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Alex started Chinese with WuKong in 2021. Five years on, his Chinese has grown steadily — we can see him thinking in Chinese, not just speaking it. His Chinese teacher suggested he try a math competition class. We figured, why not? Competition math isn't like school math; it tests how you think, how you break down problems. Alex took to it immediately — no pushing needed. He followed the prep schedule, kept practicing, and something clicked: his approach smoothed out, and his accuracy shot up. He got a perfect score in his very first Math Kangaroo. And he wants to keep going. So we're behind him. — from Alex's parents

After the pandemic, our family settled in Seoul, and Zhenzhen suddenly had no Chinese environment. On every video call with her grandparents, I had to translate for her. It really hurt to see the sad looks on their faces. At first, I taught her myself with picture books and pinyin, but it just didn't work. Then we tried a WuKong trial class. To my surprise, Zhenzhen sat through the whole class and had so much fun interacting with the teacher. It's been almost a year now, two classes a week, and she never says no to class. Her progress has been amazing — she couldn't read simple characters before, but now she reads short sentences all by herself, and her pronunciation is getting better too. This Chinese New Year, her grandparents came to Korea, and she could finally chat with them in Chinese, no translator needed! Next, we're planning to have her take the HSK to keep building a strong foundation. — from Zhenzhen's mom