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When you decide to learn Chinese in China, you may be curious what’s included in tuition. At Keats School in Kunming, China, the tuition doesn’t just include classes, it includes a lot more to be excited about.
In this blog post, we’ll break down everything you get when you sign up for our intensive one-on-one Chinese classes.

Our most popular course option at Keats School is our intensive one-on-one. Not only is it the most popular, but it’s also the best way to learn Mandarin and the easiest way to learn the Chinese language. Keats has been offering this study abroad program in China since we were founded in 2004.
The tuition for the one-on-one class depends on the program duration you choose and how many hours of studying you’d like to do.
Classes run from 1 week long to 52 weeks, and you can choose to study Mandarin in China for 4 or 6 hours a day.
Most of our students who apply for the intensive one-on-one class learn Mandarin in China for 4 to 12 weeks and study for 4 hours a day.
In addition to learning Mandarin in China course with a private instructor, you receive a lot more when studying at Keats Chinese.
First, you can pick a package you’d like to include in your lessons. Each intensive one-on-one program includes lessons and three meals a day.
But, you can also pick different classes to attend:
With the addition of extra classes, the tuition will increase slightly.
When you study Mandarin in China at a university, you only get the classes. But at Keats School we want your money to go further, that’s why we offer several free services for our students.
Our free services include:
Keats believes that you should experience more than a classroom where you learn Mandarin while studying in China. Keats School is your second home, and we want you to feel that.
Offering private bedrooms, free laundry, and the ability to connect to the internet allows you to feel comfortable while away from friends and family.
We know that healthy exercise and food are important while studying Chinese in China.
When you sign up for our intensive one-on-one class, you will access our state-of-the-art fitness center. This center is available any hour of the day to get your sweat on.
Studies show that the use of exercise increases the function of the memory sections of the brain. Regular exercise changes the brain to improve memory and thinking skills. This is a huge reason to check out the Keats Fitness Centre while learning Chinese.
In addition to exercise, eating healthy foods is just as important. Like we mentioned above, we offer three meals a day for Keats Students from Monday to Friday. Keats Cafeteria uses healthy vegetables that are directly bought from farmers. We never use frozen meat. Instead, all meat is fresh.
The huge difference between Keats’ cafeteria and other restaurants is all the ingredients we use to cook are good for your health.
We provide fresh vegetables, fruits, fried eggs, cakes, fried rice, meat, yogurt, milk, coffee, cereal, and Yunnan rice noodles for breakfast.
For lunch, we provide about 10 delicious Chinese dishes with dumplings and rice.
For dinner, we provide about 10 delicious Chinese dishes with fruits and rice.
At Keats School, you will be more than a student. You will become part of the international Keats family with family members across the whole globe.
More than 40% of our students return for more Mandarin lessons, and we know it’s because of our quality teaching and students getting more for their money.
If you’re ready to apply for the intensive one-on-one lessons at Keats, apply directly online. If you have any more questions, contact us today. We would be happy to explain in further detail the benefits of Keats and intensive one-on-one courses.
About studying Chinese here, I think the living condition is very convenient because the dorm is very close to the classroom. Our teachers really enjoy teaching Chinese. They are also very passionate. Compared with other cities in China, Kunming has really good weather.
I decided to learn Chinese in Kunming because I like smaller cities and I like the climate here. We had four hours a day study here and my dear teacher taught me very much and never lost her patience with me. It was a really wonderful experience to be here and I recommend Keats school and the teachers here to everyone who likes to learn Chinese in China.
My name is Sarah Fish. I am 81. I knew very little Chinese when I arrived. How was I going to survive 2 weeks of intensive Chinese course? I have to laugh when I think of that now. What a positive experience this has been! I really wish we could be here a little longer. The teachers are extremely encouraging, evaluating first how much someone knows, and then starting from there.
The place is very cool. I am with a great group of people in my class, so coming to classes is very enjoyable. It is fun, we have a lot of discussions, games, activities. Our teachers are also very good, very supportive. Learning Chinese is intimidating at the start because you have so many questions. But I would advise coming to Keats because the atmosphere for learning is great. It is very relaxing. I would recommend the school.
I come to Kunming because I think the environment in Kunming is better and I heard that Keats School is better. I like the small group Chinese class because my classmates study hard and our teachers are very good. I like the teaching method of Keats because I like the activities at Keats. I think Yunnan is a particularly beautiful Chinese province.
The visa application was really straightforward, because Keats School helps us a lot with that. Keats has a big emphasis on conversational practice, so we learn a lot of vocabulary and daily life plans which is very convenient for us to go around town and speak with Chinese people which is the whole point of learning Chinese in China.
One thing I really liked was that I was able to work with my teacher to make an individual plan of study. Another really nice thing is that you live at the school, you feel completely safe. You always have a group of people who are willing to do things with you on the weekends or in the evenings. They are serving you all the 3 meals a day, the food was excellent.
The teachers at Keats know how to read the students and how to help students learn Chinese language easily. They know the level of the students. I am a slow learner, but they managed to adapt to my learning. They made the class very fun, very exciting. I am pleased that not only I got to learn the culture and the language, but I also got to make amazing friends, really unbelievable, Chinese friends and European friends, American friends, from all over the world.