1. Huntsville City Schools Partner With AAMU Confucius Institute
Dr. Barbara Cooper, Deputy Superintendent
Paul Bonner, Providence Principal
September 1, 2016

2. The Confucius Institute of AAMU: Huntsville City Schools:
Confucius Believed People Can Achieve Peace by Doing Their Duty and Cooperating With Society
The Confucius Institute of AAMU:
Provides a platform for addressing the goal of preparing students for the globally competitive world of the 21st Century.
IB:
Aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect…encourages students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.
Huntsville City Schools:
Inspire, develop, and engage all students in becoming…life-long learners in a globally connected society.

3. A Timeline - How Did We Get Here?
Spring April 2014
Providence becomes the 1st school Providence is Accepted as an
In Alabama Awarded U.S. State Department International Baccalaureate
Teachers of Critical Languages Grant Candidate School.
for Mandarin Exchange Teacher

4. HCS and CIAAMU Establish Cultural and Educational Ties
August 2014 Fall 2014 Mandarin Language Instruction Dr. Yong Wang of CIAAMU Begins in Huntsville City Schools at PES. Offers Collaboration to Welcome to Li Xuilan, Support Mandarin Program 1st Mandarin Exchange Teacher

5. (final year of eligibility)
Both Mandarin and English Languages Play Valuable Roles in the Exchange of Ideas in All Fields of Study
April April 2015
Providence Students and Staff Providence Awarded 2nd
Participate in the Opening Ceremonies TCLP Exchange Grant
of the Confucius Institute at AAMU U.S. Department of State.
(final year of eligibility)

6. We Seek to Foster Knowledge and Appreciation of the Culture That Both Communities Share
April May 2015
Providence and CIAAMU Meet Huntsville City Board of Education
to Discuss Development of an Educational adds a Mandarin Language
Model to Share Cultures and Enhance Teacher to IB PYP Staff At PES With
Language Instruction CIAAMU Supplying Curricular Resources.
Curricular Resources
Cuiping Wang,
HCS Mandarin teacher

7. New Millennium Educational Design Ties Global Citizens
August October 2015
Providence Welcomes CIAAMU Brings Mandarin Language
2nd TCLP Exchange Teacher who works with and Chinese Culture to Providence
HCS Language Teacher . Every Pre-K – 5th International Festival.
Student Receives Mandarin Instruction.

8. Columbia High Feeder Schools Confucius Institute Celebrates
December February 2016
Columbia High Feeder Schools Confucius Institute Celebrates
Exchange Ideas With CIAAMU and Dr. Cooper Chinese New Year With
for Possible Cooperative Activities Providence and Begins Organizing an
HCS Delegation Visit to China.
CIAAMU and Columbia High Prospective Students Share Culture and Promote High Quality Academic Standards for Students

9. HCS Collaborates with CIAAMU
June 2016 Confucius Institute Hosts Huntsville Delegation on Overseas Principals Tour to China.

10. Confucius Institute Headquarters in Bejing Hosted Our Huntsville Educator Group

11. Changjing Road Primary School Students Perform

12. JuRong Country Garden International School in Jiangsu Province Gives Providence Leadership Team an Opportunity to Compare International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programmes
Providence Mandarin Class
Jurong English Class

13. Nanjing Forestry University President Hosts a Banquet to Show Cooperation Between Huntsville and China Educators

14. Providence Receives Two Memorandum of Understanding
August 2016
Providence Receives Two Memorandum of Understanding
Qualified Mandarin Teachers is Drafted by Representatives of
from the Confucius Institute for Confucius Institute of Alabama A&M
IB PYP Classroom Instruction University and Huntsville City Board of
Education.
IB Students in Huntsville City Schools Will Benefit With a Bilingual and Multicultural Education That Trains Them for Future Personal, Academic, and Professional Success

16. HCS & CIAAMU Have a Memorandum of Understanding
Components of the MOU
General Principals: Appreciation of Chinese Culture and High Quality Experiences
Cooperative Programs: Visiting Teachers, Available to all IB Eligible Schools
Ongoing Initiatives: Cultural Exchanges and Study Tours Abroad
Evaluation
Duration of the MOU: MOU will be signed on September 21, 2016 for 5 Years

17. HCS & CIAAMU Will Sign the MOU with Dr
HCS & CIAAMU Will Sign the MOU with Dr. Wardynski at the Confucius and China Event
Date: September 21, 2016
Event: Confucius and China Event
Venue: VonBraun Center
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm