About the Tour
The UNL Confucius Institute is leading a group of 8 Nebraska educational administrators on a Chinese language and culture tour in China June 5 - 18, 2011. This tour is sponsored by a Chinese Bridge Fund from Hanban (The Office of Chinese Language Council International), a branch of Chinese Ministry of Education; Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU), and UNL Confucius Institute. Participants will visit schools and cultural sites in Beijing; engage in discussions with officials, principals and school teachers and attend seminars in Chinese language, history and culture.Recent Comments
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Marilyn Moore is the associate superintendent for Instruction at Lincoln Public Schools, and has experience as a teacher and administrator.
Bess Scott is the Director of Elementary Instruction at Lincoln Public Schools. She has been a principal, associate principal, coordinator and teacher at the elementary, middle, and high school level.
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Short Observations?
I thought about calling this my last observation or final observations but I know it won’t be. The many kindnesses shared by our Chinese hosts, highlighted by the drawing of the Terra Cotta Warriors, reluctantly given to me by a … Continue reading
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Short Observations
We visited four schools all associated with Jiaotong University: a Kindergarten school – ages 2 – 5 years old; 2 Primary schools – grades 1st – 6th; and a Secondary school – grades 7th – 12th. I loved hearing the … Continue reading
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At the Forest of Stone Tablets and at both lectures on Chinese language and culture, we learned about Confucius. We learned that the Confucian concept of filial piety is larger than how we respect and care for our elders and … Continue reading
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Yesterday was a former French teacher’s dream. We got to learn about Chinese culture and language from a Chinese teacher who had spent two years at the Confucius Institute in Lincoln. As she taught us how to count from one … Continue reading
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We arrived in Xi’an yesterday. As our new guide said, a small town of 8 million compared to the 16 million of Beijing. As we rode from the airport, she told us that the national bird is the crane. Then … Continue reading
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My intention was to tweet from China. I did not know that Twitter was not allowed. So today I offer some short observations. Today is our last day in Beijing. As Marilyn has written what a place of contrasts – … Continue reading
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Prof Huang in front of Flags at Confucius Institute
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Picture at Beijing airport
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