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2015 China Trip

tripLast year, two EPSB schools organized a trip to China involving a total of more than 50 students. The visits were extremely successful and well received by students and parents. This year, five schools from Edmonton Public are organizing similar… [more]

Support to Parkallen School Open House

parkallenOn March 4, Parkallen School of Edmonton Public Schools had a special open house as this was the first time that the school would be speaking with parents interested in registering students in their new Chinese bilingual program. Earlier this… [more]

Parent Mandarin Classes at Meadowlark School

meadowlarkParents at the Meadowlark Chinese Bilingual Program showed great interest in learning Mandarin. With the support and organization of the Meadowlark School, the Confucius Institute provided the course to about 20 parents. During the 10 weeks of classes, parents learned… [more]

Bilingual Education Conference

weiDr. Wei Li was invited to give a presentation on the Edmonton Chinese Bilingual Program at the National Bilingual Education Conference held in Las Vegas, USA in early March. The conference was organized by the national Association of Bilingual Education… [more]

Chinese New Year Celebration at City Center Mall

1d9ebfa6-e0b4-48cd-ba01-43641f60432fThe CIE was again invited by the  Edmonton Chinese Bilingual Education Association to participate in its annual Chinese New Year celebration at the City Center Mall on February 21.  This is an annual celebration and usually attracted many people., and… [more]