school programme Archives - Confucius Institute https://ci.ac.nz/tag/school-programme/ Helping to foster lasting relationships between New Zealand and China Sun, 14 Sep 2025 21:56:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://ci.ac.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/favicon.png school programme Archives - Confucius Institute https://ci.ac.nz/tag/school-programme/ 32 32 210480186 Expression of Interest – Mandarin Language Assistant 2026 https://ci.ac.nz/events/expression-of-interest-mandarin-language-assistant-2026/ https://ci.ac.nz/events/expression-of-interest-mandarin-language-assistant-2026/#respond Wed, 23 Jul 2025 03:23:21 +0000 https://ci.ac.nz/?post_type=mec-events&p=12762 The Confucius Institute in Auckland is calling for Expressions of Interest to host an MLA for 2026. This is open to all schools in the wider Auckland area spanning from Northland to Waikato. ‘Free’ (excluding homestay cost contribution) to schools, the language assistant can bring Chinese language and culture into the classroom to provide opportunities […]

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]]> The Confucius Institute in Auckland is calling for Expressions of Interest to host an MLA for 2026. This is open to all schools in the wider Auckland area spanning from Northland to Waikato.

‘Free’ (excluding homestay cost contribution) to schools, the language assistant can bring Chinese language and culture into the classroom to provide opportunities for students, teachers and the wider community to learn and engage with a native speaker from China.

For more information about eligibility and expectations of the programme, please go to background information. Hit the ‘Apply Online‘ for Expression of Interest online form.

  • Expression of Interest deadline: 5pm, Thursday, 18 September.
  • Schools notified by 21 October.
  • Online Workshop for ‘new’ schools intending to apply — learn more about policy and the details, Wednesday 20 August 2025. Registration here.
  • Anticipated MLA arrival, end January/beginning February 2026.

 

Please pass this on to clusters/ colleagues who may be interested.

We look forward to your Expression of Interest.

Note: ALL interested schools (including Confucius and Chinese Classrooms) MUST submit an Expression of Interest, regardless if in a cluster or individually.

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]]> https://ci.ac.nz/events/expression-of-interest-mandarin-language-assistant-2026/feed/ 0 12762 Winners Announced – The Chinese Bridge Competitions 2025 https://ci.ac.nz/winners-announced-the-chinese-bridge-competitions-2025/ https://ci.ac.nz/winners-announced-the-chinese-bridge-competitions-2025/#respond Thu, 29 May 2025 01:23:52 +0000 https://ci.ac.nz/?p=12728 The post Winners Announced – The Chinese Bridge Competitions 2025 appeared first on Confucius Institute.

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Winners Announced – The Chinese Bridge Competitions 2025

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]]> https://ci.ac.nz/winners-announced-the-chinese-bridge-competitions-2025/feed/ 0 12728 Expression of Interest – Mandarin Language Assistant 2025 https://ci.ac.nz/events/expression-of-interest-mandarin-language-assistant-2025/ https://ci.ac.nz/events/expression-of-interest-mandarin-language-assistant-2025/#respond Fri, 30 Aug 2024 01:56:16 +0000 https://ci.ac.nz/?post_type=mec-events&p=12418 The Confucius Institute in Auckland is calling for Expressions of Interest to host an MLA for 2025. This is open to all schools in the wider Auckland area spanning from Northland to Waikato. ‘Free’ (excluding homestay cost contribution) to schools, the language assistant can bring Chinese language and culture into the classroom to provide opportunities […]

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]]> The Confucius Institute in Auckland is calling for Expressions of Interest to host an MLA for 2025. This is open to all schools in the wider Auckland area spanning from Northland to Waikato.

‘Free’ (excluding homestay cost contribution) to schools, the language assistant can bring Chinese language and culture into the classroom to provide opportunities for students, teachers and the wider community to learn and engage with a native speaker from China.

For more information about eligibility and expectations of the programme, please go to background information. Hit the ‘Apply Online‘ for Expression of Interest online form.

  • Expression of Interest deadline: 5pm, Friday, 27 September.
  • Schools notified by 24 October.
  • MLA Workshop for successful schools/principals/lead teachers, Thursday 7 November 2024 (tbc but please diary now).
  • Anticipated MLA arrival, end January/beginning February 2024.

 

Please pass this on to clusters/ colleagues who may be interested.

We look forward to your Expression of Interest.

Note: ALL interested schools (including Confucius and Chinese Classrooms) MUST submit an Expression of Interest, regardless if in a cluster or individually.

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]]> https://ci.ac.nz/events/expression-of-interest-mandarin-language-assistant-2025/feed/ 0 12418 Winners Announced – The Chinese Bridge Competitions 2024 https://ci.ac.nz/winners-announced-the-chinese-bridge-competitions-2024/ https://ci.ac.nz/winners-announced-the-chinese-bridge-competitions-2024/#respond Thu, 30 May 2024 23:08:19 +0000 https://ci.ac.nz/?p=12338 The post Winners Announced – The Chinese Bridge Competitions 2024 appeared first on Confucius Institute.

