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Why You Should Study Mandarin
In today’s interconnected world, the ability to communicate in multiple languages is more valuable than ever before. Among the plethora of languages spoken globally, Mandarin Chinese stands out not only as one of the most widely spoken languages but also as a key to unlocking a world of opportunities. Whether you’re intrigued by its rich […]
Macquarie Mandarin Staff Development Meeting
On May 14th, 2022, Macquarie Mandarin held an online development meeting with thirteen teachers from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in attendance, including our new Brisbane teacher, Danna Weng. The subject of this development meeting was ‘Crisis Management'. Teachers were placed into four groups to discuss the crises they have encountered which included topics across teaching, […]
Past Student Testimonials – Anika Popovic
Since young, I have been fascinated by Chinese culture and language, always wanting to explore deeper into that legendary realm, filled with stories of mythical creatures being defeated by martial arts heroes, which have shaped the civilization to its stature in today’s society. My name is Anika Popovic, and I was a student at Macquarie […]
Melbourne & Brisbane Staff Development Meeting
From late October to early November, Macquarie Mandarin manager, Temple Xin and IT manager, Yu Shen travelled to the newly opened Macquarie Mandarin schools in Melbourne and Brisbane to participate in the staff development meetings. Teachers in Melbourne and Brisbane shared their teaching and management strategies and Temple presented a unique Pinyin tutorial to the […]
Immersive Drama Workshop
Created and directed by Temple, the teachers at Macquarie Mandarin immensely enjoyed the creative Immersive Drama Workshop at their regular development meeting. The short immersive drama was entitled ‘Catch Mr. Yu’, where staff designed their own origami styled masks and performed a game to enhance pinyin recognition. The aim of this workshop was to inspire […]