A Confucius Classroom for the Dominica State College- Learn Chinese and More
DSC President, Dr. Donald Peters 
The Dominica State Collegeand the Confucius Institute of China, a Non-Governmental Educational Institute, entered into a partnership agreement in 2019 to establish a Confucius Classroom at the Dominica State College. Confucius Classrooms are global non-profit institutions which are supported by a Chinese foundation and Chinese universities. At a ceremony at the Chinese Embassy on Wednesday, July 22, 2020, the president of the college signed a contract with Hunan Construction Engineering Group for USD 150,000.00 to reconstruct a building on campus to house the Confucius Classroom.
The objective of the partnership is to offer an academic environment where Dominicans will learn about Chinese culture, their language, culinary arts, Martial Arts, and more, and conversely provide opportunities for Chinese to learn about Dominica’s culture, culinary arts, and history.
The Confucius Classroom can undoubtedly help in enhancing the understanding and friendship between the people of China and Dominica, through education. Some of the activities of the DSC Confucius classroom will include:
- Teaching the Chinese language and the sponsoring of cultural events and contest
- Training of locals to teach Chinese
- Organizing summer and winter camps to China for local teachers and students to teach English
DSC President, Dr. Donald Peters, who signed the agreement on behalf of the college, felt that the Confucius Classroom would certainly enhance learning opportunities for Dominicans.
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