Hutong School Shanghai
Wuding Road No. 881, Bldg 1, 5/F, Jing’an District, Shanghai, China 上海市静安区武定路881弄1座5层, Shanghai, China
Hutong School Shanghai
If you're aged between 12 - 17 years old and are looking for an unforgettable summer experience, look no further! With our summer camp, you can immerse yourself in Chinese language and culture whilst making friends from all over the world. You'll have fun, learn Chinese and discover a new culture in a safe, fully supervised and supported environment.
During your stay, you'll attend daily Chinese lessons in the morning and a wide variety of cultural and social activities in the afternoon. On weekends, we'll go on trips to nearby landmarks such as The Great Wall, Tian'anmen Square and more!
Program Highlights
1. More Than Just Language Class: We combine Mandarin Chinese lessons with an extensive range of culture activities to make sure our students get the most out of their experience in China.
2. 24/7 Supervision And Assistance: The welfare and comfort of our students is very important to us. During their time in China our students will never be left unattended, receiving round the clock supervision and help.
3. Chinese Classes: The School's innovative teaching method particularly suits Western students. It focuses on the oral practice of everyday situations and students are challenged to practice what they've learned, aiming at applying language learning to real life.
4. Sightseeing & Cultural Activities: Cultural Activities in China - Sightseeing to the main Beijing historic and touristic sites , lectures about "Studying, working and living in China”, cultural activities organized by Hutong School to provide you with a full understanding of Chinese history and culture.
5. Accommodation & Transportation: accommodation in a fully-equipped youth hostel, central location in the heart of the hutongs of the Dongsi District, every meal is included: breakfast, lunch and dinner, and transportation in China is covered: round trip from the airport to the city center, tours, etc.
Our Summer Camp Program offers students an unforgettable experience. Students will be immersed in Chinese culture whilst making friends from all over the world in a safe and supervised environment. Chinese classes will be combined with different cultural activities to enable students to improve their level of Chinese and learn about a new culture.
Our Summer Camp Program includes:
• Trips to cultural and historic sights
• Lectures about life, studying and working in China
• Cultural activities
• Accommodation in a modern youth hostel
• Transport from airport, for trips, etc.
• Food
• Interpreter
• 3 hours of group Chinese classes every weekday
• Airport pick up on our arrival dates
• Visa assistance
• Medical Insurance
• Organizational support
• Practical assistance and 24/7 support throughout your stay
Listening, Speaking, Pronunciation, Reading, Writing, Vocabulary, Grammar and Activities
Class schedule may change depending on availability and season.
Average | 4 students |
Maximum | 8 students |
Age range | 12 - 17 years old |
Average | 14 years old |
Hutong School was founded in 2005 and offers a wide range of Chinese training services in Beijing and in Shanghai.
Hutong School's unique Chinese teaching method which separates spoken Chinese and character recognition, has been proven to expedite Chinese language learning. While progressing quicker in spoken Chinese, students also lay better foundations for character memorizing by understanding the logic of Chinese characters' construction.
Hutong School in Shanghai offers a wide range of Chinese language classes catered to your needs.
Whether you are a total beginner and looking to achieve a level that allows you to easily get by in Shanghai (such as ordering food, taking a taxi, talking to your neighbours, etc) or you want to perfect your Chinese language skills and even aim to pass the HSK 6 test, we've got you covered!
Take classes:
- Whenever you want: during the week, weekends, evenings and at lunchtime
- Wherever you want: at our school in Beijing or at your home/office
- To prepare for the HSK
- No matter what your level is
- As a group or individually
- And take part in many of our free cultural activities!
We accept year-round applications for our programs, which start at the beginning of each month.
Our Teachers
We employ a dedicated team of highly qualified teachers who have received intensive training and undergo regular evaluation. Each member of our teaching team has:
- A passion for sharing knowledge about the Chinese language & culture
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- TCSL-degree (Teaching Chinese as a Second Language)
- At least 2 years teaching experience
Now the Hutong School is part of That's Mandarin, a top Chinese language school based in China. You will be taking classes in That's Mandarin campuses.
