NCI runs cultural workshops at Rushcliffe School

18/10/2018

On October 15th, 120 year 7 pupils from Rushcliffe School took part in interactive calligraphy and paper cutting workshops delivered by four NCI teachers. They were given an insight into Chinese Zodiac culture before learning how to write some Chinese; from basic strokes to whole characters.

The students particularly enjoyed engaging with the panda theme in the traditional paper-cutting workshop, where they were given the chance to draw and cut out patterns of their choice. Alongside the practical elements of the session, the NCI teachers explained about the Four Treasures of the Study (brush, ink stick, paper and ink stone). Following the workshop, there was genuine excitement about learning more Mandarin in the future.

After the event, a representative of Rushcliffe School thanked NCI for developing their pupils knowledge of Chinese culture, and expressed their desire to establish long-term cooperation in the future.

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       诺丁汉孔子学院赴拉什克里夫中学开展工作坊活动

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     当地时间10月15日，诺丁汉大学孔子学院的四名汉语教师应邀赴拉什克里夫中学（Rushcliffe School）开展中国书法和剪纸工作坊活动，此次工作坊为拉什克里夫中学（Rushcliffe School）为七年级学生组织的“美好一天”（Bright Day）活动的一部分。通过本次活动，学生们体验了中国书法和剪纸的魅力，得到该中学老师的积极评价。

     中国书法，以汉字为依托，是一种历史悠久的传统艺术。书法组老师们通过一段小视频引入主题，向学生们介绍了中国书法的起源和演变。在普及文房四宝的基本知识后，学生们在老师的指导下练习书写汉字，从基本笔画到完整汉字，学生们从自己创作的汉字中收获了满满的成就感，也领略到了汉字的构形魅力。

     剪纸组老师们将剪纸和中国生肖、熊猫相结合，让剪纸变得生动活泼。学生们首先自己选择图案，然后进行绘制和剪裁。在探索剪纸的乐趣中，他们对中国的生肖文化和剪纸这种传统艺术有了初步的认识。

活动结束之后，拉什克里夫中学的老师对我们的活动给予了积极反馈，并发来致谢信，期盼与我们建立更多更长期的合作，并表示了学生对学习中文的极大兴趣，期待与我们建立更多的交流。