{"id":16938,"date":"2017-09-21T19:12:36","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T18:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/?p=16938"},"modified":"2017-09-21T19:12:36","modified_gmt":"2017-09-21T18:12:36","slug":"confucius-classroom-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/confucius-classroom-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Confucius Classroom News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday 18th Sept, our pupils from the Mandarin class, accompanied by Mrs Zhou, went to Glasgow Airport to greet the Chinese Ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming. Pupils presented the ambassador and his wife, Madame Hu, with bouquets of flowers and wished them a warm welcome to Scotland as they arrived for the Confucius Institute for Scotland\u2019s Schools 5th Anniversary celebrations. The ambassador and his wife were also greeted by a Scottish Bagpipes, providing them with a lively cultural experience.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-16940\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/files\/2017\/09\/Ellena7-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"131\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-16948\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/files\/2017\/09\/Ellena1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"130\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-16947\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/files\/2017\/09\/Ellena2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"131\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-16946\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/files\/2017\/09\/Ellena3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"130\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During Wednesday 20th lunch-time, the head teachers of St. Ninian\u2019s Partner School in Tianjin, Mr Ma and Mrs Zhao visited St. Ninian\u2019s Confucius Classroom to have a meeting with Mr. Docherty, Mrs Docherty, Mrs. Zhou and Students of Mandarin. S2 and S3 pupils treated Mr Ma and Mrs Zhao to a rendition of a Chinese song. They also showcased their Mandarin abilities through a round of \u2018Word Wizard\u2019 and Mandarin presentation. Mr Ma and Mr Docherty\u00a0both made a speech to conclude the meeting.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-16945\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/files\/2017\/09\/Ellena4-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"142\" height=\"189\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-16943\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/files\/2017\/09\/Ellena5-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"147\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday 20th Sept evening, Mrs Zhou, Mrs Beaton, Louisa Preston and Mark Rae went to Strathclyde University\u2019s McCance Building to take part in the CISS 5th Year Anniversary Alumni Event.\u00a0 There was a chance for conversation with fellow teachers and students of Mandarin, followed by several informative keynote speakers elaborating upon the important role the Chinese Language has played in their careers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-16941\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StNinians\/files\/2017\/09\/Ellena6-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"249\" height=\"187\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday 18th Sept, our pupils from the Mandarin class, accompanied by Mrs Zhou, went to Glasgow Airport to greet the Chinese Ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming. 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