The nationality and age mix at Hutong School Shanghai varies over different time periods, courses and levels. Throughout the year, the average age is 14. In the summer, the average age is 14.
Hutong School was founded in 2005 and offers a wide range of Chinese training services in Beijing and in Shanghai.
Hutong School's unique Chinese teaching method which separates spoken Chinese and character recognition, has been proven to expedite Chinese language learning. While progressing quicker in spoken Chinese, students also lay better foundations for character memorizing by understanding the logic of Chinese characters' construction.
Hutong School in Shanghai offers a wide range of Chinese language classes catered to your needs.
Whether you are a total beginner and looking to achieve a level that allows you to easily get by in Shanghai (such as ordering food, taking a taxi, talking to your neighbours, etc) or you want to perfect your Chinese language skills and even aim to pass the HSK 6 test, we've got you covered!
Take classes:
- Whenever you want: during the week, weekends, evenings and at lunchtime
- Wherever you want: at our school in Beijing or at your home/office
- To prepare for the HSK
- No matter what your level is
- As a group or individually
- And take part in many of our free cultural activities!
We accept year-round applications for our programs, which start at the beginning of each month.
Our Teachers
We employ a dedicated team of highly qualified teachers who have received intensive training and undergo regular evaluation. Each member of our teaching team has:
- A passion for sharing knowledge about the Chinese language & culture
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- TCSL-degree (Teaching Chinese as a Second Language)
- At least 2 years teaching experience
Now the Hutong School is part of That's Mandarin, a top Chinese language school based in China. You will be taking classes in That's Mandarin Shanghai campus.
Our Shanghai campus is conveniently located downtown, within a 5-min walk from Changping Road Station (Line 7) or 15-minute walk from Jing’an Temple Station (Line 2). Take a look at the map.
Located in the heart of city, you can get a panoramic view of the area through the terrace of our school.
For the Taxi
静安区武定路881号(近常德路)
Jìng’ān qū Wǔdìng lù 881 hào (jìn Chángdé lù)
lit. “Jing’an district, Wuding road, number 881 (near Changde road)”
Popular Places Nearby
Jing’an Temple (10 mins); expat area full of restaurants and bars.
After a month-long trip in 2011, I really wanted to visit China again, and was seeking the opportunity to learn Chinese language while doing so. I was told about Hutong School by a friend: he insisted how he had a great experience with it in Beijing. I decided to try it myself, in Shanghai, and got in touch with the school through their website. The staff immediately proved to be a great help, and in a short time I had booked an intensive study program. I arrived in Shanghai in July 2012: I was greeted at the airport and accompanied to my apartment. Its cost was included in the registration fee and it was spacious and clean. In the following days I attended to 4 hours of Mandarin a day, from Monday to Friday. In addition to the lessons, the school organized various activities, like martial arts, Chinese cuisine, group dinners, trips etc., involving staff members and students. My experience was so good, that later I decided to move to China looking for a job in Shanghai, and here I am. I would like to recommend it to anyone who wants to learn Chinese, in China, having fun while learning!
Show details » Read more...I found out about Hutong School from my university mate who was attending the Chinese courses there. Before, I was looking for a long time for a language school which will be suitable for me because I was super busy with my primary studies. From first day I came to Hutong School I felt myself at home. The manager, Judy, who is responsible for assigning a teacher to a student, found for me a perfect teacher Zhou Laoshi. The time of the classes was designed specifically for me.
I was learning with the pace I need without any pressure. I enjoyed every class I had in Hutong School. After all hours of Chinese I started to communicate outside the classroom.
What was surprising for me is that after these classes I overcame my language barrier. Now, no matter what, I can explain in Chinese what I need or just have simple conversation with locals. From my experience, Hutong School prived high quality classes and have a personalized approach to every student.
