■ Learn Chinese with Homestay

The best way to learn a language is to have constant contact with it in a completely immersive environment. Lotus's programs afford students a unique opportunity to live with a Chinese family while they study Mandarin. We designed our Learn Chinese with a Homestay programs for those looking for deeper connections to local Chinese culture, that for instance, you wouldn't find in a sterile hotel or international dormitory. In addition to the homestay our programs include cultural excursions, extracurriculars, and charity activities. These extras that not only enhance students' understanding of Mandarin, but also serve to educate them about the profound traditions and current realities of China. Lotus steps outside the classroom and the dormitory to give students a well rounded more complete picture of China and its standard language. Lotus guarantees you will return from China with not only increased language proficiency but a more intimate comprehension of China and its people. Check out our Chinese Immersion Programs today!

■ Students' Stories/Feedback

Lotus is an excellent program for anyone who would like to learn Chinese - the correct way. While classes provide students with the necessary grammar background, family life gives homestay participants constant listening and oral practice that any native speaker receives when learning a language. This combination intensifies your language study giving you an unbelievable advantage over the rest of the class.                -- Katherine Michonski, from the University of Chicago >>more

■ Host Families Staying with a local host family is the best way to learn the Chinese language and culture. Our host families are carefully interviewed and selected over years. We have large a database of families throughout Beijing and also in other cities in China. >>more

■ College Programs Our language immersion programs force university students to directly apply the lessons they learn during the day while they live with their homestay. Study at Beijing Language and Culture University, Beijing Normal University, or the university of your choice. >>more

■ High School Program Lotus chooses homestays that house a resident teenager for all our high school programs. In addition to academics, these programs feature a variety of activities including extracurriculars, volunteer events, and weekend excursions. >>more

■ Summer Study&Travel Want to combine your need to study with your desire to travel? Lotus created a program in which students study and live with a host family for their first month in Beijing and then spend the last one or two weeks traveling. >>more

■ One-On-One Tutoring Our tutors will customize an individual study plan based on your language level and desired field of study. Flexible schedules, professional service and personal attention are key benefits of this program. >>more

■ Business Chinese Learning Mandarin is crucial today and it will be even more crucial tomorrow. Even basic Chinese can help seal lasting partnerships with Chinese affiliates. Let Lotus guide you through the language learning process by immersing you in a Mandarin environment complete with a homestay family, professional tutors and teachers. >>more

■ Cultural Activities Lotus organizes a number of cultural activities, including cultural excursions and volunteering activities, for students to learn about the Chinese culture, communicate with Chinese people, get to know each other, as well as have a chance to do volunteering work in China. >>more

■ Volunteer in China As a non-profit organization, Lotus sponsors and organizes a number of volunteer activities. These activities can help our international students to understand a different culture and way of life, and have an opportunity to do volunteer work in China. >>more

■ Schedule & Fees Our program fee includes: tuition, homestay, course materials, excursions, assistance and supervision, airport pickup and drop off; welcome package and orientation, etc. >>more