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Mommy and Me - Registration now open!!!

Our Fall Mommy and Me Classes begin Friday, September 19, 2008. Parents and children ages 1-3 learn Mandarin together while being guided to do different activities connected by a story theme. Registration form available for download. Read More...



Open Houses in Summit - Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 10am and 7pm (10am Room 204/205)
Listen to an overview of our program, meet the staff and view the classrooms. RSVP requested to admin@bilingualbuds.com.

After school Program - New Class Added!!

Registration is now open for New Level One class added to the Tuesday and Thursday schedule. Read More...

Current After school students
We have purchased a school license of the online version of “My First Chinese Reader” textbooks available to all who have purchased the hardcopy textbooks. Check the parent newsletter for updated username and password.

General News

Read As China booms, so does Mandarin in U.S. schools in USA Today - Nov 19, 2007 here.

Read how the Kinsales, found in Bilingual Buds a preschool environment that offers racial diversity along with the benefit of learning Mandarin Chinese. New York Times – October 7, 2007. See More

Our Mission
Bilingual Buds is a unique Mandarin Chinese immersion school for children ages 1-10. We provide children with an opportunity to develop proficiency in Chinese language and literacy, while developing the "whole child" in a child-centered environment. Our mission is to prepare our children to be global citizens who are intellectually curious, culturally aware and linguistically capable. The need for our children to be able to understand and communicate with other cultures will be ever greater in the years to come. We believe that helping a child become bilingual is one of the greatest gifts a parent can give.

Family Support

We strive to support the parents in their efforts to help their child become bilingual. To this end we provide newsletters, parent education sessions and recommendations of home support materials. Many of our families do not speak Chinese at home and thus, find this support invaluable.

Inside our Program   See Video

This video gives an overview of our unique program featuring Mommy & Me, preschool and after school students, as well as parent and teacher perspectives.

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Bilingual Buds was broadcast on CBS News 2 in New York City and other affiliate stations November 7, 2007. Reporter Alexis Christoforous focuses on Bilingual Buds preschool students who are learning Mandarin.

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Bilingual Buds was broadcast on CNN nationwide and internationally during late May 2007. Listen to reporter Jim Acosta and parents Victoria and John Carlson talk about their daughter Victoria’s experience at Bilingual Buds.