Moreover, being a student in Hutong School I participated in various extracurricular activities organized by the school. It was a good opportunity for me to find new friends. I want to say thank you to all people in Hutong School who make it easier for me to learn Chinese in friendly environment.
Hutong School Shanghai offered the highest quality staff, teachers, and learning experience I have ever experienced. The initial screening helped both the school and I formulate the best plan for my Chinese (Mandarin) learning. I got along very well with my teachers who were invested in my development and progress as a student, but also were careful not to overload me with too much work. The staff was always cordial and welcoming to me from my first day until my last class. The school also provided extracurricular activities for the students, including parties and social gatherings around Shanghai, which were incredibly fun and culturally significant. In the short time I had stayed in Shanghai, I had significantly improved my Chinese language capabilities, but also my confidence to continue progressing as a student and added a lifetime of memories. There was some effort in traveling to the school, but I have learned that the school has recently moved and should provide an easier means of traveling and getting to classes on time. I highly recommend the Hutong School Shanghai to anyone interested in picking up a new language or wanting to bolster, his or her familiarity with Mandarin.
Show details » Read more...Thank you for sharing your feedback with us, we're delighted to hear that you had such a positive experience at Hutong School Shanghai. We hope to see you over here again soon!
Because of a sudden medical condition during the first hour of enrollment (Evan) a representative of the school accompanied me by ambulance to the Shanghai United Family Hospital.
Evan stayed with me all day to make sure that I was comfortable.
Each day a different representative (Oliver, Amy and another kind lady whose name has slipped my memory) sat with me during the next days.
I was driven to my apartment. I was taken to the shops and to the airport. I was also taken to the hospital for follow-up appointments.
Amy even cooked two meals for me.
This royal caring treatment was carried out by the staff of the Hutong School.
On this trip I had no lessons for the reasons mentioned above.
On a previous trip to Beijing the classes were so good that I decided to return to China.
In Shanghai my apartment was in a garden setting on the ground floor.
Hutong School provided an excellent introduction to Chinese Language, the teachers were amazing and very accommodating to everyone's specific strengths and weaknesses throughout the course. The facilities and learning materials provided also complemented the course very well. What I liked in particular was the teaching style where everyone was always encouraged to use the words we were learning and practice sentence structures in actual dialogue.
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The only issue I had with the teaching was that we had 3 different teachers over a period of just 2 months, each with their own teaching style - so we lost several hours every time we got a new teacher adjusting and also reviewing what we had/hadn't covered.
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If I was to rate Hutong alone on just the Chinese Language school it'd get a 4 or 5 for sure. What really brought the rating down was the accommodation. Situated in Lianhua a 30 min metro ride away if you're lucky it was particularly disappointing, the price was extortionate; it felt like as a student with no knowledge of China I was being slightly taken advantage of given that had I had any prior knowledge I could've easily found accommodation as close as People's Square independently for a fraction of the cost. Not only this but the quality did not quite live up to the description, there was an ongoing cockroach problem and for the last few days of my stay there was no hot water - normally I wouldn't mind or make a fuss, but at the price it just doesn't seem right. Finally despite it being advertised as a shared accommodation - and despite there being several students situated in accommodations around me, it worked out that I spent 80% of my stay in a 3 person flat alone which made meeting new people and interacting with other students much more difficult than it perhaps should've been.
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I would 100% recommend the Hutong School Chinese Language programme to all my friends and family but I would be sure to urge them to find their own accommodation independently until the price/location is addressed.
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All in all my trip to China was definitely a positive one, I met some amazing people and had some incredible experiences, none of which would've happened without Hutong so - Thank you!
We cannot apply for visas on behalf of students. However, the school can supply you with all the documentation you need to support your visa application.
Your letter of acceptance will be sent to your home address by regular mail at no charge to you.
Please note that we do not book flights for our students. If you are researching airfare costs, we recommend using Kayak.com, a search engine that lets you compare flight options from your home country to Shanghai based on your budget, schedule and preferences.
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