The Confucius Institute in Edmonton hosted the first planning meeting of the year for Chinese language proficiency tests (YCT/HSK) on February 24th, 2016.
About 20 teachers from different schools offering Chinese language programs and the Confucius Institute attended the meeting.… [more]
The CIE was invited to attend the Chinese New Year celebration organized by the East Asia Immigrant Society of Edmonton. More than 300 people participated in the event. Dr. Wei Li, the director of CIE, was invited to be an … [more]
Parkallen School is the newest Chinese bilingual school in the Edmonton Public School District. It commenced offering the Chinese bilingual school last year due to the increasing demand of the students to learn Mandarin.
On February 17th, Parkallen School hosted… [more]
February 8 was Chinese New Year. On this day, the CIE was invited to give a presentation on Chinese New Year at the Thorncliff School assembly, recognizing Chinese New Year for the very first time.
All the students and teachers… [more]
The Confucius Institute in Edmonton has 17 visiting teachers from China. They work at the CIE and support many schools, with their language and culture programs.
Consul Yu Changxue from the Chinese Consulate in Vancouver came to Edmonton on the… [more]
Edith Rogers had an entire school assembly to celebrate Chinese New Year on February 18. This was their 4th year to have such event.
The Confucius Institute was invited to attend and contribute to the celebration. Ms. Du Jinjin from… [more]