nǐ zǎo! Good morning! zài jiàn! Goodbye!

By Robert H. In Preschool, Daycare

For Chinese-German parents, an adventure-rich day begins and ends with these words. It follows that the Chinese culture is in the foreground of our Chinese-German facility in Schwabing. The children at Infanterix learn the worth of tolerance, curiosity and friendship. The focal point of our pedagogical approach is the language: each teacher speaking their native language, their unique skills aligned with the needs of individual children, and with utmost importance placed on the practical elements of language use.

Chinese – German together

The relaxed and easy-going interaction between the German and Chinese children is a matter of course, and self-evident. This approach ensures that our little language learners in the Chinese-German Kinderkrippe and Kindergarten at Infanterix practice their multi-lingual skills every day, and consequently maintain a strong connection with their respective homelands and cultures. Besides the development of their individual personalities, there are being expertly prepared for their later lives as part of our multi-cultural world.

Why learn Chinese?

This is a unique opportunity for German children to learn Chinese in an informal and intuitive fashion. The children play, do arts and crafts and prepare for mealtimes through instructions given by our Chinese-speaking educators. Therefore, the Chinese language flows easily from the children. Through daily use, the Chinese vocabulary is consolidated and extended. The values, traditions and ideas of the Chinese-speaking lands are handed down.

Bi-lingual learning with Infanterix proves invaluable

The fixed reference point of each individual German or Chinese speaking educator gives the children security and self-confidence. This allows them to easily communicate in the appropriate language, and not mix their languages together. In their daily lives at our Chinese-German Kinderkrippe and Kindergarten, they consolidate their skills and improve their competence towards reaching a native-speaker level skill in both languages. They benefit further from their inter-cultural experiences in the Chinese-German groups through speaking, playing and generally experiencing another language.