Our Classes

Spring 2025 Course Schedule

IN-PERSON Newbie Class for Adults Level 1

$270

per term

Who: adults (ages 13+) with no experience learning Chinese. We welcome anyone who is interested in Mandarin!

Time: Wed, 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Start Date: Apr 16, 2025

End Date: June 18, 2025

Location: 50 Ottawa St South, Kitchener

ONLINE Newbie Class for Adults Level 1

$270

per term

Who: adults (ages 13+) with no experience learning Chinese. We welcome anyone who is interested in Mandarin!

Time: Wed, 6:00pm to 7:30pm

Start Date: Apr 16, 2025

End Date: June 18, 2025

Location: Online

IN-PERSON Beginner Class
for Adults Level 2

$270

per term

Who: adults (ages 13+) who have studied Chinese for approximately 3 months or have equivalent experience

Time: Wed, 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Start Date: Apr 9, 2025

End Date: June 11, 2025

Location: 50 Ottawa Street South, Kitchener

ONLINE Beginner Class for Adults Level 2

$270

per term

Who: adults (ages 13+) who have studied Chinese for approximately 3 months or have equivalent experience

Time: Wed, 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Start Date: Apr 16, 2025

End Date: June 18, 2025

Location: Online

IN-PERSON Intermediate I Class for Adults Level 3

$270

per term

Who: adults (ages 13+) who have studied Chinese for approximately 6 to 12 months or have equivalent experience

Time: Mon, 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Start Date: Apr 7, 2024

End Date: June 23, 2024

Location: 50 Ottawa Street South, Kitchener

ONLINE Intermediate I Class for Adults Level 3

$270

per term

Who: adults (ages 13+) who have studied Chinese for approximately 8 to 12 months or have equivalent experience

Time: Mon, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Start Date: Jan 13, 2024

End Date: Mar 24, 2024

Location: Online

IN-PERSON Intermediate II Class for Adults Level 4

$270

per term

Who: adults (ages 13+) who have studied Chinese for approximately 1 to 1.5 years or have equivalent experience

Time: Mon, 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Start Date: Apr 7, 2025

End Date: June 23, 2025

Location: 50 Ottawa Street South, Kitchener

ONLINE Intermediate II Class for Adults Level 4

$270

per term

Who: adults (ages 13+) who have studied Chinese for approximately 1 to 1.5 years or have equivalent experience

Time: Mon, 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Start Date: Apr 7, 2025

End Date: June 23, 2025

Location: Online

ONLINE Intermediate III Class for Adults Level 5

$270

per term

Who: adults (ages 13+) who have studied Chinese for approximately 1.5 to 3 years or have equivalent experience

Time: Wed, 8:10pm - 9:40pm

Start Date: Apr 9, 2025

End Date: June 11, 2025

Location: Online

IN-PERSON Advanced Class for Adults Level 6

$270

per term

Who: adults (ages 13+) who are comfortable having daily conversations in Chinese. Classes are taught in Chinese

Time: Wed, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Start Date: Apr 9, 2025

End Date: June 11, 2025

Location: 1500 Block Line Rd, Kitchener

ONLINE Advanced Class for Adults Level 6

$270

per term

Who: adults (ages 13+) who are comfortable having daily conversations in Chinese. Classes are taught in Chinese

Time: Wed, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Start Date: Apr 9, 2025

End Date: June 11, 2025

Location: Online

IN-PERSON Newbie Children's Class Level 1

$270

per term

Who: Ages 6 to 12 with no previous experience learning Mandarin

Time: Sat, 10:00am - 11:30am

Start Date: Apr 12, 2025

End Date: June 28, 2025

Location: 50 Ottawa St South, Kitchener

ONLINE Newbie
Children's Classes Level 1

$270

per term

Who: Ages 6 to 12 with no previous experience learning Mandarin

Time: Sat, 10:00am - 11:30am

Start Date: Apr 12, 2025

End Date: June 28, 2025

Location: Online

IN-PERSON Beginner II
Children's Classes

$270

per term

Who: Ages 6 to 12 who have taken one Mandarin course before and know pinyin and 50+ words

Time: Sat, 12:00 noon - 1:30pm

Start Date: Apr 12, 2025

End Date: June 28, 2025

Location: 85 Queen Street N, Kitchener

ONLINE Beginner II
Children's Classes

$270

per term

Who: Ages 6 to 12 who have taken one Mandarin course before and know pinyin and 50+ words

Time: Mon, 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Start Date: Apr 7, 2025

End Date: June 23, 2025

Location: 85 Queen Street N, Kitchener

IN-PERSON Intermediate III
Children's Classes

$270

per term

Who: Ages 6 to 12 who are comfortable with the fundamentals of Mandarin and basic phrases.

