I will never recommend this school for all the friend or parents who is looking for a school for their little kids. If you are looking for pre-school or kindergarten for your kids. Don't go to Champion School, it is a waste of your money and time. We so regret to send the kids there. Don't be fooled by their pre-trained open house. Never pay annual tuition. I have two kids going there. The reason I went there in the first place, I thought it is a bilingual school so kids can learn both languages. They end up learning nothing. The principal Ms. Jane Yang is super rude and mean. You will never see her smile during the whole school year. Many times, I saw her yelling at the teachers in the class and at some school and holiday events. All the teachers seem don't like her. Under her leadership, the whole school is dark. Teacher turnover is fast. A lot of teachers left. The Administration staff is very unfriendly too. I heard complaints from other parents that she yelled at the kids. They both feel like everyone is owing to their money. Be aware! Once you paid, there is impossible to get money back in any case. Even they made mistakes, errors in finance. So be aware they make mistakes. They are very good at hiding costs, fees and there are many unreasonable fees. They will have thousands of excuses not to refund you. If you are late to pick up, they also charged unreasonably. They have the most expensive registration and many other useless fees. They don't care about customer satisfaction. They neglect parents' complaints. The only thing they care about is money. Little kids are dangerous. One time, my daughter got a big bump on her head. I asked the teacher what happened. Both two teachers didn't know what happened at all. The playground is small and boring. The way they taught Chinese syllabus or characters was not practical and useless because learned through hardcore memorization. there are no comprehension and understanding of the meanings of the words. It is not practical at all. Kids end up learning nothing. So regret to send kids there. Don't fall into the scam in the beginning. read more

Great school. Great Teacher. Both of my kiddos go here and they are very happy so are we. Jennifer is the school principle, she does a wonderful job keeping the place organized and parents well informed. read more

Between our two sons, we've had about 4 years of cumulative experience with CKIS. Our boys started at CKIS at age 3 and went into kindergarten at age 5. I highly recommend CKIS for parents who want their kids to have a great bilingual learning environment, and who will be easily above the kindergarten standards for language, reading, and math before they step into elementary school. The quality of a school depends critically on the teachers, and our boys have had totally outstanding teachers, both English and Chinese. All of our kids' teachers have been caring, dedicated, patient, and incredibly good at creating a fun and educational environment where kids feel welcome, loved, and enjoy learning. But I also want to give a special shout out to Ms. Linda, who both our boys have been fortunate to have as a teacher. Our boys have enjoyed the curriculum, the crafts and activities, and the company of their classmates. As a working parent, I appreciate that hot lunch is available for the kids. Our kids haven't been into the enrichment programs, but that's totally fine; I love that they're available at all. The administration is friendly and has been very nice at working with us through one or two patches where we needed to discuss classroom discipline with my oldest son. I know that some of our neighbors felt that teacher turnover at CKIS was higher than they could tolerate. Yes, the parking lot can get hectic and pickup times. And, there's not a huge park or massive playground or luxurious facilities, but IMO the money is being spent in the right places. YMMV here at CKIS. But as far as my dollars have gone, I have *zero regrets.* There's no place I'd rather have my kids go (or have gone) to preschool! read more

My daughter went to CKIS from 3 and a half years to kindergarten. She was happy every day. The teachers were so nice. My daughter learned both English and Chinese. When she graduated, she asked for revisiting sometime. I highly recommend this place. read more

Both my sons are currently in this preschool. They provide great service taking care of the kids and teach them A LOT of valuable knowledge in Mandarin, English, painting and mathematics. My son is K level and he already learned over 100 Chinese characters, can speak day to day use English and can do single digit additions and subtractions. My elder son loves to go to school because the teachers( Ms orah and Ms Luo) are very friendly and treat him very well. I am sure he will miss here. read more

Our kid spend here for two years, from his 3 to 5 years old. My son definitely had a wonderful time here. Especially during pandemic, the school did a terrific job that keep every one safe and meanwhile maintain the curriculum and outdoor activities as well as various celebrations for festivals. Ms. Ora taught my son English and Math and he was able to pass the entrance exam for Kindergarten of Challenger School. Each week teacher will give us several pages of homework to practice his handwriting, English and simple math. I think this is a very good habit for kids if parents that would love them to start study in early days. If you don't want the homework for your kid, just simply tell the teachers, and they will not give you them. Other teachers like Ms. Chan and Ms. Bai taught him Chinese characters and songs. Ms. Jennifer and Ms. Yang are very nice as well and they help to make sure everyone's safety, health as well as happiness at school. We definitely recommend this school/daycare to our friends! read more

