Confucius Day 2018

Fort Street High School held its annual Confucius Day in the Hall on 24 September. Activities lasted the whole afternoon. Volunteer teachers from five other schools with Confucius classrooms were invited to help with a range of workshops such as lantern-making, Chinese chess and calligraphy.

The day happened to be Chinese ‘Mid-Autumn’ Festival which is the second most important celebration to Chinese people. During lunchtime a Chinese cultural group displayed excellent performances of lion dancing. This attracted many students and teachers’ attention and applause. Mooncakes were prepared for students and teachers to have a taste. On top of that, riddles were hung up on a tree for students to guess and receive gifts. Lots of students participated in the workshops and won many prizes. Ms. Cotton also enjoyed making lucky knots with them. Students who are studying Chinese stayed in the Hall to enjoy other cultural activities. They had a great time.
It was a successful event during which the whole school could experience unique Chinese culture.

Zoe Tian
Volunteer Chinese teacher