In February 1, 2017, Confucius Institute of New Brunswick (here in after referred as CINB) were invited to participate in the eighth "multicultural night" held by Park Street Elementary School. The Foreign director of CINB, Mrs. Teng Jing and Confucius Institute teacher Guan Yuqi, Li Yanmei, Zheng Xiaochan, Tian Tian, and volunteer teachers Chen Junfeng, Wang Jingli attended this event.

This is the eighth year of the "Park Street Elementary School multicultural night" activities, this activity attracts many immigrants from different countries and different organizations to display their own culture every year, and also attracts many political and educational figures, the number of the participation in this year ranks the highest. Amazing cultures of different countries gathered in Park Street Elementary School offered a good opportunity for CINB to show the spectacular Chinese culture.

At the beginning, Park Street Elementary school invited the mayor of Fredericton, Mr. Brad Woodside, to give a speech for the event. Chinese teacher Zheng Xiaochan and Chinese volunteer teacher Chen Junfeng who currently teach at the Park Street Emeentary School led the students from the dance club did a traditional Chinese song "Singing about Beijing Opera”  as the opening performance, kicked off for the event and lit up the whole audience. Then Chinese teacher Guan Yuqi gave a wonderful martial arts performance, won warm applauses and cheers. In addition to the great performances, the CINB teachers set up a booth with calligraphy, paper cutting, handkerchief, shadow play, kite, ect, attracted many parents and students to come to experience Chinese culture, the students picked up a brush to write their Chinese names, played Chinese chess, painting Peking Opera mask, plaedy shadow puppets. Through this experience students and parents could have a deeper understanding about Chinese culture.

In this event, whether the splendid performances or interesting Chinese booth impressed every participants. The mayor, Mr. Brad Woodside not only personally came to the Chinese booth to take pictures with the CINB teachers, but also had nice conversation with the teachers and the students. The assistant of Deputy director of the Department of Education, Mr. Tradwell, who is also the former principal of the Park Street Elementary School, expressed high praise for the teachers and students participating in the show.

During this event, the CINB shows the wonderful Chinese culture to the audience and help the audience get a better understanding of China.

新布伦瑞克省孔子学院参加公园街小学第八届“多元文化夜”庆典

      2017年2月1日,新布伦瑞克省孔子学院(以下简称新省孔院)应邀参加了弗莱市公园街小学的第八届“多元文化夜”活动。新省孔院外方院长滕菁女士以及孔院教师官玉琦、李艳梅、郑晓婵、田恬,志愿者教师陈俊锋、王静丽等人共同出席了本次活动。

     今年是公园街小学举办的第八届 “多元文化夜”活动,此项活动每一年都会吸引很多来自不同国家的移民或组织来此展示各自的文化,同时也吸引了许多政界和教育界人士出席,今年参与的人数再创新高,丰富多彩的各国文化齐聚一堂,也是新布伦瑞克省孔院一年一度展示中国文化魅力的好机会。

      在活动伊始,公园街小学邀请了弗莱市长Brad Woodside先生为本次活动致辞。在公园街小学任教的汉语教师郑晓婵和汉语志愿者教师陈俊锋带领舞蹈俱乐部的学生们以一曲极具中国特色的《唱脸谱》歌舞表演作为开场,为此次活动拉开了帷幕,点燃了全场气氛,然后孔子学院教师官玉琦给全场观众带来了精彩绝伦的功夫表演,博得了阵阵热烈的掌声和喝彩。除了精彩的演出之外,新省孔院的教师们用书法、剪纸、手帕、皮影戏风筝等中国风元素精心布置的中国展台吸引了很多家长和学生们前来参观,学生们拿起毛笔写下自己的中国名字,转一转手绢,下下围棋,画一画京剧脸谱,玩一玩皮影戏,学生和家长们在体验中国文化的同时进一步加深了对中国的认识和喜爱。  

      在本次活动中,无论是新省孔院带来的精彩演出还是有趣的中国展台都为大家留下了深刻的印象。弗莱市长Brad Woodside先生不仅亲自来到中国展台前亲切与孔院的教师们合影留念,更是多次与孔院教师和公园街小学的小舞蹈演员们互动、交流,表示了对新省孔院演出的喜爱。教育厅副厅长助理Mr.Tradwell(公园街小学的前任校长)也表示了对此次参与演出的老师和学生的高度赞扬,并跟孔院教师和学生们合影。

      本次活动中,新省孔院向观众们展示了中国文化魅力,展现了新省孔院作为全球优秀孔院的高水准,让全场观众进一步认识中国,了解中国。