Once again, another year has flown by and it is sadly time to say goodbye to Mr Zeng who has completed his time here at Carisbrooke and returns to China next week.
Mr Zeng has spent a lot of time working with all year groups, both in lessons and across the school, and has helped to facilitate a lot of genuinely meaningful speaking activities in China club – something the year 11s have benefited greatly from in the run up to their GCSE exams. Earlier in the year, Mr Zeng led an interesting assembly on the Chinese Spring Festival, accompanied an exciting trip to London to the BFI Mandarin study event and has remained a cheerful and encouraging presence around the school.
Just last week, Mr Zeng prepared and delivered a session that revisited colour vocabulary, introduced the basics of traditional Beijing Opera, and gave students a chance to make and paint their own Beijing Opera mask.
Mr Zeng said: “Our students always have great patience when learning Mandarin. As we all know, language is a bridge to communicate with the world and culture is a window for people to learn about a country. As Mandarin and Chinese culture are so closely connected, it is always necessary for students to learn more about it.”
We are all going to miss Mr Zeng and his contributions to our lessons, and anyone that is lucky enough to have had him cook for them will definitely miss his exceptional food!
All the best, Mr Zeng. Good luck for whatever comes next from everyone at Carisbrooke College, and have a safe journey back to China. 再见!
