新金山中文学校校长信箱 (06/12/2025）Xin Jin Shan Chinese Language and Culture School Principal’s Message
2025学年收官
12月7日学校开放日暨CPCA中华文化节
12月13日/14日咨询接待日
(English version available in the end)
各位老师、学生和家长：
大家好！本周末将是我校2025学年的最后一个教学周。为协助家长做好学生注册交费事宜，我校决定本周日为学校开放日（周六、周日照常上课），同时增加12月13日/14日专门接待家长咨询报名。具体安排如下：
12月7日（周日）学校开放日。为配合介绍和宣传我们学校，澳大利亚华人专业人士俱乐部CPCA将于12月7日（本周日）在我校Mt Waverley 校区（Mt Waverley 中学高中部）举办中华文化节（上午10点至下午3点），向社会开放，欢迎家长参加。当天在高中部上课的学生将会被安排参加文化节的部分活动，包括观看精彩的文艺演出，画宫扇、练书法、学京剧、做游戏等。现场有礼物赠送，还有庆祝圣诞和新年的幸运抽奖。
12月13日/14日（周六/周日）接待日。学校特意假Mt Waverley中学大礼堂（亦称 “高中部体育馆” ）接待学生和家长报名咨询，协助注册、付费。时间为上午9：30分至下午4点，我校早教学前部、精英中文部（1-9年级）、Mt Waverley校区（1-9年级）、高中/VCE中文部（10-12年级）等均有安排教师负责接待。
目前我校现有3500学生中已有超过一半的学生完成了明年的注册交费，他们都享受了早鸟优惠（除注册费之外，学费高达25%优惠）。我校学生报读明年注册交费早鸟优惠最后截止将在12月19日结束，家长如在注册时遇到问题请在本周末到校区办公室咨询，或通过班主任老师跟学校联系。
学校从12月8日起至2026年2月6日放假。2026新学年从2月7日/8日开始。
在放假期间，学校办公室（周一至周五）接待电话03 9888 1688，各部门及校区咨询电邮：
早教学前部[email protected]，
精英中文部（1-9年级）[email protected]，
Mt Waverley校区（1-9年级）[email protected],
高中/VCE中文部（10-12年级）[email protected]。
学校办公室从12月20日至2026年1月11日放假，1月12日起开始上班。
放假之前，有个好消息跟大家报告一下，我校1-12年级12位同学参加了维州华校联络会举办的2025年“华文杯”学生成语故事比赛决赛，在三个组别的紧张比赛中，由岳庭宇、杨云帆、祝子惠、杨煜诚同学组成的中级组夺得团体冠军奖杯，为我校赢得殊荣。其它两个组别的同学虽然没有拿到名次，但表现良好也值得肯定。我要特别感谢所有参赛选手家长的陪伴，还要感谢带队的袁丽丽老师。
还有个比赛活动要跟大家报告一下，我校在1-3年级各班学生中举办了汉字书写比赛，有1000多学生参加。他们中的近200位优胜者参加了学校统一举办的写字比赛决赛，经过全校教师每人一票评选出各年级组的决赛获奖名单。其中，一年级组10位同学获得一等奖、15位同学获得二等奖、21位同学获得三等奖；二年级组10位同学获得一等奖、15位同学获得二等奖、18位同学获得三等奖；三年级组10位同学获得一等奖、15位同学获得二等奖、19位同学获得三等奖（具体获奖名单将在学校官网公布，获奖证书本周末由各校区颁发）。在此，我向所有获奖和参加决赛的同学及其家长以及他们的指导教师表示祝贺。
每逢学校放假，家长都会问我学校会举办什么假期活动或者有什么活动可以推荐的。这里，有几个活动信息转告给学生和家长，欢迎有兴趣的参加：
1，假期学习营。由ZCK主办的非营利性为期5天的 “小君子学习营” ，上午学中国经典故事，下午文化体验，通过有趣的课程，提高孩子品格行为和对中文、中国传统文化的兴趣。学员年龄要求6-12岁，有兴趣参加的请登陆网站查询和报名https://zeechengkhor.org.au/young-virtuous-person/ 也可发电邮咨询[email protected]
2，中国上海研学营。“遇见上海，科创同行”澳大利亚华裔青少年上海沉浸式研学营，2026年1月6日-13日在上海举办。主要学习和体验内容：札染—布里生花、陶艺—器物重生、体育互动、非遗—传拓瓦当、宇树科技、上海家化、VR竞技体验等，参访景点有豫园、南京路、外滩、证卷交易中心、上海马戏城、乌镇、东方明珠旋转餐厅、今潮8弄、上海天文台等。本活动适合届时在上海度假的学生报名参加，参团费用自理（非营利性的），仅剩个别名额。欢迎有兴趣的家长本周末到Mt Waverley校区体育馆办公室跟我联系，索取报名信息。
3，2026年 “少年中国，童贺新春” 全国少儿春节联欢会向我校学生发出邀请，年龄16岁以下的学生在声乐、舞蹈、器乐、戏曲、语言、走秀、武术、书画等有一定表演水平的均可报名，节目录制不超过4分钟，由学校统一团体上报（12月30日截止）。上报作品不收节目报名费、评审费等。有兴趣的家长请发电邮索要活动详细信息：[email protected] 电邮名 “少儿春晚报名咨询”（12月13日截止）。
在学年结束之际，我校早教学前部、精英中文部（1-9年级）、Mt Waverley校区（1-9年级）、高中/VCE中文部等分别举办了不同形式的教师团建活动。在团建活动中，通过教师间的交流和互动，老师们可以学到更多的教学经验和方法，提供自己的教学和班级管理能力。团建活动让教师们放松心情、舒缓压力，增强团队合作意识，提高工作的积极性和主动性，相信老师们一定会在明年整体提升我校教学质量上做出努力。
最后，衷心感谢学校社区的每位成员，感谢每一位老师、学生和家长，以及所有CPCA的志愿者们在即将过去的2025年跟我们一起齐心协力，为维护校园的安全、保障正常的教学秩序，为让我们的学生、我们的学校成长、发展做出了贡献。
