When the US President Donald Trump showed the video of his granddaughter Arabella singing and reciting poems in Mandarin to President Xi during Trump ’ s visit to China on November 8 th , 2017, it makes the US families see the importance of teaching Mandarin to kids. “ We were so excited to see Arabella on social media. It was a surprise for everyone, and it ’ s such a wonderful compliment to their parents, ” said Patrizia Saaraceni Corman, founder and president of Carousel of Languages. She said, “ The school has seen a major increase in American families having their children learn Mandarin, and now there are more than 100 children at the school. ” “ It ’ s a huge investment in their children ’ s future, not only because of China ’ s emerging market, but Mandarin is an attractive language --- children love to learn Mandarin because it ’ s such a tonal( 音调的 ) language, and it is the language with the most native speakers in the world, ” Corman said. She said the families learning Mandarin at the school are from all over the world, and they are there for different reasons. There are families where ______, who want their children to keep their culture heritage, and there are Ameican families who are attracted by their interest in China and its culture. “ Ameicans have completely changed their opinion about learning Mandarin, and we have seen a huge shift with our American families having their children start learning Mandarin as young as two years old. ” said Corman.