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2010 CE Scholastic Competition

We are pleased to announce that the 2010 CE Scholastic Competition sponsored by CLTA-WA (Chinese Language Teachers Association in Washington) and CE (Cultural Exploration of Greater China Foundation) is officially open for registration.  The competition will take place on May 16, 2010 at Interlake High School in Bellevue.  The deadline for registration is April 18, 2010.(extended)

4/19/2010 - We have received many requests to extend the CE Scholastic Competition registration deadline. Understanding that many teachers and students were out of town for spring break in the past few weeks, we believe that we can accommodate our planning timeline by extending the deadline for one more week. If you have not done so yet, please submit your registration by Monday, April 26th, 2010. We hope that you and your students can participate in this meaningful cultural exploration event.

Tremendous resources have been put into the planning of this competition and many categories are included. The categories of competition requiring language skills are Composition 作文, Listening Comprehension 听力问答, Story Telling 说故事, Public Speaking 演讲, and Recitation/Choral Reading 诗歌朗诵 while categories which do not require language skills are Talent Show 才艺竞赛, China Knowledge Bowl (social studies related to China) 中国常识抢答, and Visual Art 视覺作品征选.  Any students who are interested are welcomed to participate.

For more information about the competition, please download the files from the following links:

Registration Guidelines

Competition Schedule

Assigned Poems for the Recite/Choral Reading Contest

Online Registration

For those who participate in the Visual Arts competition and are not able to email the art image by April 18, please deliver the art work directly to Meeting Room 4,  King County Bellevue  Library (1111 110th Avenue NE, Bellevue, 98004 425-450-1765 )  during hours from 12 noon to 3 pm  on Sunday, May 2.     

Application for the 2010 Cultural Exploration trip is now open. Click here to download intructions and application form.

Opportunity to Explore China This (2010) Summer

‘Cultural Exploration of Greater China Foundation’ is providing Seattle area teachers an opportunity to explore Chinese culture through its summer program to visit China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Transportation, accommodation, food and tour fees are covered by the organization once a teacher is selected for this opportunity.

In addition to guided tours to historical landmarks, this two-week program includes many opportunities to meet Chinese school teachers, educators, parents and students. Noted by many past participants, these informal exchanges with Chinese people allowed them to gain a better understanding of modern China and Chinese people - a perspective that can never be provided by any textbooks.

We hope this experience will bring a new dimension to your curriculum and enrich your teaching plans for any China related subjects. Our objective is a broad-based understanding of the people and the culture. It is applicable for all grade levels (K-12). We welcome any teaching subjects (such as history, literature, arts, economy, political science or general elementary education) with components related to the understanding of Greater China.

As a community-based non-profit organization, we have sponsored over 30 teachers in the past eight years with great results. Some of their reflections are posted in our website. We hope you can join us this year to enhance the understanding of China and share your knowledge with your students. The deadline for accepting the application is February 28^th, 2010. The tentative travel dates are July 22 – August 7.

Download Application Form