On November 24, the Confucius Institute in Edmonton successfully hosted the First Western Canada Symposium of Chinese Language Teaching & CI and CC Development. More than 30 delegates attended the symposium, including the leaders, principals and teachers from Chinese Consulate in Vancouver, BCIT Confucius Institute, Confucius Institute of Coquitlam Public School Board, Fort McMurray Public School Confucius Classroom, and Confucius Classrooms in Edmonton Public Schools as well as Confucius Institute in Edmonton.
Some special guests made speeches at the opening ceremony. They were Dr. Sandra Stoddard, Executive Director of EPSB, Dr. Lorne Parker, Executive Director of EPSB, Consul Chief Yu Changxue. At the opening, student representative Megan Tsang, parent representative Kelly Roth and teacher representative Jenny Li were invited to give the presentations on their views and the experiences on CI work and Chinese language learning and teaching.
During the Symposium, all the participants had good discussions around the 4 topics regarding Chinese language teaching and CI & CC development. They shared their work and experience, as well as their reflections. Everyone expressed the positive comments and their gratefulness on the work CIs have been done to support and enhance the students learning Chinese language and culture.
On November 25, 3 delegates paid the visit to Kildare School and Londonderry School to learn more about the Chinese bilingual program. They were so impressed by the language skills and achievements of the students in the Edmonton Chinese bilingual program.