CHINA NOW competition closes

We’ve spent an enjoyable time over the past week looking at the CHINA NOW 100 Words Schools Competition entries. These have been posted on a secure website as 100 word films which have been written by students in British schools learning Mandarin, and students in their partner school in China learning English. Schools were encouraged to comment on each other’s work and develop their ideas collaboratively. A general theme of ’similarity and difference’ was set, and it was fascinating to see how this was interepreted by the schools. There were some very original ideas, and a great deal of effort had obviously gone into thinking about how to stage and film their plays. Two pairs of schools will be selected as the winners, with an announcement due very soon. The CHINA NOW 100 Words Schools Competition has been supported by HSBC and is being delivered in partnership with the British Council.