On September 28, the CIE hosted the first principal meeting of this new school year. It was attended by all principals of Confucius Classrooms, schools teaching Chinese language in EPSB. More than 20 principals and some assistant principals attended the… [more]
On October 1, Edmonton Chinese Community organized a banquet to commemorate the 66th anniversary of the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, an event that commenced the most recent period in 5000 years of Chinese history. The event took… [more]
The Confucius Institute was invited to join with local Chinese communities to celebrate the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival at Churchill Square on September 19. Many of CIE teachers were involved in this event to display some Chinese culture arts such as… [more]
On September 18, the Confucius Institute hosted a visit from the delegation with 30 people from 26 different universities in China. These people are attending a special training program in the University of Alberta. During the visit, the group toured… [more]
CIE was invited by Landing Trail Intermediate School at Athabasca to provide a Chinese culture session – Chinese Dough Art for their event “Flying High”. This is their annual cultural activity and CIE provided the support to them for the… [more]
Every year, the CIE provides a one week summer camp for YCT Scholarship recipients and also Chinese Bridge Competition Winners from Elementary Schools. 2015 is the 7th year for the CIE to offer this program. About 60 students attended the… [more]