Celebrating Chinese Culture in Auckland Schools
Would you like your students to experience Chinese culture in schools? Explore a variety of Chinese cultural activities for Auckland schools!
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Languages
Workshops
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Teacher
Principal
Varies
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Face to face
Auckland
Ministry funded
Overview
The Chinese cultural workshop for Auckland schools provides a unique opportunity for both teachers and students to explore and immerse themselves in various Chinese cultural activities AT NO COST, including Chinese martial arts, calligraphy, painting, paper cutting, Beijing opera masks, tie dye, lantern making, Chinese shadow puppetry, and Chinese food.
About the course
When: Workshops are available every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday in Term 3.
Registrations open on 25 July 2024 and close on 15 August 2024.
Please note that registrations may close earlier if spaces fill up.
This workshop is available AT NO COST to primary, intermediate, and secondary schools, as well as teachers currently teaching or interested in teaching Chinese.
We can visit your school to offer a variety of workshops and activities delivered in both English and Chinese.
If you or your school is interested, please register your interest for one of the workshop types listed below, and our facilitator will contact you to organise the workshop at your school.
Workshop Offerings:
Workshop 1: Chinese Kungfu (martial arts)
Workshop 2: Chinese Arts
a) Calligraphy and Painting
b) Paper Cutting
c) Beijing Opera Masks
d) Tie Dye
e) Lantern making
f) Chinese Shadow puppetry
Workshop 3: Chinese Food
a) Dumpling
b) Moon Cake
c) Toffee Hawthorns
d) Rice Ball
Please register your interest and email tuituia.languages@auckland.ac.nz to let us know your preferred workshop type, workshop date and time.
Important Information
- Each workshop accommodates approximately 30 students and lasts approximately 1 hour. Schools can book 2 to 4 workshops.
- For the Chinese Kungfu workshops, please ensure that your school venue can accommodate physical activities. Students should come dressed in appropriate sportswear for the session.
- For the Chinese Food workshops, please ensure that your school venue has adequate facilities for food preparation. Kindly inform us in advance of any dietary requirements that the participants may have.
We recommend that you carefully consider the nature of the workshop you wish to book and ensure that the venue and facilities are suitable for the intended activities.
At no cost for NZ registered teachers. Tui Tuia | Learning Circle Languages is funded to provide professional learning for provisionally and fully registered Primary, Intermediate and Secondary teachers throughout Aotearoa New Zealand.
These cultural workshops are run in partnership with CNSST Foundation
