On November 19, 30 administrators from 18 different Chinese universities visited the CIE to learn about the Edmonton Chinese bilingual program, as well as the work and operation of the CIE. They spent the whole morning at the CIE learning… [more]
Mrs. Patricia Gartland, Superintendent of Coquitlam Public School Board in Vancouver, brought a delegation to visit the CIE and the Chinese bilingual schools in EPSB on November 17 and 18. The delegation included two principals and two teachers. The purpose… [more]
The Confucius Institute organized a delegation of new Confucius Classroom principals which visited China from October 25 to November 2. This delegation included principals and senior leaders from Edmonton Public Schools. This trip was a great success and it provided… [more]
On October 20, the Confucius Institute hosted a Chinese teacher training session on the subject of Chinese teaching resources. The special guests were Ms. Ma Yamin and Ms. Li Xinying from Iceland International School of Hong Kong, who are the… [more]
From October 15 to 17 in Calgary, the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada hosted a conference entitled “Canada’s Asia Challenge: Knowledge and Skills for the Nest Generation”. Dr. Wei Li attended the conference on behalf of the Confucius Institute in… [more]
On October 19. 2014, St. Pauls United Church held the annual celebration of Women’s Day. The CIE was invited to provide a workshop on Chinese knots. Chinese Knots are one of the Chinese traditional handcrafts, which symbolizes good fortune and… [more]