2015

Sponsored a delegation of five Chinese teachers to attend a one-day workshop in Vancouver organized by the Human Early Learning Partnership at the University of British Columbia. Following the workshop, the Foundation assisted the teachers to spend a day observing and later debriefing with teachers from the Simon Fraser University Child Care Society Centres. These child care centres utilize a Reggio Emilia-inspired philosophy, which views children as possessing a natural drive to learn about their world. Each centre is equipped with both indoor and outdoor spaces, which children utilize at will. Teachers both supervise and follow the children’s interests to promote their learning. By arranging these activities for the Chinese teachers, the Foundation helped to promote the understanding within China of advanced Canadian research and practices in early childhood education.

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2014

Cosponsored with S.U.C.C.E.S.S. a one-day conference for immigrant families of children with special needs, to help them understand how to access services for their children. The conference took place in Coquitlam, BC. Read More..
 

2011

Co-sponsored and hosted the 2011 Educating the Heart, Body & Mind: A Cross Cultural Early Childhood Education Symposium in Richmond Canada. Speakers from Canada and China presented to 75 early childhood educators on a variety of topics ranging from the latest findings in brain research to effective ways to teach young children math.

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2009

Co-sponsored and sent a delegation of 7 (including 5 Board members, all of whom paid their own way) to the 2009 Early Childhood Education Symposium on “Creativity Education,” to be held in Shanghai. Two of the Board members presented papers at the conference.

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2007

Co-sponsored and hosted the 2007 Early Childhood Education Symposium on “The Whole Child,” in Richmond, BC. Delegates from China and Canada presented papers to an audience of approximately fifty early childhood educators.

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2006-07

Financed the making and distribution to educational institutions in China and Canada of VCDs of a series of lectures on Chinese lyrical poetry given by Professor Yeh Chia-ying, a renowned expert in the field.

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2005

Co-sponsored the 2005 International Symposium on Early Childhood Education in Multicultural Background, held in Shanghai, and sent a delegation of eight, three of whom did presentations at the Symposium.

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2005

Participated in the First Worldwide Soong Ching Ling Foundation Chairman’s Forum, held near Shanghai.

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2003

Co-sponsored a cross-cultural Early Childhood Education Symposium in Vancouver Canada with Shanghai Soong Ching Ling Foundation.

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1999

Hosted an International Symposium in Vancouver, the focus of which was environmental awareness in children.

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1994

Fostered a Collaborative Project between Shanghai SCL Kindergarten and the University of British Columbia Child Study Centre.

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1994

Assisted in the establishment of the SCL International Kindergarten in Shanghai. Introduced both Montessori and Early Childhood Education Methods to the school.

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1985

Produced a documentary --- "The Children of Soong Ching Ling"--- depicting the life of children in China. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary by the Motion Picture Academy in Los Angeles, USA.