Case study · Vancouver, BC · K-8 immersion

Vancouver Mandarin Immersion Preschool.

A preschool with a beloved Mandarin immersion program extended into K-8 by running afternoon cohorts on Koydo. 60 students across 4 cohorts share a single curriculum spine.

Students

Cohorts

Curriculum spine reuse

100%

The expansion problem

VMIP had a 10-year-old preschool program with a waitlist. Graduating families wanted the immersion to continue but couldn't find a comparable elementary option in Vancouver. Renting space and hiring a full K-8 teaching staff was financially out of reach.

The Koydo answer

4 afternoon cohorts (K-2 Mandarin Foundations / 3-4 Stories + Songs / 5-6 Reading + Writing / 7-8 Conversation + Exam Prep) running 4 afternoons per week. Three lead tutors share the work; one curriculum spine authored by the preschool's founder serves all four cohorts at different depths.

Cohort spine reuse

The curriculum spine for the preschool already existed in tutor-head form. Codifying it into the Koydo lesson-plan library let it scale across cohorts and let new tutors onboard in days, not months. The founder's role shifted from teaching to curriculum maintenance.

What the founder said about cohort tooling

The cohort builder + roster + parent-portal combo let her run the program as a one-person operation. Pre-Koydo, the equivalent would have required a part-time admin.

Quick answer

Vancouver Mandarin Immersion Preschool. A preschool with a beloved Mandarin immersion program extended into K-8 by running afternoon cohorts on Koydo. 60 students across 4 cohorts share a single curriculum spine. Students: 60; Cohorts: 4; Curriculum spine reuse: 100%. VMIP had a 10-year-old preschool program with a waitlist. Graduating families wanted the immersion to continue but couldn't find a comparable elementary option in Vancouver. Renting space and hiring a full K-8 teaching staff was financially out of reach. 4 afternoon cohorts (K-2 Mandarin Foundations / 3-4 Stories + Songs / 5-6 Reading + Writing / 7-8 Conversation + Exam Prep) running 4 afternoons per week. Three lead tutors share the work; one curriculum spine authored by the preschool's founder serves all four cohorts at different depths.

In their words

“Twenty years ago I'd have needed to hire administrators and rent a building. Now I have 60 students learning Mandarin every week from my dining room. The model isn't replacing brick-and-mortar — it's making my expertise reach further than four walls could.”

— Wei-Ling Chen · Founder, VMIP

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