UPDATE: This year my son had Miss Kassandra and Miss Hung and they have been SO incredibly patient and loving to him!!!! He's 4.5 and knows how to count up to 50 (then it gets sketchy), add and subtract numbers up to 10, sight words, long and short vowels, recognize some of the 800 Chinese characters, and fully understands the Chinese that is spoken to him (he half responds in mandarin and half in English). They have cultivated a curiosity in him and I love sitting in the classroom and watching the kids interact with the teachers - seriously hilarious questions, gentle discipline. I really appreciate how Miss Kassandra disciplines. She is firm and explains things clearly. She also had my son do a fascinating exercise where he had to draw out everything naughty he had done and explain why it was mean/naughty....and he really learned from that!!!! I think he didn't even think of the consequences of his actions but Miss Kassandra asked him questions and from that he learned empathy (i.e. "How do you think Katy felt when you ripped up her paper?). I also fully appreciate how encouraging Miss Hung has been in guiding him to work off his extra energy. She also sees how much he is improving and his ability to focus more as the year continued. Lastly, you should know that there are various discounts for example if you pay the whole year all at once you get a discount. If you have another. Hold enrolled there is a 3% discount. My daughter just started so we're pretty excited about the discount :-P. And the two year olds don't have to be potty trained yet!!! ********************************************** My son had been here since he was 2. Here is the basic gist: 1. There are always at least 2 teachers in the classroom, one English and one Chinese. There are also times when there is a third person during feeding the two year olds or during the special art projects for the three olds. 2. You can buy lunch (rice with vegetables and protein, there is a menu at the front) or you can send a lunch and the teachers will hear it up for your child. They do provide snacks like goldfish and cut fruit. 3. There are 3 play areas for the kids, the one in the back is for the two year olds (smaller toys, play structure), the side sandbox/jungle gym and the other side for bikes and chalk. 4. The teachers we have had are AWESOME!!!! At two our son had Miss Ally and Miss Yang. They helped adjust him to a classroom and making friends. Every year there is a parent teacher conference and the details that Miss Yang provided for us showed us how much attention she gave him. Last year he had Miss Yvonne and Miss Yang (same one) and they worked so hard with him so by the end of the year he could trace out his letters, recognize certain Chinese characters and even start sight words (Miss Yvonne got him singing C-A-N spells can can can!!!). 5. There is homework but only if you want it- we did it so we could start the habit of doing homework after dinner and also spending time with our son and watching him learn. 6. The school offers extra curricular activities on site- Kung fu, cooking, art, chess, dancing. And every classroom has a piano. 7. There are open houses for the kids to perform and for parents to meet and socialize every quarter. Bottom Line: my son has best friends in his class, he loves his teachers, and he's happy/excited to go to school (especially when he has something for show n' tell). Also they open at 8am and close at 6pm. Here is the updated website: championkinder.com read more

CKIS is a good school overall: My daughter had attended this school since she was 3 years old til pre-K. Pros: 1) Facilities are clean and neat 2) Good and nice teachers 3) Highly and EXTREMELY Academic Based (ASIAN style) (for pre-K: There are english readings to read at home with help of parents every Mon-Thurs). There are also homework everyweek, which require the parents to spend some time helping the kids on the homework. Pre-K students do learn (recognizing only) alot of Chinese words (800words), and i am also amazed by my daughter's english when she got into the pre-K level. Her english level improved significantly since we only spoke to her in Chinese at home although i didnot expect them to emphasize so much on academic. *this may be a school for you if you have time to help your child with homework and hope to expose them to higher "stress" level than needed. 3) Some fun enrichment classes-my daughter loves the dancing and cooking classes. Cons: 1) Lack of parking spaces, which causes traffic jams 2) The teachers donot teaches/emphasizes much on manners (such as respect others, being nice, say please/thank you, playing fair, etc...) 3) Too academic based (which can be good or bad) 4) Now, they are putting in more and more classes (to earn more money), which causes the internal facilities to be very packed and traffic to be worse. 5) Tour lady/in fact is the director may be arrogant/rude or it is just her style of talking? read more

I love this school and so do my kids. I was paying a little less for them to go to a daycare where they didn't learn anything. Here it well structured like a regular school! Teachers are real caring and nice as well. read more