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]]> https://ci.ac.nz/winners-announced-the-chinese-bridge-competitions-2024/feed/ 0 12338 Expression of Interest – Mandarin Language Assistant 2024 https://ci.ac.nz/events/expression-of-interest-mandarin-language-assistant-2024/ https://ci.ac.nz/events/expression-of-interest-mandarin-language-assistant-2024/#respond Thu, 07 Sep 2023 22:18:40 +0000 https://ci.ac.nz/?post_type=mec-events&p=11977 With international borders now open, we were delighted to be able to host MLAs this year to support Chinese in Schools. With ‘normality’ settling back in, the Confucius Institute in Auckland is now calling for Expressions of Interest to host an MLA for 2024. This is open to all schools in the wider Auckland area […]

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]]> With international borders now open, we were delighted to be able to host MLAs this year to support Chinese in Schools. With ‘normality’ settling back in, the Confucius Institute in Auckland is now calling for Expressions of Interest to host an MLA for 2024. This is open to all schools in the wider Auckland area spanning from Northland to Waikato.

‘Free’ (excluding homestay cost contribution) to schools, the language assistant can bring Chinese language and culture into the classroom to provide opportunities for students, teachers and the wider community to learn and engage with a native speaker from China.

For more information about eligibility and expectations of the programme, please go to background information. Hit the ‘Apply Online‘ for Expression of Interest online form.

  • Expression of Interest deadline: 5pm, Friday, 29 September.
  • Schools notified by 16 October.
  • MLA Workshop for successful schools/principals/lead teachers, Thursday 9 November 2023 (tbc but please diary now).
  • Anticipated MLA arrival, end January/beginning February 2024.

 

Please pass this on to clusters/ colleagues who may be interested.

We look forward to your Expression of Interest.

Note: ALL interested schools (including Confucius and Chinese Classrooms) MUST submit an Expression of Interest, regardless if in a cluster or individually.

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]]> https://ci.ac.nz/events/expression-of-interest-mandarin-language-assistant-2024/feed/ 0 11977 Winners Announced – The 16th “Chinese Bridge” Speech Competition for Secondary School Students https://ci.ac.nz/winners-announced-the-16th-chinese-bridge-speech-competition-for-secondary-school-students/ https://ci.ac.nz/winners-announced-the-16th-chinese-bridge-speech-competition-for-secondary-school-students/#respond Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:30:58 +0000 https://ci.ac.nz/?p=11762 The post Winners Announced – The 16th “Chinese Bridge” Speech Competition for Secondary School Students appeared first on Confucius Institute.

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New Zealand Chinese Language Week: Promoting a wider understanding of Chinese culture

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Originally reported by Owen Poland, CGTN, Auckland

It’s Chinese language week in Auckland, New Zealand. Many teenagers are participating. Owen Poland has this report.

A traditional lion dance signalled the start of New Zealand’s Chinese Language Week before high school students from several major cities demonstrated their skill speaking Mandarin.

For many winners of the regional speech competitions, like Anna Riley, it’s also an opportunity to show a wider understanding of Chinese culture.

ANNA RILEY Student Wellington High School “It’s always been something very new and very interesting to me just because it’s so different to what western culture’s like, so yeah, I was just really interested in like broadening my knowledge of the world.”

New Zealand’s Chinese Language Week is now in its eighth year, and there’s growing support for an event that bridges the cultural gap.

JO COUGHLAN Chairperson, New Zealand Chinese Language Week Trust “Well, I think sharing a language just enables people to be ultimately more tolerant and inclusive, just leads to greater understanding.”

Chinese cross-talk injects humour into the conversation, and has added benefits for school friends William and Joshua.

WILLIAM SOK Student Rotorua Boys High School “We’re able to practice our Chinese speaking abilities in more ways than one, you know, because we have to engage with an audience, make sure that they laugh, which is pretty hard to do in a language that we’re not completely familiar with, right?”

Among the audience was China’s Ambassador to New Zealand who was suitably impressed by the various performances.

DR. WANG XIAOLONG Chinese Ambassador to New Zealand “I was so amazed by the level of proficiency achieved by some of the boys and girls.”

And for many students it’s an opportunity to build the foundation for a future career.

JOSHUA SMITH Student Rotorua Boys High School “I definitely want to work overseas as a businessman, so Chinese will be a very useful skill to have, especially with talking to more people.”

And as New Zealand celebrates 50 years of diplomatic relations with China in 2022, the Ambassador says Chinese Language Week lays a foundation for the next fifty years.

DR. WANG XIAOLONG Chinese Ambassador to New Zealand “With the knowledge about the language and the culture with the friends they make, I think they will make wonderful ambassadors of the people between the two countries.”

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]]> https://ci.ac.nz/winners-primary-intermed/feed/ 0 10607 Expression of Interest – Mandarin Language Assistant 2023 https://ci.ac.nz/events/mla-eoi-2023/ https://ci.ac.nz/events/mla-eoi-2023/#respond Sun, 31 Jul 2022 22:36:45 +0000 https://ci.ac.nz/?post_type=mec-events&p=11139 Confucius Institute in Auckland invites schools in the wider Auckland region spanning from Northland to Waikato to express their interest to host a Mandarin Language Assistant (MLA) for the 2023 academic year. This initiative aims to support the learning of Chinese language and culture in New Zealand schools and to raise the quality of Mandarin […]

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Please read the background information for eligibility and expectations of the programme. ALL SCHOOLS wishing to host an MLA MUST submit an EOI, regardless if in a cluster or individually. An option to receive a Local Teacher Assistant (LTA) grant is also available. Read below for more info.

The deadline for submissions is 5 pm, Friday 9 September 2022 and MUST have the approval of the school principal.

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