workshops

Midweek Giveaway: Win Two Spots For The Hutong's Tea & Chocolate Workshop

Posted 1:00pm Wed Mar 7th, 2012 by dibeijing
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This week, win big from T-Journeys! The prize this week is not one, but TWO SPOTS at an upcoming Tea and Chocolate Tasting Journey workshop at The Hutong. Winners should refer here to select and book their workshop. The Hutong Tea & Chocolate workshop celebrates the fancy pairing of exotic Chinese teas and fine imported chocolates. In the workshop, your group will be introduced to a variety of teas cultivated and prepared in different styles from across China while enjoying a variety of luscious pure chocolates from the West. You will learn to select, brew and taste various teas while pairing them with gourmet chocolates in the confines of a traditional and cozy hutong tea room.
 

Too Many Stray Cats, Not Enough Volunteers

Posted 2:00pm Fri Feb 17th, 2012 by Sisi_Chen
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They’re a familiar sight in Beijing, slinking across narrow alleyways and sunning themselves in local compounds. The city’s stray cats may seem like an innocent (and even romantic sight), but they are the cause of a local overpopulation crisis.  It’s difficult to uncover hard figures for the number of stray cats living in Beijing, but even conservative estimates place the total in the hundreds of thousands. Luckily, there’s one way you can help. 


A Season for Reading: 14 Literary Events for Kids and Teens

Posted 1:00pm Thu Feb 16th, 2012 by Sisi_Chen
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Book lovers, rejoice! The 2012 editions of the Capital M Literary Festival (February 25-March 4) and the Bookworm International Literary Festival (March 9-23) are almost here. Authors, illustrators, adventurers, and storytellers of all stripes will descend on Beijing for special workshops and guest talks. In a city where it can be difficult to find age-appropriate literary events, these two festivals are a rare treat. In order of date, we round up 14 events for kids and teens. (Hurry! Some of these might already be sold out.)


Don’t Forget to Attend BCIS’s First Workshop This Year

Posted 5:00pm Mon Sep 26th, 2011 by dibeijing
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This Tuesday on September 27 Beijing City International School will hold its first workshop this year entitled Working Memory: A Post-it Note for Your Brain.  The school welcomes all parents of BCIS and anyone else interested.
Dr. Tracy Alloway has researched working memory and our ability to hold and manipulate information in our brains.  She has termed working memory as a “Post-it Note for your brain.” Working memory has been connected to academic success but there are ways to help children who have working memory difficulties. 

Learn moreby pre-registering for this free workshop at reed.rhodes@bcis.cn. Refreshments will be served.September 27 from 1-2:30pm in the BCIS Multi-purpose room. 

For more information, click here.


Looking for a tutor for your kids? Look no further

Posted 10:00am Mon Jul 11th, 2011 by admin
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Looking for a tutor this summer? Look no further than the beijingkids classifieds


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