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Mandarama is the all ONLINE practice playground for children learning Chinese.
Introduce and inspire Chinese for Children through books, games, characters and a wiki full of ancient and modern Chinese culture.
Great fun for extra practice, schools, adopted Chinese children, home school. No social networking. Completely safe. No adverts. No product placements. Designed by the specialists in teaching Mandarin Chinese to your child - Bamboo Learning Limited
Learn about great Chinese food from the BBC. Great for children too.
The BBC launches a new TV programme on making Chinese food with Ching. Masterclases, Chinese Street, techniques, takeaway favourites, noodles and dim sum (meaning touch the heart), spicy Sichuan, Chinese cooking for family and friends.
Businesses invest in China at high end of value chain..
GlaxoSmithKline intends to double its R&D staff in China to 350 people in the next few years, reported Reuters.
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) which currently has 170 R&D staff in China has plans to boost up its staff to 350 by the end of 2009. According to Carol Zhu, head of operation management and alliances in GSK's China R&D unit, the staff levels would remain static for three or four years after the increase, while the company will expand its facilities to accommodate further increases thereafter.
As part of its strategic plan to step up investment in biotech medicines, GSK has focused on China for furthering its R&D activities.
Women on top in a downturn - Are women company directors well placed to face a downturn in business?
But just in case there are any real cynics among you, who are still sceptical even now, perhaps this procession of casual generalisations will remove any lingering doubts: ‘Women are great at multi-tasking and very good at coping with stress’ (Jill Shepherd, Bamboo Learning); ‘There is less competitiveness amongst women and as such, we’re more open to sharing best practice and support each other’ (Lesley Lant, Perennial Marketing); ‘Women tend to grow their businesses organically rather than making testosterone-driven decisions on equity funding’ (Katherine Leopold, PA London).
Female business owners are more likely to survive a recession thanks to their slow and steady approach, according to a new study by Business Link in London. The support group, which says that it ‘helped’ over 28,000 female-owned businesses in the capital last year, says that women are better at planning ahead, taking advice, and sharing their experiences than men –and they’re not so obsessed with chasing a fast buck. All of which makes them the perfect choice for an economic crisis.
Ofsted and Ed Balls praise new initiative by top innovative schools teaching curriculum Mandarin Chinese.
The first and second schools to make Mandarin Chinese a compulsory part of the curriculum have been noticed once more for their innovation. This time the partnership between the schools has been praised by Ed Balls and Ofsted.
Pupils from Kingsford Community College in Beckton can win scholarships to top independent school Brighton College. Head teacher Ms Delandes and Mr Cairns Headmaster of Brighton College are sharing their educational expertise as governors on each other's school boards. Once an innovative school you continue to be innovative it seems.
The links between the schools have already won over one body more often noted for its trenchant criticisms of state schools – the aforementioned Ofsted. In a recent report on Kingsford, the inspectors declared: "The school has introduced a variety of initiatives that have raised the school's profile both locally and nationally. Some, such as the introduction of Mandarin and the link with an independent school to provide scholarships into their sixth-form, are highly innovative."
Part of China Now, 3000 children developing Chinese cross-curricula work have created a new Chinese opera.
350 students performed the new work alongside professional artists.This project was an initiative between the Hackney Music Development Trust (HMDT) and East Hackney Education Zone. 'Confucius says' is a new opera based on Chinese myths and legends written by Stephen Plaice and Richard Taylor for Hackney schools and children learning Chinese.
We share our experiences in teaching Mandarin Chinese young including Mandarama at the SSAT Chinese network conference
Please come and see us either at our exhibition stand or during our workshop. Get guest access to Mandarama at our stand and learn about how children learn languages young at our workshop. We are sharing our experience in teaching Chinese young and would like to hear your views too.
Children learning Chinese at Hove Park Primary School win competition..
Students' Mandarin leaves rivals red-faced
By Ruth Morgan
Argus Lite 26 May 2008
William Page, 12, shows off his Chinese skills at Hove Park School. Youngsters left their rivals tongue-tied to scoop a top prize at a national language competition.
While many students may turn pale at the difficult task of learning another language, students from Hove Park School showed off their skills to secure a prize at the National Chinese Mandarin Reading contest.
The event was held at the University of Westminster and was entered by more than 26 schools, colleges and universities from across the country.
The six competitors from Hove Park had only been learning the complex language for eight months but managed to beat off competition from 23 other institutions including a University of Sussex team to come third in the non-native speakers category.
The children read out poetry, prose and stories at the event to take home the coveted trophy.Of the 26 institutions that took part, only six were able to walk away with a prize.
In addition to Hove Park's success, pupil Nicola Burt, 14, added to the team triumph, winning a third place individual prize.
Programme details about this amazing adventure are on the BBC website
China is a vast country with an astonishingly diverse landscape. Through unprecedented access, this six-part series reveals the little-known natural treasures and secret wildlife havens of China's wildest regions
UK wide - take a look at how your child can learn about modern Chinese culture
Turning up the Volume on Modern China for children.
China Now is a UK-wide celebration of a vibrant, dynamic and fast-evolving nation – a captivating showcase of the very best of modern China.
‘I welcome CHINA NOW as a valuable and exciting idea to help bring our countries closer together and further develop and strengthen our relationship.’
Gordon Brown, British Prime Minister
‘CHINA NOW will strengthen the understanding and friendship between China and the UK. We must work together to make the festival a success.’
Wen Jiabao, Premier of the People’s Republic of China.
Take your children - for US First Emperor tour dates read more...
USA First Emperor Exhibition Tour dates and Location
Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, Santa Ana, CA, USA (May 18-October 12, 2008);
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA, USA (November 15, 2008-April 26, 2009);
Houston Museum of Natural Science, TX, USA (May 18-September 25, 2009); and
National Geographic Museum, Washington, D.C., USA (November 19, 2009-March 31, 2010).
Bronze Age China's first emperor, and his funereal statuary are freshly reassessed in a new special exhibition.
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