新金山中文学校校长信箱 (11/06/2026）Xin Jin Shan Chinese Language and Culture School Principal’s Message
第二学期考试及假期活动推荐等事宜
(English version available in the end)
各位老师、学生和家长：
大家好！根据2026年我校校历第二学期将于6月20日/21日结束。但是，早教学前部周六班级因第一学期日校举办开放日停课一次，将在6月27日（周六）补课，上课时间安排不变。高中/VCE12年级学生因课时规定需要在6月27日（周六）统一集中上课，各个班级的上课时间和教室安排会由我校VCE中文部通过班主任老师告知每一位学生，请所有12年级的学生提前做好继续上课的准备。
我校第三学期开学时间：7月18日/19日。
本周末，我校大部分年级会有考试安排，考试形式会根据年级不同有朗诵、口语对话、书面的默写和问答，以及作文写作等，老师们在判卷、评分时可以了解学生们经过半年的学习后的中文掌握情况，以便他们在下半年的教学中根据学生的实际学习情况开展教学。
这里，跟大家报告和推荐一些假期的活动。
首先，我校有近百位学生参加了由中国浙江宁波市侨联举办的第五届五大洲华裔青少年中国汉字棋线上大赛并再次取得佳绩。据大赛主办方公布的消息，我校共有22位学生获奖，其中涂丁允、陈彦劭、孙兆廷和毛姝涵等同学获得大赛一等奖，李伊伊等同学获得二等奖，张钰晓等同学获得三等奖，指导老师为精英中文部徐佩芬老师。我在这里向老师和同学们表示祝贺！由于我校学生连续数年在汉字棋大赛中取得好成绩，浙江省侨联特别邀请我校部分学生参加今年7月初在宁波举办的海外华裔青少年寻根之旅活动。
我了解到我校不少家长特别支持孩子参加寻根之旅活动，更有家长因我校每年都有寻根之旅活动推荐给学生而特意将孩子从其它中文学校转来的。寻根之旅活动由于组织严谨，安排周到，内容丰富，广受青少年喜欢，对他们学习中文和中华文化起到了不可替代的推进作用。通常我校接到中国侨联的邀请后会及时通报给大家让学生们自愿报名，但是我在这里也不得不如实告诉大家，由于名额实在太少我们不得不根据主办方的要求发布在特定的学生群里。因此有家长跟我反映他们的孩子报不到名。我请家长特别谅解。但也会有学生报了名无法成行的。比如，因我校学生在世界华人学生作文大赛中连年取得优异成绩，我校获奖学生被邀请参加今年7月下旬在北京举办的寻根之旅夏令营活动，但那时已经是维多利亚州学校第三学期学习期间，虽然有获奖学生报了名因无法安排领队老师随行也不得不遗憾取消。
其次，在这里给大家推荐一个在第三学期假期（9月下旬）举办的寻根之旅活动 – “福建泉州丰泽秋令营”，由澳中青少年交流协会在墨尔本协办招生事宜。寻根之旅的报名需经主办方侨联批准，营员到达营地后的食、宿、学习、旅游等费用全免，每位营员学生在12个月内只可参加一次寻根之旅活动。本次活动限额30位，家长和学生有兴趣需要了解具体时间和活动安排的请点击https://auschina.org/2026-quanzhou-camp/ 联系澳中青少年交流协会。
此外，墨尔本紫成阁在去年成功举办了假期学习营活动的基础上，今年假期7月6日—10日（周一至周五，上午9点至下午5点）再次推出“小君子学习营”（Young Virtuous Person School Holiday Program）活动，除了中国传统文化（节日与习俗等）内容之外，还有书法、国画、武术、舞蹈和音乐等。凡是6-14岁有兴趣参加报名请点击https://www.trybooking.com/DMSRK，咨询：林老师 0433 381 368。
最后，预告一个面向所有维多利亚州中文学校学生的比赛：第六届“华文杯“2026年维州华裔青少年中文短剧大赛 – 学中文故事，由维州华文学校联合会主办。我校学生参加了过往前五届的大赛并且届届取得优异成绩。本次比赛是以3人短剧形式进行，内容要求（1）讲诉个人学习中文过程中的趣事与成长经历；（2）表现与父母在学习中文或文化认知上的分歧与理解、和解过程；（3）展示在学习过程中对中华文化的理解与体验，如传统习俗、节日文化等；（4）呈现中西文化对比与跨文化交流的真实情境与思考。比赛按日校年级分三个组别：1-4年级组、5-8年级组、9-12年级组。我校将在第三学期举办初赛，选出三个组别组最优秀的团队代表学校参加维州的决赛。欢迎对此有兴趣的学生可以自愿组成团队、编排短剧报名参加比赛。具体安排另行通知。
祝同学们考试顺利，祝老师们教安！周末校园见！
胡培康
校长
新金山中文学校是一所教育部认可的旨在保护儿童安全的社区语言学校，如果您对我校的有关儿童安全相关政策有任何疑问或建议，请登陆我校网站 https://xjs.vic.edu.au/child-safety/或致电98881688进行查询，也可发邮件至[email protected]
Xin Jin Shan Chinese Language and Culture School
Principal’s Message
Dear teachers, students and parents,
Hello everyone! According to the XJS 2026 School Calendar, Term 2 will end on June 20/21. However, the Saturday classes on MWNPS campus were suspended once in Term 1 due to the Open Day held by the day school. They will make up classes on Saturday 27 June, and the class schedule remains unchanged. High school/VCE Year 12 students are expected to attend classes on Saturday 27 June due to class time regulations. The class time and classroom arrangements for each class will be informed by the High school/VCE sector through the class teacher. All Year 12 students are to be prepared for the classes on Saturday 27 June.
