新金山中文学校校长信箱 (14/07/2023）Xin Jin Shan Chinese Language and Culture School Principal’s Message

开学通知暨网上夏令营、寻根之旅活动通知

各位老师、同学和家长好！

本周末（7月15日/16日）我校第三学期开学。学校各年级开学前期的各项准备工作已经就绪，欢迎同学们返校上课。

目前，Mt Waverley总校高中部校园改建工地已有部分完工，新造的科学教学楼将很快全面完工，我们的停车位将逐步恢复。我相信，在学校社区所有成员的配合下，加上CPCA派出的志愿者的帮助下，总校交通紧张的状况将会日趋缓解。

在上学期末和假期期间，我校组织学生参加了由中国侨联主办的“亲情中华.为你讲故事”网上夏令营活动，其中178位学生参加了由甘肃省武威市侨联承办的网上夏令营武威营活动，187位学生参加了由福建省侨联、厦门市侨联承办，厦门思明区侨联协办的“海纳百川.海洋文化”网上夏令营活动，有12位老师担任了志愿者班主任工作。两个网上夏令营在老师、同学和家长们的积极参与下取得了圆满成功。阅读有关武威营的活动报道请点击，阅读有关海洋文化营的活动报道请点击。

假期伊始，我校有17位师生受邀参加了由中国侨联主办，浙江省侨联、宁波市侨联承办，慈溪市和余姚市协办的华裔青少年赴中国寻根之旅宁波营活动。寻根之旅团在宁波期间，到青瓷文化传承园和草帽草编博物馆研学，学古诗，学习汉字棋，学习农民画，徐福东渡日本历史研学，学习制作青瓷，参观鸣鹤古镇，制作年糕、麻花，民俗文化学习；发现河姆渡、参观阳明观堂，学做香囊，学习书法，学习视频剪辑，学做大糕，学习姚剧，与当地学生交流学武术，踢足球，下象棋，还过了把穿越瘾，作了汉服秀。内容丰富，精彩纷呈，大丰收。如想观看宁波营活动报道和视频请点击。

在第三学期里，我们将推出网上夏令营广东肇庆营和浙江余姚营活动。有家长问，孩子报名参加这些活动会得到哪些好处？首先，参加过网上夏令营的学生增长了中文和中华文化知识，学习中文的兴趣大增；其次，如能评上优秀营员则报名参加赴中国寻根之旅活动享有优先。肇庆营和余姚营同时在8月10日开营，19日闭营。请三年级以上有兴趣的同学点击报名。

此外，第十九届亚洲运动会将于今年9月在中国浙江杭州市举办。浙江省侨联邀请海外华裔青少年用手中的笔和心中的情，参加“之江同心. 侨助亚运”暨世界华裔青少年绘画大赛。大赛分儿童组（6-12岁）和少年组（13-18岁），分别设一等奖1名，二等奖2名，三等奖3名，创意奖10名，优胜奖30名。如果你有兴趣参加，请点击查阅比赛通知（如将作品交由学校递交的话，请在7月30日之前交到学校办公室）。

还有，汉字棋比赛定于8月下旬举办，汉字棋专家教练的培训课堂每周照常举办。有兴趣的同学请先报名，然后可参加免费培训。报名请点击。

最后，我校学生将有机会在第三学期假期参加赴中国寻根之旅泉州营活动。该活动由澳中青少年交流协会具体操办。主题为“世遗泉州，悦见丰泽”的寻根之旅将访问福建省泉州、厦门和南靖，内容分文化寻根：华侨历史博物馆、南靖土楼、鼓浪屿、书法课堂、体验茶道等；非遗课堂：泉州彩扎、“五南”文化、闽派建筑、泉州花灯等。还有民俗体验，在南少林寺学南拳，参观旅游等。根据规定，参加寻根之旅活动的营员学生在中国期间的食宿、学习、旅游、参观等费用由中国侨联承担，营员的来回机票、国际旅行保险和适当的行政管理费用自理。每9位学生必须配1位领队，同去同回。由于目前还没确定选择哪家航空公司，暂时无法公布收费标准。如果你年满12岁，有兴趣想参加福建泉州营活动，请注意：名额有限，点击报名（预留位子）。在具体行程和收费标准公布后，报名排在前的学生可优先作选择。

欢迎同学们积极报名参加各项有益的活动。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,

Our Term 3 starts from this weekend (15/16 July). We are all ready to welcome you back to school.

