Trying to think of creative name for beginner Chinese class
If you are travelling ONLY in China (or mainly in China), you can name your class "中国行" (Tranvel in China).


  Or is there a better way/more concise way to translate "The beginning/foundations to learning about Chinese language and culture"?


For a beginning as a Chinese's thinking, I think you need to give such a name as "中国行", because it's of too deep meaning and many students will think you have a lot of things to talk about. To be very honest, I think you can translate it as "初识中国","认识中国"or"汉语语言文化基础"