The Confucius Institute successfully ran the 7th Alberta Chinese Bridge Competition for School Students on May 31 at the Confucius Institute. This year, over 100 students from Grade 1 to 12 participated in the competition, with some coming from as… [more]
In May, CIE teachers were busy providing many culture sessions to different EPSB schools. The sessions included Tai Chi, Chinese Dough Art, Paper Cutting, Chinese Knots and Chinese Tea Ceremony. Among the schools that benefited from the CIE culture program,… [more]
A delegation of students from Parkview School’s Confucius Classroom made a trip to their Shandong partner school in Jinan, Shandong Province. Parkview sent 30 students, 3 teachers and principal, as well as 7 parents to China.
Their partner school is… [more]
Londonderry School organized a group of students to visit their Chinese partner school in Qingdao, Shandong Province. Twenty students and 4 teachers, as well as the principal made the trip.
Spending a few days in their partner school, the students … [more]
On April 16, the CIE was honoured to host a visit from 7 trustees of the Edmonton Public School Board. Board Chair Sarah Hoffman, Vice Chair Michael Janz, Trustee Ray Martin, Trustee Michelle Draper, Trustee Sherry Adams, Trustee Nathan Ip… [more]
With the support and help of the Quebec Confucius Institute, the CIE was very pleased to be able to invite a special guest, Professor Wang Xiao Yin, from Shanghai Normal University, to present a seminar on Chinese painting. The seminar… [more]