“Upon entering the school the motto says “More Than Just Talking!”, which made me think most Chinese schools would say this plus initially I found them on a map app. Honestly, the space is quaint, comfortable and staff is very personable. Final decision to join came after taking a level assessment and them expertly finding my level to help push and support me. Still figuring out what “More than just talking!” means but most definitely feel a better connection using the language with their patient and earnest effort for my development. Highly recommend to join, my suggestion is to let them know your personality and best way to learn, then they can correctly accommodate your speed of learning. It’s a safe environment!”

“Silk Mandarin is a quality school with very professional teachers, always very well prepared and very patient. Plus, they always adapt the class according to my needs and my learning pace. I would definitely recommend Silk Mandarin to anyone interested in learning Mandarin!”

“Before starting to learn with Silk Mandarin, I got one private teacher but I didn’t improve a lot. Now after 3 months and a half, I can read, write and speak. Their methods to teach Chinese are really funny and dedicate to each classmate. Thanks Silk Mandarin!”

“Silk Mandarin is a great place to learn Chinese. Their center provides an excellent learning environment, and their teachers are very professional, experienced and well-qualified, as well as being willing to accommodate all levels and language needs.”

“I have been learning Chinese with many different schools and teachers and Silk Mandarin is the best so far. The teachers are patient and always encourage me to speak Chinese and the prices are very competitive.”

“I started studying Chinese at Silk Mandarin after two of my friends with excellent Chinese highly recommended them. I had already lived in China for 2 years while working full-time and studying (in a half-assed way) on the side and had taken 1 year of university Chinese. But I felt really inspired at Silk Mandarin that my studying was going to pay off, which energized me a lot. One great part was that I was able to dictate what I wanted to learn and what would be useful for my work and daily life. That in and of itself was great, but it’s not the thing that sets Silk Mandarin apart from other schools I’ve gone to. Instead the big things these guys do is teach you the logic of the language, using a very straightforward and easy to understand method, but one that I’d never heard anything about before in university or other private schools. Once my teacher started teaching me this, so many pieces were coming together for me in terms of sentence structure and how Chinese works. I think my language was really inconsistent before and I was never sure where to put which words because I knew different rules but not a unified one. So I’d say these guys are incredibly friendly and flexible and cool, but they also really know their stuff. I’m a native English-speaking editing/writing professional who majored in lit and my Chinese teacher knows the English parts of speech better than I do– you have to understand language to teach it and these guys have it down :)”

“I spent 1 year working in China in the Investment sector. Silk Mandarin has been of great help for me to succeed in passing both HSK 3 and Jiao Tong Daxue exams. More than this, the lessons were designed so I could tackle interesting subjects and discover them at my pace. The teachers helped me to reach my objectives with creativity, patience and a lot of enthusiasm!”

“I highly and truly recommend Silk mandarin to anyone who wants to kick off their mandarin competence or bring their skill in short time to the next level. Their didactic approach, which they can easily adapt to any student level, paired with her energy and dedication as well as the “hands-on” character of the teaching will provide you a fast-paced learning curve, visible to you and others in and outside the classroom.”