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Elementary School Award
First Prize
Yingli Zhang
The Children's School
Cecily Langdon
Second Prize
Junwoo August Lee
Westyn Thinn
Third Prize
Giles Sommers
Zia La Pierre
Middle & High School Award
Tingting Wang
Walton High School
Victoria Garcia Toma
Loyee Ling
Georgia Virtual School
Nina Howard
Yue Jiang
**GSMST
Juan Garcia-Ramirez
Linxiang Zhu
Elite Scholars Academy
Malachi Hall-Harper
Sungjae Lee
Isabella Maria Cariello Villar
Participation Recognition
Atali'i Fonoimoana
David Ainyanbhor
Jiaxing Weng Zhang
North Springs High School
Aidyn Cleveland
AP & Heritage First Prize
Di ShengMei
Fulton Virtual
Johnson Chau
AP & Heritage Second Prize
Zihong Chen
*Middle school Award **Gwinnett School of Mathematics Science and Technology
GCLE Chinese Poetry Declamation Contest
Registration deadline extended to November 15th, 2024
Dear teachers and students, in order to encourage more participation in the GCLE Chinese Poetry Declamation Contest that is jointly organized by Georgia Chinese Language Educators association, Yage Poetry Club and Georgia State University Foreign Language Department Chinese Program, we have extended the registration deadline. Please read the important information below and encourage more students to participate. Click to read the Chinese edition here.
1. Registration Deadline: November 15th, 2024 2. You can click on this link or scan the QR code in the poster to register. 3. Each GCLE member teacher can recommend up to five students in each of the group below.
4. Must read before submitting the YouTube video Each contestant is limited to submitting ONE video, including the two poems, one assigned and one selected from three choices (see "list of poems"). The video must be shot in one shot horizontally, in MP4 format, and the total length should be less than 3 minutes. No need to reveal any personal, teacher, or school information in the video.
Please upload the student video to YouTube, select "Unlisted" in the settings, and paste the link into the registration form. In addition, you must download the media release consent form from the registration form or here and have your parents sign it before uploading it.
5. Please click this link for more contest rules, and here for list of poems.
Contest Rules|Consent Form|Contest Poems
Read more details about the workshop
Dear teachers, we hope you have had a great summer break! We will have a series of workshops for our teachers and one competition for students in the fall semester this year. For our very first workshop, GCLE has invited Ms. Jiang Yue to talk about pinyin instruction in the Chinese classroom on Thursday, August 15th at 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Please click this FORM to sign up and attend the workshop. This will be an online session via Zoom. For security reason, Zoom info has been send to GCLE members via email. please check the message from GCLE for the Zoom ID and password or email gclegroup@gmail.com to request the info. Mark your calendar and we look forward to seeing you on August 15th! Check the Chinese version of the announcement HERE.
Above the Workshop Tones play a crucial role in mastering Mandarin listening and speaking skills. However, for many Chinese learners, grasping tones can be challenging due to ineffective teaching methods or a lack of systematic training. This session aims to offer an organized and efficient approach to assist beginners in mastering tones while speaking full sentences in a short period. Also it aims to ignite fresh perspectives and discussions on Mandarin tones teaching and training methods by sharing my personal experience and summarizing them in this article. Additionally, I hope to outline more diverse, practical and effective training plans.
Read More...Annual Meeting |Teaching Certification Presentation(pdf)
CONGRATULATIONS to these students for receiving the GCLE STAR Student Honors in the 2023-24 school year!
GCLE 2024 Annual Meeting
Dear colleagues, you are cordially invited to join the GCLE 2024 annual meeting & luncheon on February 25th at 11:30 am. - 3:30 pm. Please click HERE or scan the QR code on the invitation below to reserve. The event is free for members and $10 for each family member. We will celebrate the lantern festival by making dumplings, recognizing your achievements, and learning about how to harness the power of AI and how to obtain teaching certificates together. Looking forward to seeing you!
Date: February 25th, 2024 Time: 11:30 am. - 3:30 pm. Location: 3600 Grey Abby Dr. ALPHARETTA, GA 30022
Please see below for the three awards to be celebrated during our annual meeting! All of these awards are eligible for GCLE members only. You can join on https://gcle.org/member.html if you are not a member yet. Click the link for our TEACHER OF THE YEAR from the previous years. And hope to see you at our annual meeting.
I. GCLE Star Teacher of the Year Award Please click the links below for the rules and more details. To nominate your teacher of the year candidate, fill out and submit the form below by Sunday, January 21, 2024. NOMINATION RULES NOMINATION FORM If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Yuan Chen at cheny1@fultonschools.org.
II. GCLE Outstanding Teaching Service Award Please click the links below for the award requirements and more details. Fill out and submit the form by Sunday, January 21, 2024. REQUIREMENTS SERVICE AWARD FORM If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Jiaxing Weng at wengzhang@fultonschools.org.
III. Star Student Award Please click the links below for the rules and more details about nominating your top candidate for the 2024 GCLE STAR STUDENT. Fill out and submit the nomination form by Sunday, January 21, 2024. STAR STUDENT NOMINATION RULES STAR STUDENT NOMINATION FORM If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Yingli Zhang at yingliz@tcsatl.org.
