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[quote=Anonymous]Like you, I am a Mandarin speaker (though I'm second generation, so I have an American accent), and DH is not.

We have been sending DD (3 y.o.) for a few months to the Kids Only class.  She loves it.  I mean, seriously loves the class.  She runs out each time, eager to show what creative project they've done and to show off her new vocabulary.

It does NOT give her fluency.  Once a week classes never will.

It does:
- give her another outlet to speak Mandarin, since I'm lax in speaking to her in Mandarin all the time
- make her excited about learning Mandarin
- make her more curious about the language.  One of her most common questions now is "How do you say ____ in Chinese, Mommy?"  And, she always wants to do Chinese flash cards or "read" a Chinese book on the iPad.

Your choices in this area for full immersion are limited.  MoCo has better options, but unless you commit to speaking to your kid full-time in Mandarin and/or hire a Mandarin-speaking nanny, you're probably facing having a kid speaking Mandarin with an American accent.

I'll also point out that YMMV on your kid's interest, aptitude, patience, etc.  Just because you have certain language goals for your kid, doesn't mean that s/he will have them too.  It's a dangerous road to go down to "set goals" for your kid too early and then try to force them into it.[/quote]

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