The Confucius Institute was working with Professor Wen Xiaodong from Beijing Normal University to provide our Chinese teachers professional training in a thinking skills strategy named VETEA. Professor Wen is currently a visiting scholar at University of Alberta.
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Dr. Wei Li and Mrs. Karen Patterson were invited by the Confucius Institute in New Brunswick at Fredericton to do a presentation on the Edmonton Chinese bilingual program for a group of principals and teachers, as well as the officials… [more]
The Confucius Institute in Edmonton hosted the 9th Alberta Chinese Bridge Competition for school students on May 28. The Chinese Bridge language and culture competition has become an very important opportunity for students to share their Chinese language and culture… [more]
On May 3, 4 and 21, the CIE organized the 2016 spring YCT/HSK tests. This year the number of the students writing the tests reached more than 1340 and this is the biggest number ever. Most of the students were… [more]
On May 17th, a delegation of the Affiliated Middle School of Jining Institute visited the Confucius Institute in Edmonton. This delegation consisted of 12 students and 3 teachers led by Mr. Wang, the vice principal. The school is the partner… [more]
On May 14, all the visiting teachers and staff and family members from the Confucius Institute in Edmonton spent the day to do the volunteer work at the Evacuee Reception Center located at Kingsway Mall to help distribute the relief… [more]