Category: Activity

Poster competitions 2016

Theme: Celebrating Chinese New Year of the Rooster

Eligibility: Membership School of UK Federation of Chinese School

Age groups: Junior group: (Age 8 and under);

Intermediate group: (Ages 9 to 13);

Senior group: (Ages 14 to 18)

Design specifications: greeting card (A5 paper only, contestants are permitted to use water colours, pastels drawing); name and age of student, name of school, name of headteacher and headteacher’s contact number must be written on the back of each card entry (in both Chinese and English).

Selection rules: schools can select up to three entries from each age group (maximum of nine entries per school), the selection panel will then select the top three entries from each group. Merit awards will also be rewarded to three entries from each group. .

Prizes: First prize (certificate and prize money of £10)

Second prize (certificate)

Third prize (certificate)

Merit Award (certificate)

Deadline for application: 20th January 2017

Submission of application: All entries should be sent to the following address before the deadline on 20h January 2017 : UKFCS NYC Competition

Newcastle Chinese School,

Mr Dennis Yip

97 Wensley Close, Ouston, Chester Le Street, Co. Durham, DH2 1SE

Enquiries: Huili Townson (Crystal) 07786080471 (6 -8pm)

Prize presentation date: Results to be announced in February 2017.

Look forward to receiving the design from your students!

Kind regards,

Dr Jack Ho

President

UK Federation of Chinese Schools (UKFCS)

Free talk, Interest class and SQA past papers

NOTICE TO PARENTS/GUARDIANS/STUDENTS
致家长/监护人/同学通告
致家長/監護人/同學通告

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students,
Believe you all have had a wonderful mid-term holiday and we will be busy again. I would like to draw your attention to the followings:

  1. Interest Classes before school hours (10:10am-10:40am)
    The school and The Edinburgh Chinese Dance and Cultural Youth Group, registered Charity no.SC023607, organise some interest classes in order to strengthen our students’ interest and the knowledge of Chinese Culture. Time is provisionally arranged for 30 minutes. There are options of the Cantonese or Mandarin classes that we can promote the both languages. Parents are most welcome to participate in with your child as a family activity. Small fee will be charged for the running cost.
    -Calligraphy (pencil/pen/Chinese brush)
    -Singing (nursery rhymes/ folk songs)
    -Chinese idiom
    -Reading/Reciting poems and prose
    -Chinese Dance (TBC, time and fee will be varied)
    Date: 5/11 – 17/12/2016
    Fee: Parents–£15 Students–£10
    * Please pay at the reception desk in staff room
  2. Used SQA Past Paper Sale for school fundraising
    Limited stock of various subjects of Used Exam Past papers are sold at low price. If anyone would like to buy or donate your unwanted past papers, please go to staff room.
  3. Free Talk and Activity of “Eyes Protection”
    We are working with Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) to organise this activity. Students from aged 5 to 14 will be taken part in. It will be a good opportunity to know the importance of our eyes protection in this digital world.
    Date: 26/11/2016 Time: 10:50am-12:30pm

Thank you very much for your participation and support in advance!

Edinburgh Chinese School

致各位家长/监护人/同学：

相信大家渡过了一个愉快的中期假，我们又将开始忙碌。敬请留意以下事项：

  1. 课前兴趣班（上午10:10至10:40）
     为了增强学生对中文学习和中国文化的认识，本校与爱丁堡中国舞蹈与文化青年团组合办一系列的兴趣班。时间暂定于半个小时，广东话或普通话可随意选择，我们还可推广双语。非常欢迎家长和同学一起参与，也可当作亲子活动。本校会收取少许费用为营运开支。
    – 书法（硬/软笔）
    – 唱歌（儿歌/民族歌）
    – 成语故事
    – 诵读诗赋
    – 中国舞蹈（待定，时间及收费不同）
    时间：十一月五日至十二月十七日
    收费：家长一£15 ; 学生一£10
    （请到教职员室接待处付费）
  2. 二手过去SQA考试卷义卖为校筹款
    数量有限的各级不同科目的过去考试卷以低价出售。如同学有意购买或捐赠，请到教职员室。
  3. “眼睛保护”免费讲座及活动
    本校将与英国皇家盲人协会（RNlB）合办是次活动，五至十四岁的学生将会参与。
    这是一个很好的机会认识在数字世界里对眼睛保护的重要性。
    日期：26/11/2016时间：上午10:50 – 下午12:30

谨希望大家勇跃参加，大力支持！

致此

爱丁堡中文学校谨启
二零一六年十月二十九日

致各位家長/監護人/同學:

相信大家渡過了一個愉快的中期假，我們又將開始忙碌。敬請注意以下事項:

