The first couple of months of your training will cover the fundamentals of Shaolin kung fu. By fundamental we mean, the most important, not the most basic aspects of kung fu. This covers stances, foot work, the first four patterns of attack and defence, chi kung and examples of the application of what you have learnt.
The classes will be hard work but we certainly don't believe that throwing people 'in a the deep end' is a good way of helping you progress.