Menlo Chinese School
Little bookworm library, 201 Arch St, Redwood City, CA 94062
About
Menlo Chinese School offers a summer camp where children take part in weekly field trips and daily cultural activities. Campers experience specific activities such as Hanfu: The Traditional Chinese Clothing, Shadow Play, Tea Culture, Dumpling Making, Hand pull noodles, Hands-on Paper Making, Compass and Camping Skills, Movable-Type Printing, Peking Opera and Mask painting, Traditional Chinese Dance, Shaolin Kung Fu, and Chinese Instrument and Music. The program also includes Art & Crafting, Clay Making, Origami, Paper Cutting, Brush painting, Calligraphy, Group Jump rope, Shuttlecock, Beanbags game, Pitch-pot game, and Whipping Top.
• Ages: 5–10 years old
• Schedule: June 17–August 6, Mondays to Fridays, 9:00 AM–3:30 PM, with extended care available 3:30–5:30 PM
Menlo Chinese School offers a summer camp designed for children 5–10 years of age, including both beginners without experience and more advanced learners. Students engage in five subjects of classes alongside weekly field trips and daily cultural activities, with weekly themed culture exposure experiences featuring a new theme each week. The camp uses a Chinese immersion environment, small-group teaching methods, and a unique, application-driven Mandarin curriculum designed to empower children to use Mandarin naturally in everyday life. Materials include a textbook, workbook, flashcards, and animations specifically designed for young beginners and kids new to Chinese, along with supporting animations featuring Menlo Chinese School’s IP characters “Guagua, Tiantian, Xixi.”
Menlo Chinese School’s teachers are described as professional, experienced, and outstanding, with solid Mandarin teaching expertise, and they use interactive methods and personalized small-class attention to help students improve Mandarin. The leadership team includes Yayin Zhu as Lead Mandarin Teacher in Menlo Park, Lydia Lin as Lead Mandarin Teacher in Palo Alto, Carol Huang as Mandarin Teacher in Redwood City, and Dan Wu as Lead Mandarin Teacher for Weekend Programs. The school states that its mission is to spark children’s natural curiosity and encourage the practical application of Chinese in everyday situations, and to introduce the Chinese language to young learners in a way that keeps them motivated and engaged. Menlo Chinese School is operated by CoQo Education LLC, with materials indicating ©2023–2026 by CoQo Education LLC. All Rights Reserved. This year, Menlo Chinese School is partnering with Acton Academy in downtown Redwood City.
Last updated June 19, 2026.
• Ages: 5–10 years old
• Schedule: June 17–August 6, Mondays to Fridays, 9:00 AM–3:30 PM, with extended care available 3:30–5:30 PM
Menlo Chinese School offers a summer camp designed for children 5–10 years of age, including both beginners without experience and more advanced learners. Students engage in five subjects of classes alongside weekly field trips and daily cultural activities, with weekly themed culture exposure experiences featuring a new theme each week. The camp uses a Chinese immersion environment, small-group teaching methods, and a unique, application-driven Mandarin curriculum designed to empower children to use Mandarin naturally in everyday life. Materials include a textbook, workbook, flashcards, and animations specifically designed for young beginners and kids new to Chinese, along with supporting animations featuring Menlo Chinese School’s IP characters “Guagua, Tiantian, Xixi.”
Menlo Chinese School’s teachers are described as professional, experienced, and outstanding, with solid Mandarin teaching expertise, and they use interactive methods and personalized small-class attention to help students improve Mandarin. The leadership team includes Yayin Zhu as Lead Mandarin Teacher in Menlo Park, Lydia Lin as Lead Mandarin Teacher in Palo Alto, Carol Huang as Mandarin Teacher in Redwood City, and Dan Wu as Lead Mandarin Teacher for Weekend Programs. The school states that its mission is to spark children’s natural curiosity and encourage the practical application of Chinese in everyday situations, and to introduce the Chinese language to young learners in a way that keeps them motivated and engaged. Menlo Chinese School is operated by CoQo Education LLC, with materials indicating ©2023–2026 by CoQo Education LLC. All Rights Reserved. This year, Menlo Chinese School is partnering with Acton Academy in downtown Redwood City.
Last updated June 19, 2026.
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