If you are going to send your kids to private schools, CKIS might be a good choice. They are very academic, they have 3 pages of homework for age 3 classes, 8 pages of homework for age 4 classes. Everyday, They leave a tiny book to be read to your kid at home and you have to sign the "I read it" sheet everyday. The teachers are under a lot of stress to meet the deadlines, such as they have to finish teaching this many materials for the week. They have very low tolerance on mistakes, spilling water, lining up imperfectly, or missing an item on the homework. Lastly, the manager, Jennifer. She runs the school like a cooperation! She is very good at making it sound like an urgent matter to enroll your kids, if you don't do it today, the spot will be gone. I know several families, including me, were "forced" talked into turning applications in a hurry. The school environment and open house did make an impression. However, kids are not robots, you can teach them to recite 800 chinese characters but how many of the characters they truly grasp? Yes, Jennifer will tell you all the teachers are such such great. But ask their teacher turnover ratio before taking the next step. Two of the best teachers just left the school this summer. read more

Teachers are changing all the time in my child`s classroom. I still have my child at this school because I heard one of the pre-k class is structured very well. read more

My son has been attending this school for 2 1/2 years and we are so pleased with all that CKIS has done for him. He has a great group of friends and loves his teachers. He always speaks fondly of Ms. Frances (Mandarin teacher from his 3-4 year old class) and Ms. Claire (his current English teacher. Not only is he thriving academically, but socially and creatively as well. Just a warning, this is not a school for every parent or every child, so decide for yourself. Chinese curriculum - based on the Sunrise teaching system that combines song, games, worksheets and flashcards to teach 800 simplified Chinese characters in one school year (age 4-5). I pretty much thought this would be impossible for my son, but he has the first 200 words memorized and tries to teach them to his 2 year old brother. He genuinely enjoys this learning process because he sees it as a big game/challenge that he plays with his friends. English curriculum - in his current 4-5 year old class, he is leaning Kindegarten level sight words, sounding out 4 letter words, reading and writing simple sentences like "my turkey is strong and fat." Enrichment classes - once a week he has kung fu class (which he loves and is begging for classes at the local studio and art class. Other classes include music, dance, cooking, science. Reasons why this may not be the school for you... starting in the 3-4 year old class, kids for worksheets that they need to complete on a weeknight or over the weekend. Starting in the 4-5 year old class, kids have a different mini-book that they read every night (basically a picture book with 8 sentences sparsed out over 8 pages). Overall, we are very happy with the school and plan on sending our little one to CKIS when he is 3 years old. read more

My daughter has been at CKIS's preschool class for 4 months now and she enjoys it. We like it because of the dual language programs, clean facility and class size for my daughter's room (3) is relatively small (6 kids now). And her teachers are patient, nurturing and balanced. But there are no perfect schools as we all know, the quality of the kids experience largely depend on their teachers, you really need to make sure you are comfortable with the teachers you kids are going to be working with. And the playground doesn't have enough tricycles to go around. I also thought a bit more outdoor play time (when weather allows) will be great. For now, my kid still go to CKIS. She speaks great Chinese and can recognize many characters already. read more

This will be my second yelp review in a decade. I am a busy working mom with three little ones and not so much into writing. But I feel so strong to say something about this school and the staffs there. I still remember the first days I sent my three little ones to CKIS. Two of them just had a lousy experience in a Chinese preschool and were not cooperative. None of them speak any English. I was concerned not only about their English but more about their behavioral development... Then I see how patient the teachers are trying to understand and help them, how skillful they are leading and educating them. My kids calmed down, adapted to the new environment, started to grow happily and confidently. Not only the teachers know the characters and strengths of their students, even Miss Jennifer, the administrative manager, knows every student of the school so well! When I pick up my kids from school, Jennifer sometime tells me about changes or developments or things need to pay attention about them. I am always amazed by how well she knows about each of them and really appreciate her advises. Trusting the staffs of the school truly care about the growth of my kids is a very treasured thing to a stressed mom. Their Kindergarten teachers are amazing too! Within first months of my boys Kindergarten year, I started to notice the quick development of their language skills, both Chinese and English. First came the words, then sentences, then one day in the middle of the school year, I was surprised by a Chinese booklet made by them, with sentences, stories and pictures, all from their own little minds. Weeks after their first handwritten Chinese booklets, came their English booklets, not too much less comparing to an Eric Carle's book. They read their booklets proudly to their classmates and their younger sister. Then they graduated from their Kindergarten class, not old enough to enter 1st grade in an elementary school. I was hesitating where to put them, repeating Kindergarten in a public school, a different private school, or CKIS again. Jennifer assured me the teachers still have more to offer to my boys, and they were so comfortable with the teachers and the environment and might be more beneficial for them to stay. I took her advice and made the best decision I made for them so far. The second year of kindergarten was not at all repeating. I saw them picking up Smithsonian Readers level 2 books to read, talking about topics in science, US history and geography in the depth that I felt the urge to refresh my knowledge... More importantly, they grew more confident about themselves, developed social skills once were not their strength, and even start to show some leadership. Then came the day of Kindergarten graduation again. They finally outgrew CKIS and we were sad to have to say goodbye to the staffs and the teachers who feel like family to us. When my boy said he wish he could stay at CKIS till college year, he somewhat spoke out my mind... BTW, for the elementary school placement, my boys took the CELDT test (California English Language Development test). Both of them were evaluated at Level 5 proficiency with English (Advanced, the highest level on the chart), and were told never need to be tested again during the whole school years. And their first language at home is not English. I feel so proud of them and so thankful to the teachers and staffs at CKIS. read more