  1. 課前興趣班 (上午10:10 至10:40)
     為了增強學生對中文學習和中國文化的認識，本校與愛丁堡中國舞蹈及文化青年團组合辦一系列的興趣班。時間暫定於半個小時，廣東話或普通話可隨意選擇，我們還可推廣雙語。非常歡迎家長和同學一起參與，也可當作親子活動。本校會收取少許費用為營運開支。
    – 書法(硬/軟筆)
    – 唱歌(兒歌/民族歌)
    – 成語故事
    – 誦讀詩賦
    – 中國舞蹈 (待定，時間及收費不同)
    時間: 十一月五日至十二月十七日
    收費: 家長一£15       ;     學生一£10
    (請到教職員室接待處付費)
  2.  二手過去 SQA 考試卷義賣為校籌款
    數量有限的各級不同科目的過去考試卷以低價出售。如同學有意購買或捐贈，請到教職員室。
  3. “眼睛保護” 免費講座及活動
    本校將與英國皇家盲人協會(RNlB)合辦是次活動，五至十四歲的學生將會參與。這是一個很好的機會認識在數字世界裏對眼睛保護的重要性。

日期: 26/11/2016    時間:  上午10:50 -下午12:30
謹希望大家勇躍參加、大力支持!
致此

愛丁堡中文學校謹啟
二零一六年十月二十九日

Chinese Singing and Dancing Summer Camp

Dear parents and adult students,

There is a two-day Chinese Singing and Dancing Summer Camp in Edinburgh. It is organised by China’s State Council Overseas Chinese Affairs Office. There are professional singing and dancing teachers from China providing lessons to students.  It is a rare opportunity to learn Chinese music and culture.

Date – 01-02 August 2016

Time- 10am – 3:30pm

Location – The Scottish Confucius Institute for Business and Communication (SCIBC), Postgraduate Centre Gait 2, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS

Open to anyone over 5 years old, for young children, parents are required to accompany them.

Registration fee – £5

If you and/or your children are interested in this camp, please reply to my personal email (geqian.cu@gmail.com) asap with your contact details.

亲爱的家长们，

你们好！

海外中华之星爱丁堡培训营将在8月1日到2日在Heriot-Watt University的孔子学院举行。详情请见附件。如果你和你的孩子有兴趣参加，请和我联系 –geqian.cu@gmail.com.

报名是五岁以上，小孩和成人皆可，小孩需要有大人陪同。

Kind regards

Geqian Cui – 崔舸前

Edinburgh Chinese School

Chinese Singing and Dancing Summer Camp

2016 Summer Camp in Yunnang Province

Dear Parents,

This is a Summer Camp organised by the Chinese Government aimed at overseas Chinese between 14-18 years old with some Mandarin knowledge. It is a 2-week camp in Yunnang Province, south China. The date is not finalised yet, it will be between July to Sept. Children who want to participate will pay for travel expenses from UK to China themselves, all expenses in China including accommodation, lessons and sightseeing tours will be covered by Chinese government.

We are looking for interest from parents. I think it is a great opportunity for our children to learn Mandarin and Chinese culture. I only received this notice tonight and note of interest need to be provided to the organiser this Saturday.

Apology for the short notice. Please let me know if you want your child to participate or if you have any questions.

2016年“亲情中华•汉语桥”夏令营

申报和有关筹备工作的通知

各省、自治区、直辖市侨联：

为弘扬传承中华优秀文化，推广汉语教学，促进海外华文教育发展，在成功举办2014年、2015年“亲情中华·汉语桥”夏令营的基础上，2016年“亲情中华·汉语桥”夏令营相关工作已正式启动。现就做好申报和有关筹备工作通知如下：

一、时间与总体人数安排

2016年“亲情中华·汉语桥”夏令营（以下简称“夏令营”）由中国侨联、国家汉办主办，可由省级侨联和重点侨乡的地市及县级侨联联合承办，地方有关单位协办。举办时间原则上为2016年7月至9月。
在华活动长2周（14天）。夏令营总体规模与往年基本持平，略有扩大，每班营员不超过40人（含带队老师）。夏令营结束后，营员需通过相关考试，检验学习成效。

二、营员应具备的条件

营员应为境外正规公立或私立中学在读的海外华裔青少年学生，年龄在14至18周岁之间，具有住在国国籍或永久居住资格，身体健康，自理能力较强，希了解中国文化，并具备一定中文基础或对学习中文有较大兴趣。原则上，营员的祖籍地为承办单位所在行政区域。
每9至15名营员可配备1位国外（境外）带队教师，配合并协助做好营员的管理和沟通工作。带队教师需具有较强的组织能力和应急处理能力，年龄不超过50岁，身体健康，愿意为营员提供服务。

三、课程安排及主要要求

夏令营课程内容包括：开班仪式和适应性培训（半天）、汉语课（30％，配有专业教师，使用符合YCT/HSK 标准专用教材）、文化课（20％，如剪纸、书法、水墨画、茶艺、武术等）、文体交流活动（20％，如与中国学生座谈结对、联谊联欢、体育比赛等）、文化访问体验（30％，如参观人文景观、体验民俗生活等）。其间，可安排一次访问中国家庭或住家体验。活动结束前，组织营员进行汉语考试、颁发证书，并针对夏令营活动进行满意度评估（评估表由国家汉办提供）。