Language Garden, LLC

Language garden is a great preschool for teaching Chinese and English with a clean, organized, friendly, invited environment and atmosphere. School creates a fun and comfortable space for kids to learn, play, and do their projects (crafts, toys, art creations, and Montessori learning tools… etc.). My daughter enjoys drawing and doing hands on projects, and loves to show to us for what she did in class. She learns a lot, not only Chinese and English, but also good behaviors (caring, sharing, listening, polite… etc.) and attitudes from daily activities.
Caroline is an experienced teacher, really caring and paying attention on kids; she will talk to parents about kid’s performance or behaviors in class, and give suggestions on what to improve or what things or behaviors need parents to pay more attention to when they pick up their kids after school. Kids love her and enjoy going to class; parents trust her and several students follow her to this school from previous other schools.
Teacher or staff takes a lots photo of kids’ activities daily and shares to parents; so we know what kids is doing during the class time, and also it’s really good for us to keep our kids’ pictures when they grow up. School often has holiday activities not only for kids to learn the holiday tradition but also for parents to join the class and watching kids perform dancing and singing. Such as Chinese New Year, Halloween, Thanksgiving… etc., are always fun to celebrate with kids together. Sometimes, school will invite guest speakers (reptile man, dentist… etc.) to teach kids new knowledge. There is also parents’ night for open discussion with school staff and other parents to know new information, improvement, or suggestions.
I am highly recommended for kids to learn at Language Garden in their early age. With great environment, kind and patient teachers/​staff, happy and positive atmosphere, I believe my daughter can learn a lot from Language Garden.

I feel so lucky to have found such a wonderful preschool with such a nurturing environment. This school is taught in both English and Mandarin Chinese, which is exactly what my family was looking for. We do not speak Chinese at home, and we are so pleasantly surprised when our kids try to communicate with us in Chinese. My older daughter started at this school when it first opened in December 2013, and always looked forward to going to school. She’s moved on to kindergarten in public school now, and at least once every couple of weeks she tells me she wishes she can go back to Language Garden!
I feel that her time at this preschool has prepared her well for the transition to kindergarten. The academic material (reading, writing, math, science, etc) she had learned is not too far off from what she is learning now. Everyday, she came home with artwork and worksheets. I feel there’s a good balance of all areas of learning. But most importantly, she learned how to act appropriately and respectfully to the teachers and her classmates. This is something I had been trying to teach her for a long time, and the teachers at Language Garden helped bring home that message in ways that I was unable to. Thank you so much for that!!!
Ms. Caroline is so kind and patient, and makes all the kids feel so loved and welcome. My younger daughter now goes to Language Garden. When she first started a few months ago, she was having some separation anxiety at drop off in the morning. Ms. Caroline or Ms. Chih-​Ying would come over comfort her, so that I can leave without my child clinging to my legs. I felt confident that she is in good hands, and I know she got special attention during this period of transition (as do all new kids who join the school). They are just so nurturing and so good at calming kids down, and showing them how much fun school can be.
It is the same way in the English classroom. Ms. Henderson is very calm and patient when my child acts up. My daughter just loves her and talks about her all the time. I like how she tells me candid stories about the funny things my daughter does, and sometimes will show me the different work that she is learning that week. I have so much respect for all the teachers here.
The day to day school operations are very organized. There is a schedule that they follow, and developing that routine is important for young children. Transitioning from one activity to next is so much smoother when they know what to expect. That’s not to say there isn’t any flexibility in the schedule. Sometimes I see special fun projects, like cookie decorating, or they may have a guest speaker (eg. reptile man and his reptiles). Or they may celebrate a child’s birthday. And they can ease right back into the schedule after all the fun, without any hiccups.
I love how they invite parents to celebrate special holidays. The children put on a little performance that puts a smile on all our faces. What a great way to show the parents what they are learning in school! It’s so nice to have to have the opportunity to meet the other kids in the class, as well as their parents at these school parties.
My kids have developed great friendships in this school (as have I with some of the other moms!). I believe it’s due to the positive influence from the teachers. It gives the whole atmosphere a happy vibe. I am so impressed with all they have established in the year that we have been here! They are truly amazing!!!