Dear teachers, you are cordially invited to the GCLE fall outing event on October 15th. Below is the general information. We have invited three wonderful guest speakers to share their teaching expertise during the event. Please check the announcement for more details. Click HERE to see their BIOS.
Date: Sunday, October 15 Time: 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm Location: Brook Run Park (small pavilion) 4770 North Peachtree Rd Dunwoody, GA 30338
Click the LINK or scan the QR code on the poster to sign up and join us!
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GCLE Star Students of 2022 - 2023
CONGRATULATIONS to these students for receiving the GCLE STAR Student Honors in the 2022-2023 school year!
The Winners Of The 1st Pen Calligraphy Competition
A Special Thank You Goes to the Yi Hwang Academy of Language Excellence for providing your school to the competition award ceremony!
>> Click to check The Award Winning Student Work (web page)
>>Click to check the Award Ceremony Presentation (ppt.)
The 1st Pen Calligraphy Competition
Dear Teachers and Parents,
Welcome to the GCLE First Pen Calligraphy Competition. Please scan the QR Code on the haibao/flyer below for the application forms and details about the program. The competition documents and important dates are listed both in the online application form and under this haibao. They are for you to access and download. If you are not a GCLE member and would like to participate in the competition, there will be an $8.00 application fee. Please go to this page and then click "Donate" to pay. Thank you.
Important Program Dates Before March 10th: Teachers submit recommendation forms Before March 24th: Teachers submit students calligraphy works & student application forms Before April 9th: Calligraphy work review April 16th: Award Ceremony
Competition Forms & Documents
|Teacher Recommendation Form|Media Release Form|
|Competition Rules|Competition Procedure| |Calligraphy Paper|Calligraphy Writing Sample| |Grade 1-3 Calligraphy Contents|Grade 4-5 Calligraphy Contents| |Grade 6-8 Calligraphy Contents|Grade 9-12 Calligraphy Contents|
Read the Full News Report of 2023 GCLE Annual Meeting
To our esteemed educators in Chinese language & culture education, you are cordially invited to join us in the Georgia Chinese Language Educators (GCLE) 2023 annual meeting. Please check our INVITATION letter for the greetings and the event details. Registration and reservation are required. Please click on the FLYER-haibo below or scan the QR code to register and reserve before 2/5/2023.
GCLE 2023 Annual Meeting Info
Date & Time: 2/12/2023 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Location: Glen Abby Club House 3600 Grey Abbey Dr. Alpharetta, GA 30022 Reservation: Click the LINK to register and reserve
August 26, 2022
Download or read more about the DETAIL
>>Continue reading the Greetings from GCLE board|English version|
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Happy Mother's Day to all of the moms in the Chinese language teaching and learning community! Please see below for the GCLE STAR STUDENTS in the 2021-2022 school year. Congratulations!
Kennesaw State University
River's Edge Elementary School
Webb Bridge Middle School
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Please click the files below for the pdf files | Flyer (Chinese) | Flyer (English) | The 100 Questions for Preparing for the Contest
Videos for Helping Prepare for the Contest
Georgia Conference on the Teaching of Chinese in Grade K-16
Jointly hosted by the Georgia Chinese Language Educators (GCLE) the Georgia State University Confucius Institute the Georgia Department of Education
Date: Saturday, September 28, 2019
Time: 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Georgia State University Perimeter College Dunwoody Campus 2102 Womack road Dunwoody, GA 30338 Check the campus map for the location Online Registration www.teachingChinese.eventbrite.com Please click the links below to check the English-Chinese Version of the Conference Detail Conference Sections & Presenters
Past News and Updates
2nd GCLE Chinese Culture Talent Contest (2019)
Middlebury's Master's Program in Chinese If you are interested in pursuing graduate studies in teaching Chinese, the world-renowned Middlebury Language Schools offers a master's program and has excellent funding as well as a flexible format. Check the DETAIL about the program.
For your students who would like to enhance their Chinese language skills, and will be high school graduates aged 18 and over this summer, they are invited to attend Middlebury's 8-week Summer Immersion Program.
Please contact Ms. Mimi Clark for both programs above at chineseschool@middlebury.edu if you have any questions.
GCLE TEACHER OF THE YEAR Click the link for the GCLE TEACHER OF THE YEAR!
Save these important dates for GCLE upcoming Events in 2024 2-25-2024: Annual Meeting
1-21-2024: Teacher of the Year nomination is due. 1-21-2024: Teaching Service Award nomination is due. 1-21-2024: Star Student Nomination is due.
Check the Yi Hwang Academy of Language Excellence (yHALE) website for the school and programs.
Check out our Resources for Parents page for the info about honor and scholarship opportunities
Click to check the university doctor of education programs in U.S. at Ed.D programs
Kids R Kids is a leading early childhood education program in both America and China. Visit its website for more information.
CHINESE FLAGSHIP PROGRAM AT the University of North Georgia(UNG). Visit the program website Facebook page monthly newsletter for more information. Click the link below to sign up for the newsletter
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