Oregon Hope Chinese School,

4010 Northwest Kaiser Road, Portland, OR 97229

"Our boys have been going here for years and also taking advantage of the afterschool, piano lessons, saturday Chinese classes, and kungfu! Wonderful community with very caring and top notch teachers! So glad we found this gem and how much our kids are growing, having fun, and learning in so many ways. OHCS is a great place for children who don't speak Chinese at home to learn the language and culture."

"My daughter enrolled at the Oregon Hope Chinese School last fall. As a young kid, she was facing a lot challenges when she first started preschool due to lack of social exposure in the pandemic. Ms. Kong is not only loving and patient, she is a true educator who really understands children and takes the right method to motivate them. Ms. Kong creates an atmosphere that children feel safe and happy. My daughter made tremendous progress in her social and emotional development at OHCS. She loves the school and her teachers so much."

"Our family has been enrolled at Oregon Hope Chinese school since 2017. Min and her small, play-based, mix-aged preschool have been a great fit for both of my kids. This home-based preschool is located next to a public playground and green space that the kids frequently visit and explore with their teachers when the weather is nice. The school itself also has a large fenced outdoor space with covered areas for the kids to play. Each month there is a new theme/subject that the students learn about and discuss during their daily morning circle time. They have weekly arts and craft projects they bring home. The kids get structured learning time, but also a lot of opportunities for free play. Min used to arrange for school performances at Asian Festivals and during the holidays, but that hasn’t happened this past year due to Covid. The older students have daily Mandarin (reading and writing) lessons when the younger kids, who still need naps, do so. The mixed age set up at the school encourages learning and respect amongst the students. My kids love all of their teachers at the school, including their online Saturday Mandarin school teacher, whom they have yet to meet in person because of covid restrictions. The teachers at this school are all experienced and they care for their students. They invest time and energy to each individual child to help them overcome their own set of challenges. This school has helped my kids learn a second language, while building confidence and allowing them to grow academically and socially. We are happy to have found OHCS."

"My daughter has been attending Oregon Hope Chinese Saturday School since we moved here a few years ago. She started in Level 1 and is currently in Level 3. The classes are held in our neighborhood public school. The location is very convenient and the facility is great. I'm very happy we found this school when we moved here. It provided a great opportunity for my daughter to learn Chinese reading, writing, and more importantly, to keep connected with her cultural heritage. The curriculum is well designed for America-born Chinese children. Teachers are very passionate and responsible because most of them also enrolled their children in the school. Besides Chinese, the Saturday school also offers Chinese painting, martial arts, and dance. I have been enjoying the adult dance classes very much and we have been invited to perform in Lansu Garden and the convention center in celebration of Chinese New Year and Mid-Autumn festivals every year."

"My daughter has been in this school since she is 3 years old, and she did a full-time Kindergarten program here. She is currently in 1st grade now, and still goes here for after-school program and summer camp. My daughter is a happy trilingual child (We speak Japanese at home). I'm often asked how come I don't speak any Chinese when kids are speaking in fluent Chinese! Instructors combine music, movements and language learning together. Kids sing in Chinese and English as they dance with music. It is really fun and and effective. Children always get a lot of compliments when they perform in the public culture events. The school is located next to a nature park. My children also enjoy summer camp program here each year as there are a lot of outdoor activities to engage children in hand-on experiments. I love the mixed age group. Older children help younger ones and younger children learn from big brothers and sisters. It is a nice and supportive environment for everyone. Great school!"