Champion Kinder International School - Preschools Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

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It's very dangerous for small kids. My kid came home with blood on the chin, teacher said he fell down from a bike. I met another kid from CKIS, whose elbow is broken. His parent said he fell down from a bike at CKIS! We've stopped going to this place. And they refuse to give back our one-month deposit. read more

My daughter has been in CKIS for complete 3 years since we moved to Sunnyvale. The first two years, the teachers Ms.Chen and Ms.Kassandria were very kind and helpful. We like the way they took care of kids, circle time and play time. To my surprise, most of the kids are happy and stay in this pre-school for a couple of years, and also have siblings in the same school. My daughter was rarely sick. She is happy and learning a lot of Chinese characters now. Currently, the pre-K class increases much more English learning thanks to Ms. Ora's joining the school. She is leaving soon, we gonna to miss all the teachers and directors from CKIS. read more

As this 2016/2017 school year comes to a close, I would like to take the time to show my appreciation to my wonderful co-teacher Ms. Candy. Being my first year at CKIS, she really made the classroom come together for me with her beautiful songs and dance, amazing art ideas and most importantly her loving and caring nature for all of the kids. Not only is she a sweet and amazing teacher, she is a good, genuine person as well. It was an absolute pleasure working beside her this year. I really love her and learn from her each and every day. I look forward to working with Ms. Candy this upcoming new school year. From my observation, the parents also love and appreciate Ms. Candy as well. It's also been mentioned that this year's yearbook was very enjoyable and thought-out. Not only does she have many talents, she loves playing with the kids as well and they have really grown to love her so much. They especially love to sing, dance and do yoga with her. Ms. Ora Room 8 read more

My daughter has been attending this school since June 2013. She really enjoys going to school at CKIS. She doesn't want me to pick her up too early as she wants to cherish every moment while at school. My daughter attended Stratford private school for pre-school 2012-2013. My initial plan was to send her to CKIS just for their summer schedule. I decided to move her to CKIS even though Stratford withheld our $3200 tuition fee. Currently, I live in Fremont and my place of work is not nearby CKIS. Sending her and picking her up takes about 3.5-4 hours every day (4 times). Below are the reasons that what makes me love this school so much. 1) Chinese and English program are well balanced and advance. At Chinese circle time, Kids learn Sunrise Chinese program, singing, dancing, math, arts and craft projects. I am impressed how young students can learn so many Chinese characters while having lots of fun. A child at 4-5 years old Learning 800 Characters in 1 year. It sounds like impossible. But it is possible at CKIS with some parent's help. At home, we use flashcards provided by the school as a learning tool to reinforce my daughter's learning abilities. I also used some mini Chinese book for her to read before sleep. I am surprised that she can remember what she had learned. We all know that teaching our kid to learn Chinese is a long process with extensive patience. With their program, I had already provided my child a great learning foundation. 2) Well rounded, responsible and caring faculties. All parents and kids in room 10 loved Ms. Candy. She is Chinese teacher at pre-kindergarten. In her circle time all kids have great passion to learn and really paying close attention. She worked very hard to find pictures and others sources to help kids understand the meaning of the characters. At home, my daughter enjoyed role playing Ms. Candy. My daughter also give Chinese class to my husband and I. My daughter just started Kindergarten class with Ms. Connie, and Ms. Clair. They seem very caring and experienced too. 3) Good study habit and good mannerism. 4) Facilities are well organized and clean. This school is highly Academic Based. I see my daughter learning and have fun at the same time. This will definitely stage a strong studying foundation and prepare her going forward to a private or public schools. read more

