Millbrook Primary School awarded Confucius Classroom status
Posted on Thursday 8th October 2015
A Newport primary school has become the first in its consortium, and one of only 12 in Wales, to be awarded official Confucius Classroom status by The Hanban and Confucius Institute.
The Confucius Institute is a non-profit public educational organisation affiliated with the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, whose aim is to promote Chinese language and culture, support local Chinese teaching internationally and facilitate cultural exchange.
By being awarded with official Confucius Classroom Status, Millbrook Primary School has been recognised for its active role in teaching Mandarin to non-native learners. The school has demonstrated that it is committed to the teaching of Mandarin Chinese and about China across the curriculum and, by being granted official status, is able to access funding through the Confucius Institute to support the development of their Mandarin and Chinese teaching programme.
Cllr Debbie Wilcox, Newport City Council Cabinet Member for Education and Young People said “I am extremely proud of the staff of Millbrook Primary School for the hard work they have put in to achieve this status. It is excellent to see Newport pupils being given the opportunity to learn Mandarin from such an early age. China has become a global superpower and being able to speak Mandarin will really give them an advantage for the future.”