opportunities for schools
New Zealand Teachers China Scholarship Programme 2009
When: 5 January to 30 January 2009
Where: Peking University, Beijing, China
What: Up to 15 scholarships for New Zealand teachers of Chinese Language for a 4-week intensive Chinese language and culture programme at Peking University, China. Covers tuition, international return travel, accommodation and a living allowance in China. Supported by the Ministries of Education of the People’s Republic of China and New Zealand.
Who can apply: Prospective and current teachers of Chinese language to Y7 and to Y10 who are non-native speakers of the language and with full teacher registration.
Closing date for application is 30 June 2008.
For further information and application forms, please contact:
Lisa Shi
China Scholarship Advisory Committee
Confucius Institute in Auckland
Email
Fax: 09 308 2370
2008 Composition Competition Quartet (must include one Chinese instrument)
Enter the Auckland Music Association’s 2008 composition competition and be in to win one of two cash prizes and have your winning piece performed at the 2009 Auckland Lantern Festival. For more information and a entry form visit. Deadline for entries is 5 September 2008.
Beijing Olympics 2008 Poster Competition
Be part of the Olympics Games by participating in the poster competition. Winning posters will be on display in the New Zealand campus at the Beijing Olympic Village. Open to children 12 years and under. Deadline for entries is 5pm, 31 May 2008.
For more information or contact: The Confucius Institute on 09 373 7599 ext 84493 or by email
Chinese Lantern Festival
The schools programme is an important part of the Festivals in Auckland and Christchurch and includes a school lantern-making competition and midweek schools workshops with international performers where possible.
On average there are 15-25 schools that register at each venue with approximately 800-1500 student participants at each – in some years we have had up to 3500 in Auckland.
The best lanterns from participating schools are displayed in a focal point at each of the Lantern Festivals, numbering approximately 300-350 in three age categories ranging from 5 – 17 years to cater for both primary and secondary sectors.
Prizes are awarded to participating schools and to age category winners decided by a panel of judges and by public vote with winners announced on stage on the final night of the event. The public vote is very popular and brings crowds of visitors to the schools programme marquee.
2008 Schools Chinese Lantern Festival
- The winners of the 2008 School Lantern making competitions in - Auckland and Christchurch
- Amazing Chinese Performance Hits Cockle Bay by Greer Bonnette
Making a lantern for our Chinese Lantern Festival. More details
For more information, please contact - Janine Chin, Schools Coordinator, email: jchin@asianz.org.nz
As a lead up to the Chinese Lantern Festival we have available on this website a series of teacher resources. You can view these at Educating for Asia.
Learn more about the Chinese Lantern Festival.
Diwali Festival of Lights
The schools’ programme is a crucial part of the Diwali Festival. Leading up to and during the Festival, primary and secondary students get first-hand experience of an authentic Asian festival, interact with our visiting Indian artists and learn about an aspect of Indian culture which is outside their everyday experience. Look out for further details of our 2008 school programme.
For more information, please contact Janine Chin, Schools Coordinator, Email: jchin@asianz.org.nz
As a lead up to the Diwali Festival we have available a series of teacher resources.