Confucius Institute at T.A. Marryshow Community College
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The Confucius Institute at T.A. Marryshow Community College (TAMCC) in Grenada was formerly known as the Confucius Classroom at TAMCC and was established in 2015. In July 2022, it was officially renamed the Confucius Institute at T.A. Marryshow Community College. It is the only institution in Grenada dedicated to Chinese language education and the promotion of Chinese culture. It also serves as a recommending institution for the Confucius Institute Scholarship and hosts the country's only Chinese language proficiency test center, with two permanent teaching sites and two test venues located in St. George and St. Patrick. The Institute currently operates in a space of approximately 160 square meters, which includes an office, a Chinese Culture Experience Center (which also serves as a multimedia classroom), a storage room, and a reading corner. The 2024 core team of the Confucius Institute consists of one Chinese Director, one Grenadian Director (part-time), two Grenadian Assistant Directors (part-time), two Chinese teachers, and four volunteer teachers. Additionally, two local part-time Chinese martial arts instructors have been hired.

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    +1473 440 1389 Ext. 2491

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    aarong@tamcc.edu.gd

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    Confucius Institute, T.A.Marryshow Community College, Tanteen, St. George's, Grenada, W.I.

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特色及重点项目

Distinctive and Key Programs

      Vocational Skills Training
      The Confucius Institute at T.A. Marryshow Community College actively promotes the development of "Chinese + Vocational Skills" education to combine technical training with Chinese language education. With auto maintenance and repair technology as the breakthrough point, the Insititute helps T.A. Maryshow Community College to cultivate technical talents urgently needed by the local society, helps students seek better employment, and thus improves the livelihood of the local people. In 2017, the Institute contacted Ningbo Polytechnic and held a one-month "Overseas Training Class of Auto Maintenance Technology." In 2022, supported by Ningbo University of Technology and its affiliated Ningbo Traffic School (Yinzhou Vocational High School), the Institute held a one-year "Online Training Course for Auto Maintenance Faculty, China·Zhejiang (Ningbo) – Grenada ", which further promotes its vocational and technical education as a distinct feature. In July 2023 and July 2024, the first and second sessions of the "China·Zhejiang (Ningbo) – Grenada Online Training Program for Automotive Instructors" were held in Ningbo, China. The Chinese Director of the Confucius Institute led automotive teachers and students from T.A. Marryshow Community College in Grenada to Ningbo, where they received comprehensive hands-on training in automotive repair at Yinzhou Vocational High School, engaged in in-depth exchanges with relevant schools and departments at Ningbo University of Technology, and conducted field visits and study tours to sites such as the Geely Auto Hangzhou Bay Base.
        Kungfu Night
        "Kungfu Night" and the World Taiji and Qigong Day is a special brand activity that combines Grenadian people's needs for sports and fitness. The activity has been held for 3 times from 2016 to 2025. This activity contributes to promoting the cultural exchange between Grenada and China, deepening the Grenadian people's understanding of the Chinese martial arts' spirit of "improving health," "advocating peace," and "stopping a fight."
          Local Chinese Summer Camp
          The Local Chinese Summer Camp, one of the traditional programs of the Confucius Classroom, has been held for eight consecutive years from 2017 to 2024. The Camp is for primary and secondary school students aged 7-15. It lasts for three weeks and offers a series of courses, including Chinese Language, Chinese Culture and Martial Arts, providing a good opportunity for the primary and secondary school students in Grenada to understand Chinese language and culture, to cultivate the culture of knowing and befriending China, to broaden the international vision and to keep fit.
        Contacts
        Address: No. 15 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China
        Tel.: 86-10-63240618
        Fax: 86-10-63240616
        Zip Code: 100083
        Email: info@ci.cn
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