The CIE was invited to participate in the annual Multicultural Day event hosted by the Canadian Multicultural Education Foundation on June 27, at Centennial Plaza located in the downtown.
The purpose of this event was to provide opportunity for Edmontonians to experience different cultures. A variety of organizations from different cultural organizations were invited to participate in this event. Different ethnic groups also provided a variety of performances. The CIE organized Chinese folk dances and Chinese traditional music performances. In addition, the CIE teachers also displayed different Chinese traditional arts to the people, such as Chinese dough art, Chinese paper cutting and Chinese calligraphy.
People who attended this event showed great interest and desire to learn more about Chinese art, dances and Music.