In June 2020 we launched online learning workshops. Thank you to all our volunteers who played a vital role in this project and created great learning assets, sharing knowledge with our children.
In June 2020 we launched online learning workshops. Thank you to all our volunteers who played a vital role in this project and created great learning assets, sharing knowledge with our children.
In June 2020 we launched online learning workshops. Thank you to all our volunteers who played a vital role in this project and created great learning assets, sharing knowledge with our children.
NOTE:
Due to the current situation with Russia internationally, we are very sad to announce that Wisdom Foundation is unable to provide Pen Buddies connection with Russia until further notice.
Welcome to the series of videos about 2022 Lunar New Year Celebrations and Chinese Valentine's Day!
We hope you will enjoy the videos. Happy New Year and warmest wishes to all!
2021 Celebrations
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, it was our first virtual Lunar New Year celebration in 2021. We have many greeting videos from our lovely partners & supporters, as well as some learning tutorials on making decorated lantern by recycling the red packets from our volunteers.
2020 Celebrations
Everyone who attended the Bournemouth Library in February 2020 could join an amazing show to celebrate Chinese New Year. Over 200 guests attended the event, and VIP guests included the Mayor of Bournemouth Cllr. Susan Phillips, the Leader of Councilor Cllr. Vikki Slade, Cllr. Lawrence Williams, Cllr. Jane Kelly, Mr. David Jones, Cllr. Lewis Allison, Ms. Beryl Baxter, Mr. Chris Saunders, Linda Maquire, Lianne Chorley, Barry Meehan.
All participants could enjoy a wide range of traditional activities and fantastic performances, including the mask making competition, singing, dancing, gymnastics and acting.
2019 Celebrations
It has been an annual new year celebration for our Bournemouth Chinese School team to perform traditional dance and music at the Bournemouth library. Get to know more about the story of Wisdom Foundation from our blog post written by 2018/19 student placement, Xiaoli Wang.
2018 Celebrations
In 2018, we have organised a Qipao (Chinese traditional dress) catwalk contest show along with the new year celebration with one of our key supporters - Jiang Chipao. Some of our students from the Bournemouth Chinese School project have won a couple of titles from the catwalk contest and showcased their singing talent on stage! Click the button below to view more photos from our Facebook Page.
2017 Lunar Fiesta
We have organised several events in 2017 under the theme of "Lunar Fiesta" including the Boscombe New Year market, Curry Cooking Contest, Chinese Painting Exhibition & Lantern-making workshops at the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum, as well as Chinese Valentine Gala Dinner at the Bournemouth Hilton Hotel. Click the button below to watch a video produced by our volunteers from Bournemouth University.
2016 Chinese Winter Wonderland
Our first new year celebration event was in 2016 under the theme of "Chinese Winter Wonderland" in Boscombe. That was officially organised under our Bournemouth Chinese School project team with multi-cultural show performances, traditional foods market and fun activities. A massive thank you to Sophie White, Stefan Matthews, Stephen Brickell, Antonia Pang and Fabienne Duprés from Bournemouth University for amazing photos, as well as our Project Manager, Nguyen Thi Phuong.