Confucius Classroom Hubs

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Confucius Classroom Hubs

• Professor Kay Livingston
• 11th May 2009

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International Education Aim

• To enable every learner (pupils and teachers) in
  Scotland to benefit from an international
  education in order to prepare our young people
  for life and work in a global society

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Outcome

• Our young people will be global citizens, able to
  take up their place in the world, contribute to
  it confidently, successfully and effectively,
  understanding rights and responsibilities of
  working and living in a global world.

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China Plan

• Increase Chinese language learning and learning
  about China in Scottish schools

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Confucius Classrooms

• Developing 8 Hubs across Scotland and an online
  hub (GLOW)
• The aim is that every school in Scotland will
  have an opportunity to access these classrooms
  and their resources.

Learning and Teaching Scotland
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Confucius Classrooms

• Acting as a hub for pupils, teachers, community
  members, other schools and local authorities to
  stimulate learning and teaching Chinese language
  and culture
• Acting as a hub for teachers, schools and local
  authorities to see examples of practice and
  enable them to participate in specific
  professional development activities
• Providing and developing resources for the
  teaching of Chinese language and culture

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Contact

• Professor Kay Livingston
• Programme Director
• International Education, Innovation Research
• Learning and Teaching Scotland
• The Optima, 58 Robertson Street, Glasgow G2 8DU
• T 0141 282 5095
• Email k.livingston_at_LTScotland.org.uk
• www.LTScotland.org.uk/internationaleducation/inde
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