25, 2015 Hi minder, this is precisely why I need the help of other parents/carers! I too speak pretty basic Mandarin - it is very much my second language, and I am only *just* literate for all practical purposes, despite having studied the subject at school. I hope it will all come back once I have people to practice with/ am forced to speak it in an immersion situation - even if only at toddler/household vocabulary level! Anyone who can speak any Mandarin is welcome to join, but I think immersion is important - my daughter has already picked up the habit of replying in English - bit like history repeating itself as this is the same thing I used to do with my parents (they spoke to me in Chinese and I replied in English) from age 4-ish, resulting in my current lack of fluency... Who knows, perhaps this will prove futile - but I'm giving it my best shot! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/80679-interested-in-forming-a-mandarin-immersion-playgroup/#findComment-930425 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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