祝大家圣诞和新年快乐！祝各位有个安全、休闲、快乐的假期生活！我们2026年见！
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! This weekend would be the last teaching week of Our 2025 school year. In order to assist parents with 2026 registration and payment matters, we have scheduled an Open Day on Sunday 7 Dec (campus operates as usual on both Saturday and Sunday), and extended our registration and enquiry on campus on 13/14 Dec. The specific arrangements are as follows:
7 December, Open Day: To encourage community participation and 2026 registration, the Australian Chinese Professionals Club (CPCA) will hold a Chinese Culture Festival (10am-3pm) on the senior campus of MWSC on Sunday 7 December. The event is open to the public and parents are welcome to attend. Students attending classes on the day will be arranged to participate in some activities of the cultural festival, including watching wonderful cultural performances, painting palace fans, practicing calligraphy, learning Peking Opera and playing games, etc. There will be gifts on site and lucky draws to celebrate Christmas and New Year in advance.
13/14 December (Sat&Sun), Extended Registration Days: The Hall on the senior campus of MWSC would be open for 2026 registration and payment enquiries 9:30am to 4pm. Our admin staff from early learning sector (Early learning, Prep), Accelerated Program sector (Y1-9), senior campus sector (Y1-9) and high school/VCE sector (Y10-12) would be available on site for assistance.
Up to now, over half of our existing 3500 students have completed their 2026 registration and enjoyed early-bird payment discount (25% off tuition fees excluding administration fee). The early bird discounts would still be available until the 19 Dec. If parents have any questions or concerns during the registration process, please visit the senior campus of MWSC for more information. You could also contact your child/ren’s class teacher for assistance.
The school holiday starts from 8 Dec 2025 to 6 Feb 2026. The new school term would begin on 7/8 Feb, 2026.
During the school holidays, the school office (Monday to Friday) is accessible on (03) 9888 1688, and you could also send emails to the following sectors and campuses:
MWNPS (Early learning-Prep): [email protected]，
Accelerated Chinese Program (1-9年级): [email protected]，
MW Senior Campus (1-9年级): [email protected],
Senior School/VCE (10-12年级): [email protected]。
The school office will be closed for holiday from 20 Dec 2025 to 11 Jan 2026 and will resume operating on Monday 12 January 2026.
