Mandarin Immersion Parents Council

旧金山州立大学孔子学院与旧金山联合校区主办
中国国家汉语国际推广领导小组办公室与中国驻旧金山领事馆教育组赞助
The Bridge Cup is a multi-event competition for Kindergarten through 12th graders covering a variety of Chinese classical arts…

• calligraphy with a brush
• calligraphy with a pen
• painting/drawing
• Chinese essay writing
• Poetry recitation

Such competitions have a long and honored history in Chinese education, and in Chinese schools in the United States.
The Bridge Cup, sponsored by  the Office of Chinese Language Council International and the Education Office of the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco, and organized  by the Confucius Institute at San Francisco State University and SFUSD, carries on this tradition in San Francisco.

For the poetry recitation portion there are sections for Cantonese and Mandarin poems, and for native and non-Native speakers.

In past year, reciting poetry has been the most popular event for students from Starr King and Jose Ortega to compete in, though at least a few Starr King students have written essays. At least two SFUSD Mandarin students won honorable mention in the second year of the immersion program.

If your children are interested in taking part, contact your child’s teacher. The poems to be recited this year are available here.