|
Happy Family in Beijing |
|
We came to GCE to study Chinese because we want our adopted daughter to learn and thought we should, too. My wife Louanne and I really enjoyed the time in GCE. The teachers and staff here are great and extremely helpful. We got a good basis for learning Chinese. My family and I will absolutely come back to GCE either next year or two years from now when our little baby grows up, so she can join us and study Chinese. I really want to tell the people who are planning to come to Beijing, just relax and enjoy yourself, everything you need is available here. We are happy to hear that GCE offers a new program for adoptive families.
Michael Mason, USA, Technical Writer
Louanne Mason, USA, Director of Mentorship Program |
| |
| Foster Home Visiting |
2008£¬ March 15
Our students (Louanne,Mike and Nadia) visited New Day Foster Home. The New Day Foster Home was built in October 2000 under the umbrella of the New Day Creations Factory and Community Center. The foster home is located in the small town of Qingyundian, 25KM SE of Beijing. The vision of New Day is to make a difference in people's lives, and the foster home is doing just that for the children of China.
With the help of many people who have donated time and given of themselves, the foster home is now fully operational with a well trained staff, excellent medical care and professional facilities.
The foster home is a haven for special children who come from local Children's Welfare Institutes. Most of the children who come to the foster home have minor disabilities that are correctable. Surgeries for the babies are made possible through the donations of supporters and through Doctors and Hospitals who offer their services either at a reduced rate or free of charge.
If you need more information about New Day Foster Home, please visit www.newdaycharities.org
Global Chinese Education will provide all the foreigners who adopted Chinese babies free Chinese Courses. For further details, please call 86-10-51296959
|
|
| |
2008 New Years party |
| GCE held its annual Christmas and New Years party. Our staff greatly enjoyed teaching our students and guests about holiday traditions around the world, showing them classic Christmas movies, and teaching them a few famous Christmas carols.? As a special treat, we also had a martial arts show early in the evening.? At the beginning of the night our staff sang three carols for our students and guests, and at the end of the night everybody joined together in our lounge area to sing carols they were taught over the course of the evening.? We ended the night with a gift raffle and had Santa hand the gifts to our lucky guests. The staff of GCE would like to thank all those who came and helped make it such a special evening, and to all those that couldn¡¯t make it, we hope to see you next year! |
|
| |
Thanksgiving Party
Friday, November 23th, 2007
GCE celebrated Thanksgiving by hosting one of its largest annual parties.The faculty was pleased to entertain current students and guests alike on this special occasion.
We had a wonderful dinner, with drinks,wine and beer that was enjoyed over delightful conversation.For the Chinese guests we gave a speech explaining the history and meaning of Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving Day in America is a time for family and close friends to come together and offer thanks for all the good things in their lives.We here at GCE are thankful that we could share this experience with so many old and new friends.We can only hope that our guests enjoyed it as much as us! |
| |
| |
| Global Chinese Education (GCE) GCE¡¯s calligraphy and painting show on Friday November 9th |
Our painting tutor Zhao Jingshou is an established Professor of Art at the Tsinghua University, a respected member of the Chinese Artist Association, and a renowned artist in his own right. He is originally from Luoyang city in Henan province; the home of the Shaolin monks and Peony flowers. At the young age of 5 his father began teaching him the fundamentals of Chinese painting with the help of other reputable artists in that time period. His art is currently featured in the World Artists Dictionary and Chinese Modern Famous Artists Dictionary. Zhao Jingshou¡¯s specialty is painting traditional Chinese flowers and Birds. His art is now enjoyed by collectors and officials worldwide.
Friday evening, Chinese students and foreign students got together to witness Zhao Jingshou painting traditional Chinese flowers and peony with extreme precision and expertise.
|
|
|
September 2007
GCE Martial Arts Night Show £¨Sept.28,2007£© ----Taichi, Nanquan and Longquan
Dai Minzhi is a popular Martial Arts coach in GCE. He is one of the members of the Worker Martial Arts Team in Beijing. He has won the gold medal in the first traditional martial art match in the world.
It was an unforgettable night; GCE was honored to have a famous master, famous star member of the Beijing National Wushu Team and Multiple National Wushu Champion Title Holder, Daizhimin, our school Wushu jiaolian practice Taichi, Chuangquan, and longquan with Chinese Martial Arts fans. Longquan is one of the more difficult styles to master. This traditional animal-imitating style incorporates and imitates the movements of a dragon. The students show great interests in practicing Longquan, Taichi, and Nanquan.
 
 
 
Multi-Cultural Weekend Activity 1
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
GCE has held its first Multi-Cultural Weekend Activity of this semester by having a party at its Beijing Campus. Faculty, students of GCE and Guest Speakers were invited to this party as well. The presenters all gave very informative presentation on their field of work within GCE.
There was Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Acupuncture Lecture given by Chen Yi Gui, and also two of our Iranian Students are studying at the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine towards their PHD. Also Dai Laoshi the Martial Arts teacher put on a very exiting show during the show and it was enjoyed by all who were present at the party.
Mid-Autumn Festival Party
Friday, September 14th, 2007
GCE has celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival by hosting a party inviting Faculty, students, and guests for this special occasion.
At the party there was a Moon cake eating competition, games involving puzzles and riddles. There was also a Tai Chi demonstration presented by Tai Chi Sandai.
What is Tai Chi:
Tai Chi, as it is practiced in the west today, can perhaps best be thought of as a moving form of yoga and meditation combined. There are a number of so- called forms (sometimes also called 'sets') which consist of a sequence of movements. Many of these movements are originally derived from the martial arts (and perhaps even more ancestrally than that, from the natural movements of animals and birds) although the way they are performed in Tai Chi is slowly, softly and gracefully with smooth and even transitions between them.
|
|
|
