Language class · San Mateo
North Peninsula Mandarin School
3115 Del Monte St, San Mateo
Saturday Mandarin Classes
Three 45-minute classes each Saturday. The Mandarin track is for students who speak Mandarin at home and uses zhuyin through 3rd grade, then pinyin. The Chinese as a Foreign Language track is for students with little Mandarin at home and currently runs from CFL Pre-K (age 4) to CFL 5 (age 9). New students age 6 and up are placed by assessment. Pre-K students must be 4 and kindergarten students 5 by September 1. Families give volunteer time or pay a $250 opt-out fee.
- Saturdays, 9:15–11:45am
- Early-bird $850 to May 31, regular $910 in June. Plus a $50 class fund and $20 activity fee per student.
Chinese Painting Class
Sessions are on Saturdays: September 12 and 19, October 3, 24 and 31, and November 7, 14 and 21 and December 5. Paper is provided and students bring their own brushes and paints. Parents and siblings of current students can join. The school may cancel the class if too few students enroll.
- Saturdays,
- Fall 2026: Sep 12 – Dec 5, 2026
- Paper provided.
- Activities: Art and Languages
About North Peninsula Mandarin School
A parent-run nonprofit Saturday Mandarin school founded in 1978. It rents classrooms at Hillsdale High School and teaches about 500 students in 27 classes from pre-kindergarten to 11th grade, in traditional characters.
- Since 1978
- Teaches in English and Mandarin
Where and how to reach them
Hillsdale High School3115 Del Monte St
San Mateo, CA 94403
Details from npms.org, checked October 7, 2026. Prices, dates and spaces change: check with North Peninsula Mandarin School before you sign up. Something wrong or missing? Write to hello@summerground.com.
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