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Midwest Chinese Academy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in the Iowa City area, led by a team of Chinese language professors.

Our mission is to deliver premium Chinese cultural education to foster connection and bilingualism for all backgrounds.

10/13/2026

🍁 MCA Fall Midterm Check-In!🍁

We're halfway through our fall classes!

💬 How's your Chinese learning going? Any feedback, questions, or requests?

📚 Interested in joining or continuing this winter? Classes begin January 10!

10/12/2026

🐼 Invite our Chinese Mobile Library!🐼

Bring our Chinese Mobile Library to your community event! 🎪 MCA brings and hosts this pop-up experience, featuring authentic picture books from China 🇨🇳📚 (many with English translation) and opportunities to explore Chinese stories and culture. 🌏✨

Interested in inviting us? Contact us: midwestchinese.org/contact

10/11/2026

🇨🇳 Ready to Learn Chinese? 3 Programs, 3 Ways to Learn! 🇨🇳

🗣️ Culturally authentic conversations across ALL programs!

👥 SPEAK! GROUP TRACK: Steady progression with peers

👤 SPEAK! PRIVATE TRACK: Personalized learning at your own pace

🎒 AFTER SCHOOL: Cultural enrichment & conveniently offered at school

✨ Mix & match! Programs can be combined for a more complete Chinese learning experience. All enrolled students enjoy community performances and field trips!

More: midwestchineseacademy.org

10/10/2026

🗣️ Train your ears. Find your Chinese voice!

“Please listen to me.”
“Now, repeat after me!”

✨At Willowwind, we learn Chinese by listening AND speaking. ✨

10/09/2026

✨ Chinese learning, ready to go!✨

Chinese Out of the Box is a complete beginner Chinese curriculum for children ages 5–10 with no prior Mandarin experience. 🇨🇳

🗣️ Practical conversations
🎯 Interactive learning
🃏 Flash cards + digital materials
👩‍🏫 Teacher support

🏫 One box can serve your whole school or program: digital learning materials and permitted copies can be shared with registered learners and families at no additional cost.

MCA is the exclusive U.S. distributor of Chinese Out of the Box.

Interested in ordering? Contact us: midwestchinese.org/contact

10/08/2026

🌟 What can you DO in Chinese?🌟

SPEAK! Program highlights this week:

🧒 Meet a new classmate and learn their name/age
🥤 Offer and get a beverage at a birthday party
💬 Catch up with an old friend after a long time apart
☕ Chitchat with a colleague in the hallway

🌟Let's Do Things in Chinese!🌟

10/07/2026

💛 Help us learn what YOU want from Chinese learning!

For you or your child, we’d love to hear from you.

👉 Take our 3-question survey:

10/06/2026

✨ Bring Chinese culture to your community!✨

🤝 Partner with us to co-host engaging cultural experiences for people of all ages across Johnson County and beyond.

📖 From our Story & Taste programs to 🎉 festival activities and community events, we bring authentic Chinese traditions to life through stories, 🎨 hands-on experiences, and 💬 interactive learning.

Interested in hosting a program? Contact us: midwestchinese.org/contact

10/05/2026

We’re grateful to receive a Johnson County Quality of Life Grant! ❤️

This support helps us bring more engaging Chinese cultural programs to public libraries and community events across Johnson County.

Moments like this remind me why I founded Midwest Chinese Academy, and why I keep learning and building to make this work possible and accessible to more people.

“Thank you” feels too small for the encouragement behind this support, but it carries our deep appreciation. Thank you, Johnson County, for believing in this work.

10/04/2026

💬 We’re grateful for this thoughtful reflection from an adult private Chinese learner who has been learning with us for almost a year!

Learning Chinese is more than words and grammar. It’s conversation and culture. ❤️

Thank you for sharing your learning journey with us!

Address

520 W Cherry Street
Iowa City, IA
52317

Website

http://www.midwestchinese.org/

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