If you are looking for teachers who love kids and teaching them, are patient but also have good control of the classroom, approachable and friendly and really know your child... look no further than Ms. Kassandra (English teacher) and Ms. Hung (Chinese teacher). Our son has been at Champion Kinder International School for the past 3 years and we have had great experiences with all his teachers. In particular, this past year I've seen him grow and mature personality wise and intellectually - being able to sound out words and read to doing addition and subtraction. Ms. Kassandra goes above and beyond as a teacher. I know that my wife really appreciates the weekly email reminders since she doesn't do the drop-offs and pick-ups - communication between teachers and parents is really important! I feel that Ms. Kassandra really knows our son because she has invested time in him and each of the children in our class, I wished she could continue to be his teacher as he enters kindergarten. Ms. Hung is very caring and friendly. Our son has learned a lot of Chinese from him. Since I'm not fluent in Mandarin Chinese, it always surprises me when I pick him up that she's talking to him and he's responding without any hesitation. I also would love for her to continue to be his Chinese teacher. All this to say that I'd recommend this school, but even more so highly recommend Ms. Kassandra and Ms. Hung as they have been wonderful teachers! read more

My husband and I highly recommend Champion Kinder International School. Our kid has attended CKIS for three years -- from three years old to kindergarten student. We are truly fortunate to have great teachers such as Ms. Claire, Ms. Connie and Ms. Linda to nurture him at CKIS. Since our kid attended CKIS, we have been seeing the growth of him every day. We are constantly surprised by the academic progress he makes in English, Chinese, Math and Science. For example, he can recognize and read so many English words and Chinese characters, compose sentences on various subjects in both English and Chinese, as well as express his own thinking and ideas confidently when reading storybooks now. He also gains a lot of knowledge in math and science, not to mention the creativity and curiosity sparked by various activities such as handcrafts and enrichment classes here. The excellent education program at CKIS gives not only the key knowledge that lays the solid foundation for the future academic success, but also the love and care that leads to a happy life of a child. Our kid has learned how to interact with his peers and the surrounding world with love, respect and compassion, which is also a reflection of what he receives from his great teachers. Ms. Connie and Ms. Claire are such great teachers. They not only give kids love and teach kids knowledge, but also care about kids' future growth and development. Our kid is applying for the first grade of elementary school now and they give us a lot of valuable and helpful suggestions for our kid's future learning and long-term growth. We really can't thank them enough! We highly recommend Champion Kinder International School! read more

My kids started attending CKIS before the age of 3. We have had some wonderful teachers who are loving and caring. I'd like to highlight my kids favorite teacher, Ms. Candy. She's very patient, and effective in teaching the kids Chinese comprehension. I'm amazed with how much my kids have learned in a school year w/her! All in all, I'd recommend CKIS to parents who are looking for bilingual pre-school, and would recommend parents to ask for Ms. Cindy's class if possible (she teaches yr 4 - 5 class). read more

My daughter has been in CKIS for 2 years and she still cannot wait to go to school every morning:-) All the teachers are great and responsible. She loves the Pre-k Chinese teacher Ms. Candy the best: She is such a caring, patient teacher with incredible talents on dancing and crafts! The classroom is very neat and well organized too. My daughter is more open and confident since she's been there. I highly recommend CKIS if you are looking for a bilingual preschool for your kids. read more

OK! Parent reading the reviews are great parent wanting their child to succeed in all aspect in life especially academically. You probably search different private schools and still can't make up you mind. By chance you probably did your research into Stratford and Challenger - Right? Look no further, you found the right school! And no, I'm not related to the faculty or work there, but I do send my child there because it's the best school in the Bay Area. The Key reason "The overall learning method is Outstanding". My child is like a sponge. She learn a lot while having a lot of fun. She is able to focus and participate in class and enjoy doing her homework. Homework is the biggest challenge with parents especially when your child is at a young age. My child is able to complete her homework as if it was a game. She prefer to finish her homework than to watch "FROZEN" What? Building a strong learning foundation is critical at this age. If she is able to handle and tackle her homework at such young age, she will be ready to handle other problems in life. I'm Very proud to send my child to Champion Kinder International School. For Erika G. ( the one star rating). Just by looking at all the reviews and low rating she have given, she appears to be a very difficult person. Can not meet her expectation regardless what she do in life !!!!! read more

