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BILINGUAL PRESCHOOL · MADISON, WI · AGES 2½–5
A real head start —
music, math, and Mandarin.
At Einstein School, children learn in English and Mandarin every day, sing together, study violin and piano, and build the reading, writing, and math foundations that make kindergarten feel easy.
1:8teacher ratio, youngest class
60+ minof Mandarin, every day
Violin & pianoincluded in preschool tuition
7:30–6:00Monday–Friday, year-round
语言 TWO LANGUAGES
The only preschool in Madison where children grow up in English and Mandarin.
Young children don't study a second language — they absorb it. Our classrooms move between English and Mandarin all day, in songs, stories, counting, and conversation, so both languages become simply how the world works. Children arrive at kindergarten reading and writing in English, with Mandarin foundations most students don't get a chance to build until high school.
What your child learns here
语言
Language & Literacy
English reading and writing fundamentals, plus daily Mandarin — vocabulary, characters, songs, and conversation woven through the whole day.
数学Math Foundations
Numbers, patterns, sorting, and early problem-solving, taught hands-on and treated as seriously as story time.
音乐Music
Singing every day, plus violin and piano — real instruction, included in preschool tuition, on instruments the school provides.
艺术Arts & Movement
Dance, painting, weekly art projects, and group hikes through the nearby woods — plus two-plus hours outdoors every day, weather permitting.
Little hands, real instruments.
Music at Einstein isn't background noise. Children sing together every day — folk songs, playful songs, some in Mandarin. And when a child's hands and coordination are ready, built up through all that writing, drawing, and play, they begin violin and piano: real instruction, on instruments the school provides, included in preschool tuition. The concentration, listening, and fine motor control they build show up everywhere else — in handwriting, in math, in how they carry themselves. That readiness-first approach is how our director has taught music to young children for more than thirty years.
A full day, well spent
- 7:30 amDoors open · breakfast, cooked on-site, until 9:00
- MorningLanguage, math, and literacy blocks in English and Mandarin, including at least an hour of group Mandarin
- 11:00 amOutside: sandpit, ride-on track, and play structures (weather permitting)
- 12:00 pmLunch together, cooked on-site — sometimes eaten outdoors
- AfternoonMusic, art, and quiet time
- 3:00 pmBack outside for another hour or two, then free play until pickup
- Until 6:00 pmPickup at your schedule
Half-day families choose mornings (7:30 am–1:00 pm, through lunch) or afternoons (1:00–6:00 pm).
What's happening at school
Jul 10, 2026
Site is live! Welcome to the new and improved EinsteinSchool Website Refresh!
Come see the school in two languages.
The fastest way to know if Einstein is right for your family is to see it in person. Request a visit and we'll find a time.