Before the holidays, I have some good news to share with you. 12 XJS students from Years 1-12 participated in the finals of the 2025 “Chinese Cup” Chinese Idiom Story Competition organized by the Victoria Chinese Schools Association. In the intense competition of three groups, our intermediate group composed of Tingyu Yue, Yunfan Yang, Zihui Zhu and Yucheng Yang won the group gold trophy, winning the honour for our school. Although the students in the other two groups did not get a ranking, their wonderful performance also deserves recognition. I would like to especially thank the parents of all the contestants for their company and also thank the teacher Yuan Lili who led the team.
I would also like to let you know the outcome of recent activity organised in Term 4. More than 1,000 students in Years 1-3 participated in a Chinese Character Handwriting Competition and nearly 200 participated the final competition and the final winners were selected by our teachers. In Year 1 Group, 10 Students won the First Prize, 15 won the Second Prize and 21 won the Third Prize. In Year 2 Group, 10 Students won the First Prize, 15 won the Second Prize and 18 won the Third Prize. In Year 3 Group, 10 Students won the First Prize, 15 won the Second Prize and 19 won the Third Prize (The list of winners will be announced on the school’s website, and award certificates will be issued by each campus this weekend). I would like to congratulate all the students and parents who won the awards and participated in the finals, as well as their instructors. Many parents approached me asking what holiday activities we would organize or what activities we recommend during the coming school holidays. To tell you the truth, there are quite a few activities available during the holidays. Those who are interested are welcome to participate:
1. Holiday Learning Camp. The non-profit 5-day “Little Gentleman Learning Camp” hosted by ZCK includes learning classic Chinese stories in the morning and cultural experiences in the afternoon. Through interesting courses, children can improve their manner and increase interest in Chinese language and traditional Chinese culture. The age requirement for the participants is 6-12 years old. If you are interested, please feel free to visit the website for more details at https://zeechengkhor.org.au/young-virtuous-person/ or send emails to [email protected] for enquires.
2. Shanghai Study Tour. “Visit Shanghai, Learn Science and Technology” Australian Chinese Youth Shanghai Study Camp will be held in Shanghai from 6-13 January 2026. The main learning and experience content includes: dyeing – creating flowers in cloth, pottery – rebirth of utensils, sports interaction, intangible cultural heritage – stone rubbing on roof-tile ends, Yushu Technology, Shanghai Jahua, VR competitive experience, etc. The participants will visit attractions include Yuyuan Garden, Nanjing Road, the Bund, Securities Exchange Center, Shanghai Circus, Wuzhen, Oriental Pearl Revolving Restaurant, Jinchao Alley 8, Shanghai Observatory, etc. This event is suitable for students who are on vacation at Shanghai at that time to sign up and participate in the group at their own expense (non-profit). Only a few places are available. Interested parents are welcome to contact me at the MWSC senior campus Chinese office in the Hall this weekend to get more information.
3. The 2026 Children’s Spring Festival Gala offers invitation to XJS students now. Students under the age of 16 who have a certain level of skills in vocal music, dance, instrumental music, opera, language, catwalk, martial arts, calligraphy and painting, etc. can sign up. The recording of the performance should not exceed 4 minutes, and the school will submit the recording as a group (due on 30 December). The participation is free of charge. Interested parents could send an email to request event details at [email protected] with the subject name “Children’s Spring Festival Gala Registration Inquiry” (due on 13 December).
At the end of the school year, our early learning sector (early learning-prep), Accelerated Chinese Program sector (years 1-9), MWSC senior campus (years 1-9) and high school/VCE Chinese sector held different forms of teacher team-building activities. In team building activities, through communication and interaction between teachers, they learn more teaching experience and methods and improve their teaching and class management skills. Team-building activities allow teachers to relax, relieve stress, enhance their awareness of teamwork and improve their enthusiasm and initiative for work. I believe teachers will come back next year with improved overall teaching quality.
Finally, I would like to sincerely thank every member of the school community, every teacher, student and parent, and all CPCA volunteers who have worked together with us in the year of 2025 to maintain the safety of the campus, ensure normal teaching order and contribute to the growth and development of our students and the school.
Happy Christmas and New Year to everyone! I wish you all a safe, relaxing and happy holiday ahead! See you in 2026!
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].
