Bobo, the Boba Chinese mascot — a friendly purple character welcoming schools to the program
For Schools & Afterschool Programs

Chinese that sticks — in class and at home.

The Chinese program your students actually want to play — and their English-speaking parents can finally support.

Teacher portal, classroom app, and a take-home app families use after school. One curriculum, one progress report, zero extra drill.

Book a 15-min call

No sales pitch. We answer your questions, show the product, and leave you alone if it's not a fit.

The Challenge

Three Problems Teachers Face Every Day

Parents Can't Help at Home
In most heritage families, parents don't speak Chinese. When kids bring home characters to practice, parents can't read, pronounce, or check the work — leaving students without support where it matters most.
Limited Class Time, Many Levels
In a classroom of 20+ students at different proficiency levels, teachers can't be everywhere. Students who get stuck on a character either wait or move on without understanding.
No Engaging Practice Tools
Flashcards and paper worksheets only go so far. Kids need interactive, game-based repetition to truly internalize characters — but most edtech tools don't align with your curriculum.
The Solution

Three Products, One Ecosystem

Teacher Creates Games
Teacher Portal
Kids Play in Class
Classroom App
Kids Practice at Home
Take-Home App
Reports to Teacher
Informs next lesson

The teacher creates targeted games based on what students need to practice. Students play in class and at home. Progress data flows back to the teacher — informing what to assign next. The loop never stops.

What You Get

Three Products Built to Work Together

For Teachers
Teacher Portal
Your command center at bbchinese.com
  • Create games from 19+ game types using your own vocabulary
  • Assign directly to the Classroom App
  • Generate printable worksheets aligned to your curriculum
  • Class-wide progress reports — accuracy, completion, who played what
For Students
Classroom App
A Progressive Web App on any device
  • Works on Chromebooks, iPads, any browser — no install
  • Tap-to-Read — tap any character for instant pronunciation
  • Only assigned games — zero confusion for students
  • Every action tracked for reports
For Families
Family App
Same games, at home — families subscribe separately
  • Same games and vocabulary as the classroom — seamless home practice
  • Parent dashboard — see exactly what your child is learning
  • Works even when parents don't speak Chinese
  • Tap-to-Read so kids never get stuck — no parent required

How pricing works: Schools pay for the Teacher Portal and Classroom App (classroom use). Families subscribe to the Family App separately for home practice — not bundled with the school license.

Pilot Result

From One Classroom

1/65/6

students passed the quiz — after a single game session, zero writing drills

One Mandarin teacher, one afterschool session — early but representative of how the games shift retention. We're running larger pilots this term.

I used it during my afterschool class with the students. Previously, 1 out of 6 students would get all characters correct when I gave them a quiz after making them write each character 6–8 times.

One day I didn't make them write — I just asked the students to come in pairs and play the Say the Beat game by my computer. Then I gave a quiz. 5 out of 6 students got all of the characters correct.

Each student only had a few minutes of game time — yet it's not only effective, the kids had so much fun that the whole class was filled with laughter.

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Emily
Mandarin Teacher, College Park Elementary, Maryland

Let's talk about your school.

Every school is different. 15 minutes, no sales pitch — we answer your questions, show the product, and build a plan around your curriculum, student count, and budget. Title I / Title III / PTA funding friendly.

Starts at $10/student/year for the Teacher Portal + Classroom App. Volume discounts at 100+ students.

Questions? Email hello@bbchinese.com

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