Time: Sat, 10:00am - 11:30am

Start Date: Apr 5, 2025

End Date: June 21, 2025

Location: 85 Queen Street N, Kitchener

ONLINE Intermediate III
Children's Classes

$270

per term

Who: Ages 6 to 12 who are comfortable with the fundamentals of Mandarin and basic phrases.

Time: Sat, 10:00am - 11:30am

Start Date: Apr 5, 2025

End Date: June 21, 2025

Location: Online

Winter 2025 Course Schedule

ONLINE Newbie Class
for Adults Level 1

$270

per term

Who: adults (ages 13+) with no experience learning Chinese. We welcome anyone who is interested in Mandarin!

Time: Wed, 6:00pm to 7:30pm

Start Date: Jan 15, 2025

End Date: Mar 19, 2025

Location: Online

IN-PERSON Newbie Class
for Adults Level 1

$270

per term

Who: adults (ages 13+) with no experience learning Chinese. We welcome anyone who is interested in Mandarin!

Time: Wed, 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Start Date: Jan 15, 2025

End Date: Mar 19, 2025

Location: 17 Barrel Yards Blvd, Waterloo

IN-PERSON Beginner Class
for Adults Level 2

$270

per term

Who: adults (ages 13+) who have studied Chinese for approximately 3 months or have equivalent experience

Time: Mon, 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Start Date: Jan 13, 2025

End Date: Mar 24, 2025

Location: Unit 306, 50 Ottawa Street South, Kitchener

IN-PERSON Intermediate I Class for Adults Level 3

$270

per term

Who: adults (ages 13+) who have studied Chinese for approximately 6 to 12 months or have equivalent experience

Time: Mon, 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Start Date: Jan 13, 2024

End Date: Mar 24, 2024

Location: Unit 306, 50 Ottawa Street South, Kitchener

Intermediate III Class for Adults Level 5

$270

per term

Who: adults (ages 13+) who have studied Chinese for approximately 1.5 to 3 years or have equivalent experience

Time: Wed, 8:00pm - 9:30pm

Start Date: Jan 15, 2025

End Date: Mar 19, 2025

Location: Online

IN-PERSON Beginner II
Children's Classes

$270

per term

Who: Ages 6 to 12 who have taken one Mandarin course before and know pinyin and 50+ words

Time: Sat, 10:00am - 11:30am

Start Date: Jan 18, 2025

End Date: Mar 22, 2025

Location: 85 Queen Street N, Kitchener

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Course Details

Class Duration

Engaging 90-minute classes, with lots of opportunities for one-on-one help with teachers. 

Handpicked Textbook

Take home a textbook specifically suited to your learning needs.  

Take-Home Exercises

Exercises will be given after each class, so you can continue practicing Chinese throughout the week.

Activities and Conversation Practice

Classes are designed to keep you engaged and improve your oral Chinese. 

What our Students Say

"My daughter has no background whatsoever in Mandarin but is thriving in this program. The combination of current learning techniques and age appropriate engagement has made learning a new language super rewarding. I highly recommend this program to anyone remotely interested. You will not regret it!"
"First Step Mandarin is amazing. My daughter looks forward to her weekly lesson. The instructor is organized, prepared and prompt. His friendly and warm demeanour, along with his engaging lessons has created an exciting learning environment for our daughter. Thank you for all of your hard work."
"Beginner Chinese was so fun! Teacher Anne was always funny and kept the class energetic. Nice to make new friends too!"
"My Mandarin classes with Lucy Zhan were extremely helpful & a wonderful introduction to the language! I would highly recommend this class to someone who may need extra one on one help or may not be able to attend the regular classes. She went out of her way to accommodate me by coming to Hespeler and made the difficult introduction to a new language extremely interesting. Thanks again"

Our Mandarin Chinese school in Kitchener, Ontario holds 10-week courses . Beginner, intermediate and advanced online classes are offered throughout the year. Currently, we have students enrolled across Canada, USA and Europe. Our classes for children and adults will help you take your first, second and third step in Mandarin. At First Step Mandarin, our goal is to help our students fall in love with Chinese!


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