中国驻多伦多总领馆从2013年起每年成功举办“中国熊猫杯”系列比赛，今年以线上线下相结合的比赛形式继续在安大略和曼尼托巴两省和会员单位在校中小学生中开展“中国熊猫杯”学生创作演讲大赛。大赛由加拿大华文教育学会具体承办。
现就比赛有关事项通知如下：
一、比赛内容
1.中学组【9-12年级，分土生和新移民（在加拿大生活未达5年）两组】，演讲主题为:
天下一家
2.小学组（1-8年级）可创作演讲内容：
我和中国
本次大赛拟请华裔青少年参赛者个人独立完成三到五分钟演讲，演讲内容必须为原创。
二、比赛安排
（一）时间安排
各地学校预赛从9月至10月自行安排进行。
决赛报名日期从即日起至11月19日晚12点结束。
11月26日举行决赛。
参赛者通过所在中文学校报名，各中文学校组织预赛选出代表队参加决赛。未就读中文学校的同学以加拿大华文教育学会为中文学校报名（网址www.ccesc.ca ），注明参加由学会组织的预赛（11月19日）。
（二）比赛方式
以线上线下相结合的方式举行。多伦多及附近地区，约克地区采用线下参赛，其他地区可用线上的形式进行比赛。
（三）奖项设置
小学组设立一等奖每组1人（共2人），奖金200元加币；二等奖每组3人（共6人），奖金150元加币；三等奖每组5人（共10人），奖金100元加币。优秀奖每组10人，奖金50元加币。获奖者分别给予奖状，奖杯鼓励。
中学组设一等奖每组1人（共2人），奖金300元加币；二等奖每组3人（共6人），奖金200元加币；三等奖每组5人（共10人）奖金150元加币；优秀奖每组10人（共20人），奖金50元。获奖者分别给予奖状，奖杯鼓励。
对这次熊猫杯比赛组织较好的学校，机构等将颁发组织奖10个，奖金各100元。
三、组织方式
安省和曼省各教育局各中文学校在预赛初选的基础上，组队参加决赛，每队学生人数3人。人数多的教育局可派高中生和小学生两组参加。演讲稿由学会结集出版。
四、评选办法
比赛由华文教育学会负责组织，邀请资深中文和才艺专家组成评委会对决赛进行评判，评出各奖项。
五、参赛联系方式
电子邮箱：info@ccesc.ca
联系人： 宋彦老师：6479600186
承办单位：加拿大华文教育学会
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The Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Toronto has been successfully hosting the “Chinese Panda Cup” Chinese Competition since 2013. This year, in the form of in-person and online contest, the Consulate General will continue to host the “Chinese Panda Cup Speech Talent Competition” for elementary and secondary school students in the provinces of Ontario and Manitoba and member units in Canada. Chinese Culture and Education Society of Canada is hosting this event.
I. Content of the Competition
All entries are original works. Entrants are required to complete three to five minutes of speech presentation independently.
II. Participants and Topics of Speech
The entrants are mainly Chinese Canadian students in Canada.
The contest is divided into groups of elementary school students and secondary school students as follows:
1) Secondary school students (grade 9—grade 12) are divided in to two groups: students born in Canada and new immigrants (arrived in Canada within 5 years). The topic of speech is “One World, One Family”.
2) Elementary school students (grade 1-grade 8) are divided in to two groups: students born in Canada and new immigrants (arrived in Canada within 5 years). The topic of speech is “Me and China”.
III. Registration and Competition Schedule
1) Participants register through their Chinese schools, and each Chinese school organizes preliminaries to select teams to participate in the final. The preliminaries of various schools are independently arranged from September to October, and the winners are recommended to participate in the finals.
2) Individual registration is accepted. Students who are not enrolled in a Chinese school can register directly with the Chinese Culture and Education Society of Canada (website www.ccesc.ca) and indicate that they will participate in the preliminary contest organized by the Chinese Culture and Education Society of Canada .The preliminary contest for individual applicants is on November 19, 2023.
3) Registration for the final is open now until November 19, 2023, 11：59 pm.
4) The final will be held on November 26, 2023.
5) The competition is held in person and online. Participants from Toronto and nearby areas and York Region will participate in person, while other regions can compete online.
IV. Prizes and Awarding Methods
1) Elementary school group: 1 first prizes of C$200 each (total 2); 3 second prizes of C$ 150 each (total 6); 5 third prizes of C$100 each (total 10).10 Excellence Award of C$ 50.
2) Secondary school group: (2 groups: new immigrants and Canadian-born): 1 first prizes of C$300 each (total 2); 3 second prizes of C$ 200 each (total 6); 5 third prizes of C$150 each (total 10). 10 Excellence Award of C$ 50 (total 20).
3) The awards are certain amount of money, certificate, and trophy.
4) Schools and institutions well-organized in this Panda Cup competition: 10 Organization Awards of C$ 100 for each.
V. Organization
1)The education institutions and Chinese schools in Ontario and Manitoba will form teams to participate in the final based on the preliminary selection results. The maximum number of members in each team is 3. For the school boards with a larger number of students, up to two groups of secondary school students and elementary school students might be considered to participate in the contest.
2) The speeches are published by Chinese Culture & Education Society of Canada.
VI. Selection Method:
1) The judging committee is organized by the Chinese Culture & Education Society of Canada.
2) The Competition Judging Committee is formed by the judges who are the professionals in Chinese studies or Chinese teaching field and talent experts.
3) Judging committee is to judge in the finals and the awards.
VII. Contact Information
If there are any questions regarding the application and other issues of the competition, please feel free to contact us via Email: info@ccesc.ca
Contact personnel: Ms. Y. Song (6479600186)
Chinese Culture and Education Society of Canada
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