Chinese Summer Camp in Shanghai
Chinese Summer Camp in Shanghai is a unique language and culture experience for students aged 10 to 17 years old.
It’s an immersive 2-week program filled with engaging Mandarin classes, various Chinese cultural activities, and excursions to famous sites in Shanghai.
What Is Shanghai Camp Like?
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2-Week Experience At a Glance
HIGHLIGHTS OF CHINESE SUMMER CAMP IN SHANGHAI
Opening Ceremony & Orientation
On the first official day of Camp, our campers meet the teachers and fellow campers during the Opening Ceremony. You will receive a warm welcome to Shanghai, get a chance to introduce yourself, and receive your essential Camp Kit.
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Morning Field Trips
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, campers will have morning excursions to popular tourist sites in Shanghai and complete missions and activities related to the locations.
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Morning Cultural Activities
On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, campers will participate in various cultural activities: Chinese Calligraphy, Making Lanterns, Making Shadow Puppets, Paining Beijing Opera Masks, Dumpling and Mooncake Cooking Workshops.
Learn more about Camp activities here.
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Afternoon Chinese Classes
In the afternoon, it’s time to learn Chinese! Our classes use various methods to help campers speak Chinese from Day 1, and use the language to solve everyday tasks. Classes are grouped by level: Total Beginners, Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced.
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Evening Activities
After dinner, full campers will also have their evening activities at camp — sports, excursions, and fun. They will get to watch movies together, visit bookstores and night markets with the teachers, visit the Bund and skyscrapers, play ping-pong, etc.
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Saturday Field Trip
On the first Saturday, Full Camp students take a trip outside Shanghai and visit “Venice of the East”: a beautiful ancient city of Suzhou! Campers will take a boat ride down the canals in the old town, visit a local tea house, and learn about silk in Suzhou Silk Museum.
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Graduation Ceremony
The second Friday at camp is the Graduation Ceremony. Campers will showcase their Chinese skills with public speaking, singing, reciting poems, or (even!) performing Chinese rap songs.
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Flea Market
Every Friday at camp, campers get the chance to spend their Camp Kuai — bonus camp money they’ve “earned” during the week by speaking Chinese and completing activities — to buy memorable souvenirs from the flea market hosted by the teachers. They need to bargain in Chinese to get the best price!
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Choose Your Camp
4 TYPES OF CHINESE SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS
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Half-day Camp
2 weeks- Afternoon Chinese Classes
- Camp Activity Book
- Camp Pack
Day Camp
2 weeks- Morning Cultural activities
- Morning Excursions
- Lunch
- Afternoon Chinese Classes
- Camp Activity Book
- Camp Pack
Full Camp
2 weeks- Morning Cultural activities
- Morning Excursions
- 3 Meals a Day
- Afternoon Chinese Classes
- Evening activities
- Weekend Field Trip
- Shared hotel accommodation
- Airport Pick-up & Drop-off
- 24/7 at camp
- Camp Activity Book
- Camp Pack
If you’d like to see what life in China is like, you can choose the Homestay Camp Experience.
Our friendly, hospitable host families are carefully selected to make sure the home environment is safe for our students.
This way, you will spend the weekday evenings and Sundays with the host family, and experience the Chinese lifestyle first hand.
Essential Camp Set
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Campers & Parents Say
REVIEWS FOR CHINESE SUMMER CAMP IN SHANGHAI
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“My son made new friends from all over the world”
PARENT’S REVIEW
My 12 year old son just finished a 2 week summer camp at That’s Mandarin Shanghai. I attended the closing ceremony, and all the kids looked like they had such a good time! The teachers and staff were friendly and patient. My son made new friends from all over the world. He particularly enjoyed the lunches and the field trips, especially going rock climbing. The school is conveniently located, easy to get to by subway.
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