On April 16, the CIE was honoured to host a visit from 7 trustees of the Edmonton Public School Board. Board Chair Sarah Hoffman, Vice Chair Michael Janz, Trustee Ray Martin, Trustee Michelle Draper, Trustee Sherry Adams, Trustee Nathan Ip… [more]
With the support and help of the Quebec Confucius Institute, the CIE was very pleased to be able to invite a special guest, Professor Wang Xiao Yin, from Shanghai Normal University, to present a seminar on Chinese painting. The seminar… [more]
On April 24, the Confucius Institute hosted a visit from a group of 31 junior high school students and 3 teachers, including the principal, from Colonel Irvine School in Calgary. The purpose of their trip was to experience Chinese culture… [more]
In order to provide professional training to CIE visiting teachers and to improve their teaching, the CIE sent three visiting teachers, Molly Wu, Blair Ren and Uni Liu to the Chinese language teaching conference, hosted by the Confucius Institute of… [more]
On April 29 & 30, the CIE organized the 2014 Spring YCT & HSK tests for the students from Edmonton Public Schools, as well as schools in Calgary and Red Deer. About 1100 students registered in one of the different… [more]
The Confucius Institute hosted the graduation ceremony for the 2014 winter session of Chinese language and culture classes on April 29 at CIE Culture Center. This was a celebration of learning for both students and teachers at the conclusion of… [more]