2021 Pen-and-Ink Calligraphy Public Welfare Class

Organizers: Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Jiangsu Province, China

                    Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China

                    Changzhou University

Co-organizers: Chinese Institute Geneva Foundation, Switzerland           

                         Lisbon Chinese School, Portugal

1. Benefits of practicing pen-and-ink calligraphy

• Help children improve their Chinese
• Enhance their cultural accomplishment, aesthetic taste and talent
• Cultivate their observation, analysis and expression skills
• Help them develop meticulous, focused and lasting learning qualities

A good handwriting makes the children more confident and more affinity. 

A good handwriting benefits the children a lot in life.

2. Class schedule                   

Beijing time 18:00-18:50

Swiss time 11:00-11:50

Portugal time 10:00-10:50    

15 classes in total (every Saturday from March to June)

March 6, 13, 20, 27

April 3, 10, 17, 24

May 8, 15, 22, 29

June 6, 13, 20

3. Teaching goals           

• Cultivate students' good writing habits and writing skills
• Comprehensively improve their writing ability, standardize and beautify their Chinese writing
• In March and April, we will start with the correct pen holding posture and teach the basic content of Chinese character writing, including Chinese character strokes and structure
• In May and June, we will lead the students to study and experience, and to complete pen-and-ink calligraphy works

4. Introduction of teachers 

Ms. Yuman DI (March-April course teacher)

Member of Jiangsu Young Calligraphers Association and Changzhou Calligraphers Association. She is good at regular script. Her calligraphy works have won many awards in provincial and municipal competitions. She has more than 15 years of experience in calligraphy training for children and teenagers.

Mr. Ji MA (May-June course teacher)

Teacher of Changzhou University, member of Jiangsu Young Calligraphers Association, member of Changzhou Calligraphers Association, and member of Changzhou Printing Society. He has been under the tutelage of Mr. Changshan QUE, Mrs. Lina XUE and Mr. Junhai ZHOU etc. His calligraphy and seal carving works have been exhibited in provincial and municipal competitions many times.

5. Registration