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A stage-by-stage guide to Nili's 2027 P6 Chinese support: transition, targeted practice, oral preparation, revision and parent updates. Includes a teaching example and clear programme fee distinctions.

A parent-friendly guide to Posting Groups, G2 and G3 Chinese, Higher Chinese and the P6-to-Sec 1 transition, with a practical teaching example and details of our free 21 November workshop.

Looking for a Chinese holiday camp for the year-end break? Use this guide to compare Nili’s early-years, primary, secondary and discovery programmes by your child’s learning needs.

Move beyond repeating “他很开心” and “他很害怕”. This P4–P6 guide shows how to connect a character’s feelings to actions, dialogue and thoughts, using an original teaching example.

Could teachers follow children’s handwriting without stopping for photos? Reflections from a Beijing smart pen demonstration, with Chinese teaching examples and questions to test before classroom use.

A practical guide to helping P4–P6 children explain their answers with evidence from a passage, including an original Chinese teaching example and a short home practice routine.

Many upper-primary students struggle with Chinese composition not because they have no ideas, but because they do not know how to start, plan, or manage their time well. In this article, we share practical strategies that can help.

Reflections from the Global Smart Education Conference 2026 Most days, my work centres on the children in our Chinese lessons: explaining a word, guiding a piece of writing, or finding another way to help an idea make sense. In August 2026, I stepped outside that familiar routine and travelled to Beijing to attend the Global Smart Education Conference at Beijing Normal University in Changping. It was an opportunity to explore how technology is being used in education and refl

If your child did reasonably well in PSLE Chinese but suddenly starts struggling in Secondary 1 or 2, you are not alone. Many Singaporean parents are surprised to see their child’s confidence drop, compositions lose marks, and oral performance become less fluent — even if they had a strong foundation in primary school.

If your teen used to do well in Chinese during primary school but is now struggling in secondary school, you're not alone.

Is your child scoring well in English but struggling in Chinese? You’re not alone — this is one of the most common challenges faced by primary school students preparing for PSLE Chinese in Singapore.

In Singapore, many parents hope to raise bilingual children who can communicate confidently in both English and Chinese. But for many families, English tends to dominate at home—especially when parents themselves are more fluent in English. As a result, Chinese often becomes a “school subject” rather than a natural part of daily life.

The PSLE Chinese Oral exam accounts for 25% of your child’s overall Chinese grade — yet it’s often the most overlooked component. Many students feel nervous or “blank out” during the oral, especially if they rarely speak Chinese at home.

Preparing for PSLE Chinese can feel overwhelming — especially for families where English is the main language spoken at home. If your child thinks Chinese is “too difficult”, you’re not alone. But with the right strategy and consistent support, every child can improve — and even come to enjoy learning Chinese.