Mandarin for children, step by step with Taiwan
The Prague Taiwan School teaches children from Taiwanese families in the Czech Republic Bopomofo (zhuyin) and reading and writing traditional characters. Children from other families can join too. We use the same textbooks as primary schools in Taiwan, so the children keep pace with their peers in Taiwan.
In year 1 we start with Bopomofo (zhuyin) or Pinyin and continue year by year. The teachers are from Taiwan. Classes are in person at Sněmovní 174/7, Prague 1, or online via Zoom. The school has run since 2019 and is the first Mandarin school in the Czech Republic.
Timetable / autumn 2026
| Class | Format | When | Lessons and fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 / Pinyin | in person | Thursday 16:45–17:45 | 60 min / open-ended / 1,000 CZK for 3 lessons |
| Year 1 / Bopomofo | in person | Friday 16:30–18:00 | 2 × 45 min / 30 lessons / 7,500 CZK |
| Year 1 | online | Monday and Wednesday 17:00–18:00 | 60 min / 30 lessons / 9,150 CZK |
| Year 4 | online | Monday and Wednesday 18:15–19:15 | 60 min / 30 lessons / 9,150 CZK |
| Year 5 | online | Monday and Thursday 18:00–19:15 | 75 min / 30 lessons / 10,200 CZK |
The semester runs from September 2026 to January 2027:
- year 1 Bopomofo from 18 September 2026 to 15 January 2027
- years 1 and 4 online from 14 September 2026 to 18 January 2027
- year 5 from 7 September 2026 to 14 January 2027
The year 1 Pinyin class is for children whose parents are not Taiwanese. On a public holiday its lesson moves to the following Thursday; dates can be changed by agreement between the teacher and the parents. A registration fee of 1,000 CZK is paid on top of tuition. In Prague you collect the textbooks from us at Sněmovní 174/7; we post them free within the Czech Republic and for 600 CZK / 25 € abroad. Tuition is paid by bank transfer to account 2401658929/2010; registration is valid only once paid. We send an invoice on request.
Textbooks and homework
We use the Hanlin textbooks and workbooks for Taiwanese primary schools, paid for by the Overseas Community Affairs Council (OCAC). The year 1 Pinyin class works with the teacher’s own materials. In class we add a reading quiz and character games. Homework and how long it takes:
- New characters, model sheet
- 30 min
- New characters, workbook
- 30 min
- Copying phrases, twice
- 30 min
- Practice test
- 40 min
- Reading comprehension
- 20 min
Teachers
MTTeacher at the Prague Taiwan School, with 20+ years of overseas Mandarin school experience. She specializes in pronunciation and character teaching for younger students and regularly joins professional training programs to enhance her teaching. She is patient with young learners and knows how to make Mandarin engaging for children.
SWith years of experience teaching young learners Mandarin, she understands what children need. She shares stories about life in Taiwan, helping kids overseas feel like they’re in a Taiwanese classroom. Lessons are lively, interest-based, and encourage participation, helping children steadily build Mandarin skills and confidence.
School registration
Festivals and games with the children
With the children we celebrate Lunar New Year, the Dragon Boat Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival. They make lanterns, stand eggs on end, design dragon boats for a contest, recite poems and sing. We run five festival workshops a year.
Storytelling for children online
The association’s library has more than 600 books in Mandarin, over 300 of them for children. In September 2025 we read stories, “給小朋友說故事”, to children free of charge online via Google Meet; children who do not attend the school could join from anywhere in the world. We announce further dates under Events.
STEM Summer Camp 2025
A week-long camp run with National Pingtung University (NPTU) for children from year 3 (ages 7–12): designing insulated houses, building wind turbines and water filters, calligraphy, diabolo and jianzi. The programme was mostly in Mandarin, with English as support.
30 June – 4 July 2025, 9:00–16:00
Sněmovní 174/7, Prague 1
4,500 CZK including meals
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