The Sydney Morning Herald – Stephen Jeffery
“Twenty-one schools and community groups will share $50,000 worth of grants as part of a territory government plan to boost Mandarin language skills and Chinese cultural awareness. Education Minister Joy Burch announced the recipients on Thursday as she launched the ACT government’s “Mandarin Blueprint”, a document outlining plans to boost language development and cultural ties with Australia’s largest trading partner…”It is important that, through education including language, we continue building the capability of students to develop the skills and knowledge to enable them to be active global and regional citizens,” she said.”(more)