The renovation work on the senior campus of MWSC is partly completed, the new science building construction would be finished soon and our parking spots would be resumed soon. I believe the traffic tension would be eased gradually with the support of school community members and also huge help from CPCA volunteers.

In the last week of Term 2 and during school holiday, 178 students participated in the online Chinese Culture Camp – Wuwei Camp and 187 students participated in the Xiamen Camp and 12 volunteer teachers provided great support to students understanding the Chinese culture and completing learning tasks. Please click here for details of Wuwei Camp and click here for Xiamen Camp.

During the school holiday, 16 students and a group leader participated in the Chinese Culture Camp in Ningbo China. They have deepened their understanding in Chinese culture and history in authentic and first-hand experience in visiting Celadon Museum in Cixi, visiting the venue where Mr XU Fu started his voyage to Japan introducing Chinese culture and technics to Japan, visiting the ruins of He Mu Do culture and Ming He town, learning a lot of traditional Chinese crafts and skills such as draw hats, rice cakes, fried dough twist, scented sachet, Chinese calligraphy and Chinese traditional opera in Yuyao. Students have also visited a local primary school having a bit fun with local students in soccer and Chinese chess. They have even tried playing chess with robots. Isn’t that cool? Students have also visited Yangming town wearing Chinese traditional Han dress. If you would like to know more about their experience in Ningbo, please click here.

In Term 3, more online Chinese culture camps would be available including Zhaoqing camp from Guangdong and Yuyao camp from Zhejiang. What are the benefits of participating these events? First, students become more confident and interested in Chinese culture learning and understanding. Second, outstanding students in these online camps would be selected in priority to participate in Chinese culture camp in China. Both Zhaoqing camp and Yuyao camp would start from 10 August and end on 19 August. Students over year 3 are more than welcome to register for Zhaoqing Camp or Yuyao Camp.

The 19th Asian Games is scheduled in September at Hangzhou, China. Worldwide Chinese Youth Painting Competition themed on the Hangzhou Asian games has started. 1 First Prize, 2 Second Prize, 3 Third Prize, 10 Creative Prize and 30 Outstanding Prize would be presented to Junior Group (6-12 years old) and Senior Group (13-18 years old) separately. If you are interested in the competition, please click here for details (please submit your painting or drawing work to the Chinese Office on campus by 30 July).

Moreover, Chinese Character Chess Competition is scheduled in late August and the weekly training sessions would be arranged as usual. If you are interested in the competition, please register now and join the free training after registration. For competition registration, please click here.

Another good news. Our students would have opportunity to join the Chinese Culture Camp in Fujian in Term 3 school holiday. The event is organised by Australia-China Youth Exchange Association. Students are expected to visit Quanzhou, Xiamen and Nanjing in Fujian province visiting Returned Overseas Chinese Museum, Nanjing Tulou, Kulangsu and learn the local culture and crafts such as tea ceremony, Quanzhou paper craft and paper lantern. Students would also get the chance to understand the architecture style of Fujian and learn Southern Fist in Southern Shao Lin Temple. All the accommodation, traffic and visiting in China would be covered by All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese. Students have to bear the international flight, international travel insurance and group administration costs. Every 9 students should be accompanied by 1 adult team leader. All the participants are expected to travel to China and come back to Australia together. As the flight tickets are not finalized yet, the event cost is not ready to be announced. If you are over 12 years old and are interested in the event, please click here to reserve your place. First come would be first selected once the itinerary and cost are available.

You are more than welcome to join our various fun activities in Term 3. Let’s 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].