Dr. Wei Li and Mrs. Karen Patterson were invited by the Confucius Institute in New Brunswick at Fredericton to do a presentation on the Edmonton Chinese bilingual program for a group of principals and teachers, as well as the officials from Education Ministry of New Brunswick, including the deputy education minister.
All the attendees were impressed by the Chinese bilingual program in Edmonton and the achievements in language proficiency the students have displayed. One school in Brunswick has shown interest in starting a Chinese bilingual program in the fall of this year.
After the morning presentation, the Confucius Institute in New Brunswick put on a performance. It included a variety of items such as Tai Chi, Chinese Opera and performances on Chinese music instruments. Among them was the Canadian king of piano, Mr. Roger Lord and famous Chinese Opera performers, Pei Yan and Yang Jian.