I had my both kids going to CKIS. CKIS balanced academia and playing well for preschool aged kid. Both my kids loved the school, the teachers and enjoyed learning Chinese. Even though the school advertised 800 Chinese characteristics which concerned some parents on the study load, I don't think it is a problem. With a good Chinese teacher, the learning can be as fun as playing. Both kids were lucky enough to have Mrs Candy as the pre-K class Chinese teacher. Mrs Candy was very experienced in teaching Chinese by mixing it with games, competitions and story actings to boost every kid's interest and confidence. All the kids enjoyed and were proud of learning Chinese. She also physically played with the kid together during the outdoor time, so that kids thought her as a friend. In addition to academia, she taught the classes dancing and yoga, which all kids loved learning. These indoor activities helped kids get enough exercise when the weather was not good. My daughter, who graduated from Mrs Candy's class three year ago, still likes to visit her and gives Mrs Candy big hugs every time. Mrs Ora, the English teacher of my son, was newer to school but very caring. She took care of crying kids new to the class and really comforted them even their parents were not present. She built confidence for my son who was shy and was really excited to see him growing mentally and physically. I was surprised to see how much more confident my son became after spending a year with Mrs Candy and Mrs Ora. I highly recommend the two teachers and the school. read more

We are in Sunnyvale location, class 7. Our teacher is Mrs. Hung and Miss Kassandra. Both Chinese teacher and English teacher are great! My kid keeps learning without pressure. This is the best learning environment I can find. Kids are happy to enter their class, and greeting to teachers. read more

Class ok but disappointed with lunch. Hot lunch program not great. Food not healthy as I thought it would be. I pack lunch for my child now. read more

I think the school is clean. It has colorful arts and colorful walls. Teachers seem nice. I have read all the reviews about this school. I do have to agree with Erika G. review. Chinese words are only through MEMORIZATION. I have checked out the school for my son and asked some parents at the school and that is what they all said. I have missed out on their open house but if it is all thought memory, then what is the point! Too expensive and if teachers can only have my child memorize, it is not worth the money read more

Both my two kids went through this pre-school. So I was a regular for 5 years. Recently my second kid graduated from pre-school here. Both loved it, made lots of friends, and learned a lot of fun things. More importantly, both can speak Chinese fluently and with a proper accent (and that is not from me!). Both can also read a good number of Chinese characters. I have seen the reviews by people who don't like the Sunrise teaching method. I actually think it is great. For kids who grow up on this country, there is no easy way to learn Chinese. If you incorporate a lot of understanding into it, they still forget if the parents do not make them continue using the words after pre-school. The method used get kids to memorize as many Chinese characters as they can (with some basic usage teaching), then it is up to the parents to teach them more or continue their Chinese education. What this school gives my kids is a good foundation to learn Chinese further, not that they can remember all 800 characters forever. I put my older kid to Chinese afterschool everyday after pre-school, he still forgets some. But when spending time in China, he could read street signs, labels in shops, and some Chinese magazines and books. He can have friendly conversations with Chinese kids in China and join Chinese summer camps. What else can we ask for? The teachers and staff are professional and very friendly. The only drawback is that some parents/grandparents park and drive very badly! read more

Hi, just want to share my experience in Ckis. My daughter graduated from Ckis and have a stronger foundation to get into public kindergarten. I have no concern to send my son to Ckis as well and he goes to school every day happily. You can tell from your kids' face and reaction about their school. It might be fair to ask ourselves what we want and how we can get from school. So far, I'm happy with Ckis. read more

Our son recently graduated from kinder at CKIS and I would like to express how appreciative we are of Miss Jennifer, Miss Claire, Miss Connie and everyone else at CKIS for making school such a memorable experience for our son. My wife and I don't speak a word of Chinese, but by happenstance our son started in a Chinese home day care when he was 6 months old. By preschool age, he had already picked up some of the language and we thought it'd be good if he continued getting formal education. CKIS was recommended to us by some friends who also had their children in school there. We have zero regrets. The teachers are kind and loving. Miss Kassandra and Miss Hung were wonderful. Miss Hung as well as Miss Connie assisted with some of the English translations of the characters so my wife and I could help our son out at home. Even though mandarin wasn't spoken at home, our son was so enthusiastic about learning - I never felt overwhelmed (even though they expect a lot of the children - about 800 characters). It's really a testament to the skill and patience of Miss Hung and Miss Connie. They really seem to love what they're doing. Same for Miss Claire and Miss Kassandra (english teachers) - we couldn't have asked for more dedicated teachers. All in all, we are so happy with our decision to send our son the CKIS. read more