Prof. Cynthia Ning, director of The Confucius Institute at the University of Hawaii offers something very unique to our American High School Kids: a sports camp that is taught (mostly) in Chinese
The CHINESE LANGUAGE IMMERSION SPORTS CAMP 2007!
Some of the kids responses during and after the program:
“It was a blast!”, “I had the best time and want to come back next year!”, “It was tough, but I learned a lot!”
AMAKUA VIDEO was invited to document this project - a first of its kind in the US - "up-close and personal". The goal of this camp is to teach basic skills in speaking, writing and reading the Chinese (Mandarin) language within only 3 weeks!
In July 2007 Prof. Cynthia Ning invited 30 high school kids from across the US (incl. Hawaii) to study the Chinese language. She and her supervising team of 27 teachers & staff exposed the kids to various teaching methods and SPORTS!
Prof. Ning and her team chose Chinese national sports such as PING PONG & the Martial Arts of WUSHU to convey not only the Chinese language, but also the ancient and modern Chinese culture and people’s mentality to the American high school kids.
Besides classroom lectures and sports the program was packed to the rim with activities to experience Hawaii’s diverse culture and nature, such as Hanauma Bay.
Prof. Ning at the Chinese Language Immersion Sports Camp Program is partly sponsored by the Chinese Government through The Confucius Institute and partly through a division of the US Government, called STARTALK. This reflects the emerging need for us, American citizens, to become familiar with and to build bridges of communication with China and its people. China inevitably has become a force in the world economy, and will colorfully enter the world stage with the up-coming 2008 Olympic Games in Bejing.
If you want to learn more about this Sports Camp visit The Confucius Institute. May be you and your kids will also immerse into the Chinese language, culture and - SPORTS!
CLIENT FEEDBACK: Click here to listen to a short audio feedback by the Sports Camp Coordinator, Jia Lin Sun, about AMAKUA VIDEO’s involvement in the CHINESE LANGUAGE IMMERSION SPORTS CAMP program.
August 29th, 2007 at 4:41 pm
Any plans to make this program available to elementary school children?
January 6th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
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January 15th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Dear Valerie - First of all: “HAPPY NEW YEAR” to you!
The best I can do for you is to refer to Prof. Cynthia Ning, who is the creator of this program. Her email is: cyndy@hawaii.edu. She is a very cool lady!
My very best to you!
Sincerely -
Thomas Gorgas, PhD
PS: If you don’t mind, please let her know that it was me who referred to her.
January 26th, 2008 at 6:36 am
Dear Madam,
I am a Malawian aged 33 years and I work in the Hospitality Industry, with close to 13 years of hospitality experiance.
I have so much interests in Children and want to do something for them.
Now with the new relationship that we have between Malawi and the Republic of China, I feel I can have a chance to have help of assistance with other hospitality industry connected with children like yourselves, to bring such business to Malawi or assist in anyway possible i.e. advise to run the such businesses. We have so much land within town and along the Fresh waters of our beautiful Lake Malawi.
If you will not be able to help in any way possible, please supply any relavant information that will assist me source what I am requesting for directry.
Please note that I am asking for this information as an individual with keen interest in Children and with wide experiance in the hospitality customer service. Currently working with The Dorvic Hotel as a Hotel Manager, in a town Hotel, 5km from Blantyre City.
I have an upgrading course in the Food Poduction, 2 years “In-House Hospitality Management Tranning Programe with Protea Hotels Ryalls - Malawi - Blantyre”, computer retelate, fruant in both written and spoken English and other short course certificates.
Your assistance in regards to the inquiry.
Yours faithfully,
Boldwin Madinga