Hi there!
I'm Angela, Head Teacher of Thames Chinese Club, a specialised Mandarin language school based in London. We cater to families who want their children to learn Mandarin, but lack the time, resources, or network to fully support this at home.
I was born in Taiwan and moved to London to study for my Masters degree. I met my husband, stayed and started a family, while working as a Chinese teacher in London Primary Schools.​When our children were young we split our time between Taipei and London, but as they grew up I worried they would lose their appreciation of the language and culture of my birth country. ​This led me to TCC and from early beginnings running a single class, we have steadily expanded and now teach across West and South-West London from Kingston to Kensington!
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Although we have a fabulous team of teachers I remain active as a teacher for TCC and am an accredited Teacher of Chinese as a Second Language (TCSOL).
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If you're interested in giving your child the gift of bilingualism, we'd love to show you how Thames Chinese Club can help!
Our Vision
At TCC our goal is to help children learn Mandarin Chinese in a supportive and inspiring environment so they can communicate with accuracy, flair and confidence.
We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to learn this globally important language, now more than ever.
Our Values
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We believe in Serious Fun
Children learn best when inspired and having fun, but this is not the same as ‘messing about’. If we all just did whatever we liked we wouldn’t progress towards our goals.
So, while we make our lessons as fun and engaging as possible, we also expect students to take their studies seriously and to make progress through our curriculum.
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We believe in Regular Lessons and Structure
We understand parents and carers lead busy lives and it can be tempting to opt for maximum flexibility when choosing extra-curriculur activities. However, we believe students benefit from structured, regular learning.
Of course, students may need to miss the occasional lesson, but we believe a 'drop-in' model is detrimental to progess. Hence, we follow a termly model of weekly lessons.
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We believe in Growth (not Fixed) mindset
Someone with a growth mindset views intelligence, abilities, and talents as learnable and capable of improvement through effort.
Learning another language can be challenging, but we strongly believe anyone can become proficient in Mandarin Chinese through regular, repeated effort in a supportive and encouraging environment.
Meet the Team
We're super lucky to work with some of the brightest (and nicest!) teachers in London. All of our teachers are native Mandarin speakers, and are experienced in working with children.