Term 3 starts from 18/19 July.
This weekend, most year levels in our school will have exam arrangements. The exam formats will include recitation, oral test, written dictation, quiz questions and writing according to the requirements of each year level. When marking and grading papers, teachers would understand how much skills students have obtained in Chinese language learning after half a year of study, so that they can carry out teaching according to the students’ actual learning situation for the rest of the year.
Here I would like to let you know and recommend some holiday activities ahead.
First of all, nearly 100 XJS students participated in the 5th Five Continents Chinese Youth Chinese Character Chess Online Competition organized by the Overseas Chinese Federation of Ningbo, Zhejiang, China, and achieved good results again. According to the news announced by the organizer of the competition, a total of 22 students from our school won awards. Among them, students such as Dingyun Tu, Yanshao Chen, Zhaoting Sun and Shuhan Mao won the first prize of the competition, Yiyi Li and others won the second prize, and Yuxiao Zhang and other students won the third prize. The instructor was Teacher Peifen Xu from the Accelerated Chinese Program of the school. I am here to congratulate the teachers and classmates! Since students from our school have achieved good results in the Chinese character chess competition for several consecutive years, the Zhejiang Overseas Chinese Federation specially invited some students from our school to participate in the Chinese Culture Camp for overseas Chinese youth held in Ningbo in early July this year.
I learned that many parents in our school particularly support their children’s participation in the Chinese culture camp activities, and some parents specifically transferred their children from other Chinese schools because our school recommends the Chinese culture camp activities to students every year. Due to its rigorous organization, thoughtful arrangements and rich content, the culture root seeking journey is widely loved by young people and plays an irreplaceable role in promoting their learning of Chinese and Chinese culture. Normally, after receiving the invitation from the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, we will promptly notify everyone so that students can sign up voluntarily. However, I have to tell you the truth here. Because the number of places is very limited, we have to publish it in a specific student group according to the organizer’s requirements. Therefore, some parents reported to me that their children could not register. I ask parents for their special understanding. But there will also be students who sign up but are unable to make the trip. For example, because our school students have achieved outstanding results in the World Chinese Student Writing Competition year after year, the award-winning students of XJS were invited to participate in the Root Seeking Summer Camp held in Beijing in late July this year. However, it was already the third semester of the school in Victoria. Although some award-winning students had signed up, they had to regretfully cancel it because we could not find a leading teacher to accompany them.
Secondly, I would like to recommend to you another Chinese culture camp activity held during the Term 3 holiday (late September) – “Fujian Quanzhou Fengze Autumn Camp”, which is co-organized by the Australia-China Youth Exchange Association in Melbourne. Registration for the camp must be approved by the organizer, the Overseas Chinese Federation. Campers’ meals, accommodation, study, travel and other expenses are free of charge after arriving at the camp. Each camper and student can only participate in one root-seeking trip activity within 12 months. This event is limited to 30 people. Parents and students who are interested in knowing the specific time and event arrangements can click https://auschina.org/2026-quanzhou-camp/ to contact the Australia-China Youth Exchange Association.
In addition, based on the successful holiday program held last year, Melbourne Zicheng Pavilion once again launched the “Young Virtuous Person School Holiday Program” from July 6 to 10 this year (Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.). In addition to traditional Chinese culture (festivals and customs, etc.), there are also calligraphy, traditional Chinese painting, martial arts, dance and music. Anyone aged 6-14 who is interested in participating please click https://www.trybooking.com/DMSRK. Consultation: Teacher Lin 0433 381 368.
Finally, here is a competition open to all Chinese school students in Victoria: the 6th “Chinese Cup” 2026 Chinese Youth Chinese Short Drama Competition in Victoria – Learning Chinese Stories, hosted by the Chinese Federation of Chinese Schools in Victoria. Students from XJS have participated in the past five competitions and achieved excellent results every time. This competition is conducted in the form of a short play for three people. The content requirements are: (1) telling interesting stories and growth experiences in the process of learning Chinese; (2) showing the differences, understanding, and reconciliation process with parents in learning Chinese or cultural cognition; (3) showing the understanding and experience of Chinese culture during the learning process, such as traditional customs, festival culture, etc.; (4) presenting real situations and reflections on the comparison of Chinese and Western cultures and cross-cultural exchanges. The competition is divided into three groups according to day school year levels: Years 1-4 group, Years 5-8 group, and Years 9-12 group. Our school will hold a preliminary competition in Term 3 to select the best teams from the three groups to represent XJS in the finals in Victoria. Students who are interested in this are welcome to voluntarily form a team and choreograph short plays to sign up for the competition. The specific arrangements will be notified later.
I wish students and teachers all the best in the exams and teaching in the coming weeks! See you on campus this weekend!
Yours sincerely,
Kevin Hu, Principal
Xin Jin Shan Chinese Language and Culture School is a DET-accredited Child Safe community language school. If you have any concern and suggestions regarding the school’s child safe policy, please feel free to visit https://xjs.vic.edu.au/child-safety/ or call us at 9888 1688 or email us at [email protected]
