On September 26, the Zhejiang Normal University Art Troupe visited 3 Confucius Classrooms in Edmonton. During their visit, they put on a brief performance for the students and teachers at those schools. Their well honed talents were applauded by their… [more]
Centre High School hosted a grand opening ceremony on the occasion of the establishment of a Confucius Classroom at their school. The number of students at Center High wishing to study Mandarin has been increasing during last few years. Therefore,… [more]
On September 14, the CIE participated in the celebration of Mid-Autumn Festival, that is one of the biggest Chinese traditional cultural events. The occasion saw perfect Edmonton autumn weather, blue sky with a few white clouds and a warm temperature.… [more]
The 2014 Overseas Chinese Testing Conference was held from August 28 to 29 in Dalian, China. This conference was organized and sponsored by Hanban and the Chinese Testing International Corporation. At this conference, the Confucius Institute in Edmonton was awarded… [more]
Annually for the past 4 years, the Confucius Institute in Edmonton has provided cultural support to Landing Trail Intermediate School, in Athabasca, Alberta. Students in that school are provided cultural workshops in Chinese dough art, paper cutting and Chinese knots.… [more]
The Confucius Institute in Edmonton will hold the weekend story-telling session for elementary age students again. Classical Chinese stories will be presented in Mandarin by the experienced teachers. Participants also have the chance to browse the rich Chinese library collection. … [more]