Mandarin Learning in the Context of Multiculturalism

In 2022, students have been provided opportunities to engage with the linguistic and cultural diversity of the Chinese-speaking communities.

Early Entry and Kindergarten students have participated in group singing of simple songs in Chinese accompanied by visual images and responded through actions and drawing. Year 1 and Year 2 students have spent time exploring Chinese stories. They have also drawn their favourite character from Chinese stories and captioned their drawing in Mandarin using modelled languages. The senior primary students have attended a variety of workshops. A small group of Year 6 boys have also had an excursion to a local Chinese restaurant. Below are quotes from students:

Chinese Knots

It was quite a lot of fun and everyone had a great time. I finished first with my red and yellow string!

Thomas

Chinese Painting

The Mandarin incursion was an amazing experience for the whole of Year 5. We learnt about different shades of colours and how to use them to make a beautiful art piece.

Archer and Harry

Chinese Paper Cutting

On Thursday we were making Chinese paper cuttings for

Chinese cultural learning. I found it was such a fun experience and it would be great to do it again.

Hugo

Chinese Calligraphy

We had lots of fun during a beautiful Chinese font incursion known as calligraphy.

Matteo and Sam

In addition, seven boys from different year groups participated in the 2022 'Hello Mandarin' recitation competition. On 27 May, the competition was live streamed and over 30,000 viewed the event online. Our team won two Second Prizes, a First Prize and a Most Potential Award.