Mandarin Tree

Mandarin Tree

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For the past 400+ days, we’ve been traveling the world with Atlas on his preschool gap year, knowing full well that structured learning would be a challenge. We snapped countless photos of our friends’ kids’ workbooks, hoping to keep up, but between constantly being on the move and, well, not being especially qualified to teach proper lessons ourselves, it was never quite enough.

Then, out of nowhere, @mandarintree.nl Karen Lao Shi—a Singaporean MOE teacher now based in the Netherlands—reached out to us. She offered free Chinese classes for Atlas, purely out of her passion for helping children learn. We were touched, but also skeptical. Online classes? With Atlas? No way he’d sit still.

And… he didn’t.

The class turned into a full-blown party—singing, dancing, storytelling, experiments. It was chaotic, but Atlas kept asking for more. Karen somehow managed to keep him engaged, making learning so fun that he didn’t even realize he was in a “class.”

But the most incredible thing? Karen remembers everything. Every small detail about her students—what they like, where they’ve been, what they’ve been up to. Despite being separated by a screen, she created a connection so personal that it felt like she was right there with each and every of her students.

Through her, Atlas didn’t just learn Chinese—he gained an appreciation for key festivals, cultures, and traditions. I had never met such a high-energy teacher, let alone an online one.

We’ve always believed that children learn best through play, and Karen showed us just how true that is. When learning is fun, they don’t just learn—they crave more. And for that, we’ll always be grateful.

Karen 老师，五星好评❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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10/04/2025

Thanks for taking me travelling around the world!❤️

For the past 400+ days, we’ve been traveling the world with Atlas on his preschool gap year, knowing full well that structured learning would be a challenge. We snapped countless photos of our friends’ kids’ workbooks, hoping to keep up, but between constantly being on the move and, well, not being especially qualified to teach proper lessons ourselves, it was never quite enough. Then, out of nowhere, @mandarintree.nl Karen Lao Shi—a Singaporean MOE teacher now based in the Netherlands—reached out to us. She offered free Chinese classes for Atlas, purely out of her passion for helping children learn. We were touched, but also skeptical. Online classes? With Atlas? No way he’d sit still. And… he didn’t. The class turned into a full-blown party—singing, dancing, storytelling, experiments. It was chaotic, but Atlas kept asking for more. Karen somehow managed to keep him engaged, making learning so fun that he didn’t even realize he was in a “class.” But the most incredible thing? Karen remembers everything. Every small detail about her students—what they like, where they’ve been, what they’ve been up to. Despite being separated by a screen, she created a connection so personal that it felt like she was right there with each and every of her students. Through her, Atlas didn’t just learn Chinese—he gained an appreciation for key festivals, cultures, and traditions. I had never met such a high-energy teacher, let alone an online one. We’ve always believed that children learn best through play, and Karen showed us just how true that is. When learning is fun, they don’t just learn—they crave more. And for that, we’ll always be grateful. Karen 老师，五星好评❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ What do you think?

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