The workshops will take place in different Community Centres, Business Organizations, Schools, Retirement Homes or Youth Clubs.
The duration of the workshops are flexible, it can either be a one-off workshop or an on-going programme. Each workshop involves an introduction and some practical sessions for participants to try out different Chinese arts and cultural activities.
華人之家的工作坊協助主流學校和社團中心授教中文和中國藝術。
我們很樂意安排老師到任何商業機構、學校、社區中心或其他地方授教。專為個別團體精心策劃的工作坊，介紹中華文化藝術，耳目一新，精彩絕倫，富有教育義意。除了觀看；還可親嘗各種練習。
Workshops in Schools and Community Centers
學校社團工作坊
This allows children from mainstream schools to know more about Chinese culture it is crucial as China is developing into a world superpower. Teaching children about China can also encourage acceptance and tolerance of different cultures. This is important as it can prevent racism and discrimination in the future. There are a wide range of workshops available including, Kung Fu fan, Chinese cooking, calligraphy, paper folding, music, tai chi, lion dance, lantern making and weekly Chinese Language lesson.
Manchester Youth Culture Exchange Ambassadors
曼城青少年文化大使
Here at our Centre we have been bringing a group of youths from different high schools to represent Manchester in the cultural exchange event in China. They have also been involved in introducing English and British culture at Universities, community and schools in China. We are developing a Youth Ambassador Foundation so more young volunteers can be involve with China as culture exchange ambassador, learning Chinese language or teaching English to children in the deprived areas of China. We would like to extend our community charity work internationally.
Summer 2008, Chinese Youth Ambassadors visited Manchester City. Manchester Grammar School for Boys, Manchester Academy and schools from Greater Manchester were working together to welcome the Chinese youths at the airport. They formed British Culture workshops at MGS. More information sees Manchester Youth Ambassadors and Youth Foundation (曼城青少年基金).
More information: http://www.manchesteryouthambassador.org.uk/
Youth Book
青少年出版書
Through our exciting Youth Culture Exchange Project our youths produced a book called Manchester Youth Ambassador – Journey to the East. 曼城华人之家- 青少年文化大使东游行记 出版
This book provides a part of the story about the Manchester Youth Ambassadors' trip to Beijing and Wuhan cities. They were involved in exploring the history, geography, culture and the essential charter of China. Personal reflections and diary entries stand alongside their historical and cultural analysis: here readers will find a fascinating and compelling account of the tremendous challenge facing those who begin the journey of understanding another world. We hope you will enjoy it as much as we have and that our experiences in Modern China will intrigue and inspire you!
This book is funded by the Bog Boost and Manchester Chinese centre. It is available for mainstream schools; required £2.50 for postage and packaging cost.
Book Exhibition
書展
The Book Exhibition was held from 16th April to 16th May 2008 at Manchester Central Library. All our materials and information were displayed to the public. It raised a great profile and excitement for our Manchester Youth Ambassadors and the Manchester City Council. The Mayor of Manchester, Councillor Glynn Evans and Councillor Val Stevens, Deputy Leader of Manchester City Council together held a press release organised by Mr. Steve Wills, Exhibition manager of Manchester Central dated on 7th May 2008.
All Manchester City Council news releases are available at www.manchester.gov.uk
Media contact: Clair Keegan, press office 0161 234 4014.
Book Launch
赠書典禮
The Youth Book Launch was on 13th July 2008. It created great excitement for the Manchester's youth; especially since the whole book is about China. Many of our VIP's include the consulates of Pakistan, Bangladesh and China. The book launch had also created an exciting atmosphere for our community and for the locals in Ardwick. For those who didn't know much about the Chinese Culture there were also craft, kung fu and calligraphy workshop available for all to enjoy.
Achievement 成就
The great thing about Youth Ambassadors is that life is filled with possibilities: what will they become? What can they do to change things? What kind of a life can they build for themselves or Manchester and China? The dreams of youth Ambassadors carry life forward, and also shape the future of both British and Chinese societies.