The following list was compiled by Friends of Mandarin Scholars as a resource for families looking to support their children’s Mandarin learning. Please check with the specific camp provider for more information, as details may change after the compilation was put together. FMS does not endorse any of these programs and is not responsible for errors in the program details compiled below. Thanks to our friends at Jinshan Mandarin Education Council for sharing their resource list for SF Mandarin Summer Camp options. Please contact info@mandarinscholars.org with any comments/corrections. Thank you!
| Location & Grade Level | Contact Info | After School or Weekend Programs | Summer Camp Options |
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| Peninsula: San Mateo K-5 | Core Taekwondo 86 E. 3rd Ave, San Mateo, CA http://learn.coretkd.com http://camp.coretkd.com http://coretkd.com Email: info@coretkd.com Phone: (650) 918-7853 | Core Learning is a student-centered, hands on, and active after school program. Blending the structure and discipline of Taekwondo with a progressive classroom environment, Core Learning students spend the afternoon in Taekwondo classes, studying, playing games, and making art under the supervision of a certified classroom teacher. All elementary grades welcome, no Taekwondo experience necessary | Year round school break camps located at the Core Taekwondo facility in downtown San Mateo. Each week has a unique theme, no Taekwondo experience necessary. Ages 5-11 Early Drop-off: 8am – 9am Regular Camp: 9am – 3pm Extended Day: 3pm – 6pm |
| Peninsula: Burlingame K-5 | Genius Learning 700 Peninsula Avenue Burlingame, CA 94010 GeniusLearnAcademy@gmail.com http://www.geniuslearning.org/ T 650.666.7726 | Summer camp offered for College Park Elementary School students See website for details |
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| Peninsula: San Mateo K-8 | Great Joy School 1849 Bayshore Highway, Suite #168, Burlingame, CA 94010 http://greatjoyschool.org/ Phone: (650) 867-1581 or (650) 692-9166 Email: GJCS94010@gmail.com | • Tutoring in Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) • Tutoring in Math • Tutoring Abacus • Tutoring in English • Tutoring in Chinese SATs & AP | Summer camp offered See website for details |
| Peninsula: San Mateo K-6 | A+ Immersion Preschool & Afterschool Hayward Park location: 1501 So. B Street San Mateo, CA 94401 Hillsdale location: 30 W. 39th Ave San Mateo, CA 94403 www.aplusimmersion.com Phone: 650-292-0817 Email: aimmersion@gmail.com | Afterschool program offers at Hayward Park location. Monday to Friday until 6pm. For children attending K-5th. School pick-up available. Chinese lessons. Homework help. Abacus and advanced math. Check our website for more details | |
| Peninsula: San Mateo PreK-5 | Shaolin Culture Center 2322 S. El Camino Real (Suite A) San Mateo, CA. 94403 www.shaolinkungfu.com Phone: 650-577-1138 Email: cmaei@att.net | Kung Fu Summer Camps offered See website for details . |
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| San Francisco K-5 | AAS Mandarin and Art Summer Camp 2101 Taraval Street San Francisco, CA 94116 http://www.asianartsstudio.com/ Phone: (415) 297-3072 Email: asianartsstudio@hotmail.com | Summer Camp Info | |
| San Francisco Pre-K-8 | Chinese American International School (CAIS) 150 Oak Street San Francisco, CA 94102 www.cais.org Phone: 415-865-6000 | Summer Camp Info |