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| 2011
Chinese Language and Culture Day | | | | | | Saturday
2 July 2011
Venue: ACG Strathallan School, Papakura
Cost: $25-$35
for transport, food and resources This
day is jointly supported and organised by the NZ Chinese Teaching Trust
and the Chinese Language Foundation.
This is a chance for students
to experience and participate in Chinese language and culture outside the classroom
with expert cultural volunteers from the community.
A full day of Chinese
cultural activities is organized such as diabolo, lion dancing, paper cutting,
martial arts, spinning tops etc | | | |
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Chinese Language and Culture Camp | |
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has held annual residential Chinese Language and Culture Camps and Immersion Days
for intermediate students since December 2005. The
2005, 2006 and 2007 camps were three day immersion events with a fun-packed programme
of games and activities aimed at building learning skills for Chinese language
and culture. Group activities include lion dance, diabolo, kung fu, Chinese New
Year customs, costume drama and Chinese calligraphy. These camps were themed around
festivals, traditional games and the Olympics. The programme ended with a performance
by the students on the third day of the Camp. However,
due to increased demand from schools and to cater to larger groups of students,
we began in 2008 to offer one day immersion experiences which are offered to students
studying Chinese in Auckland intermediate schools, with priority given to schools
in the Chinese Language Foundation Network.
This innovative programme
has been successful in consolidating language, extending knowledge of culture,
and motivating students to continue with their Chinese studies. All instructors
and organisers are volunteers guided by experienced teachers of language.
Annually
since 2008, we have had the generous support of Kristin School who have hosted
this Day at their premises. In 2010, we added another location at ACG Strathallen
School as the number of students to this event increased and the geographical
reach of schools extended. Students and teachers are bussed from their respective
schools to the event.
From 2010, the Chinese Language and Culture Day is
jointly organised by the Chinese Language Foundation (CLF) and the recently formed
New Zealand Chinese Teaching Trust (NZCTT), both New Zealand non-profit organisations
whose aim is to promote Chinese language and encourage New Zealanders to learn
Chinese. | | | | | 2010
Chinese Language and Culture Day jointly organised by CLF and NZCTT
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November 2010, ACG Strathallen School
27 November 2010, Kristin School | | | | | | The
"Chinese Language and Culture Day" is a specially designed and
modelled extracurricular programme, catering for primary school and Intermediate
school students not of Chinese descent who are learning Chinese in their schools.
This year, in order to increase the opportunities for greater participation, the
CLF and NZCTT have expanded the culture day in scale. In addition to the associated
school teachers and parents from participating schools, 50 volunteers have been
invited to develop and help run the programme at the culture day. All volunteers
come from countries where Chinese is the mother tongue, such as Taiwan, Hong Kong,
China and Singapore. Some are teachers in mainstream and community schools; others
are enthusiasts in promoting Chinese language. Having the ability and advantage
of being bilingual, and in association with CLF, they all contribute to advancing
the education of Chinese language in New Zealand. Students
will use what they have learnt at school to interact with Chinese speaking volunteers
in a variety of traditional Chinese folk activities - diabolo, spinning top, lion
dance and chopstick games. As well they will further their studies with teachers
of Chinese calligraphy, paper cutting art, Chinese knots, abacus, fun Chinese
characters, shadow puppet play, Chinese medicine and martial arts. In addition,
there will be traditional Chinese costumes available for students to try on and
be photographed in. More
than 150 students, who are currently learning Chinese, from 10 schools in Auckland
were invited to participate in this exciting culture day. Based on the notion
of "understanding culture through language; learning language through cultural
experience", this culture day hprovided an unforgettable day for everyone. Teachers
Immersion Retreat 2010 | | | | | 2009
Chinese Language and Culture Day
Saturday 28 November 2009 at Kristin
School, Albany | | | | | | Attended
by over 100 students from Sutton Park School, Farm Cove Intermediate, Viscount
School, Marist College, Holy Cross School, Te Atatu Intermediate, Glenfield Intermediate,
ACG Parnell and Strathallen Schools and Kristin School.
In addition to our
compulsory activities of diabolo, calligraphy, martial arts and Chinese knots,
we had many new cultural activities which include puppets, Chinese tea and medicine,
Karaoke, music and dance. We have also resurrected the Great Challenge competitions
which were so popular in the 2007 camp. | | | |
| | 2008
Chinese Language and Culture Days
22 and 23 November 2008 at Kristin School,
Albany | | | |
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is an innovative one day programme for intermediate students in the CLF Schools
network. Around 100 student participants were selected and nominated by their
schools. The Schools represented this year include Kristin School, Sutton Park
School, ACG Parnell Junior College, ACG Strathallen School, Christian Renewal
School, Farm Cove Intermediate, Holy Cross School, Ponsonby Intermediate School,
Marist College and Bucklands Beach Intermediate School. By bringing together students
and teachers from different schools, we are strengthening the network. These teachers
and students will return to their classrooms with skills and experience that they
can then share with others. Student
Cultural Day 2008 - see
us on YouTube | | | |
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| | 2007
Chinese Language and Culture Camp | | |
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- 9 December, 2007. Shakerspear Lodge, Whangaporoa.
The third annual residential
Camp focused around the 2008 Olympic Games and again, aimed at a full immersion
experience - learning through fun, games, activities, food, and cultural appreciation.
50 students were
selected to attend the Camp on the basis of their ability and interest in the
language. The schools represented were Kowhai Intermediate School, Kristin School,
Royal Oak Intermediate, Sutton Park School, ACG Parnell College, ACG Strathallen
School, Christian Renewal School, Glen Eden Intermediate and St Mary's School. The
Asian Magazine, Feb 2008 page
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Student
Camp 2007 (Part 1) - See
us on YouTube
Student Camp 2007 (Part 2)
- See
us on YouTube
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Chinese Language and Culture Camp | |
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- 10 December, 2006. Kokoko Lodge, Hunua Ranges, Auckland.
48 intermediate
students from eight Auckland schools in the CLF Schools Network joined the Camp.
The participating schools were Parnell Junior College, Sutton Park Intermediate,
Kristin School, Marist School, Blockhouse Bay Intermediate, Lynfield College,
Murrays Bay Intermediate, and Royal Oak Intermediate.
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| 2005
Chinese Language and Culture Camp | | | |
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- 11 December, 2005. Waiwera YMCA, Waiwera.
26 intermediate students from Auckland
schools in the CLF Schools Network attended the Camp, which was run by bilingual
teachers as well as volunteer supervisors. Student
Camp 2005 - see
us on YouTube | | | |
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SKYCITY Community Trust | |
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three annual Camps were funded by Auckland SKYCITY Community Trust |
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