Great Christmas Events for All to Enjoy!
December 8 – 23, 2007

To celebrate the coming of the Christmas season, Scholastic is once again busily preparing a schedule of exciting activities and special seasonal offers. The three part program will kick off with every new enrolling student receiving a complimentary children's English dictionary. Additionally, all students attending the ongoing seasonal activities will receive an original English book to enjoy during the winter holidays.
Christmas is a wonderful time full of tradition and excitement and Scholastic will be no exception. Throughout December, Scholastic will be decorating all centers with a Christmas tree, stockings, snowflakes, tinsel and lots of other festive decorations.

We welcome all non-enrolled students and their parents to join us in celebrating a Merry Scholastic Christmas.

Contact individual centers for details.

Giving Back During the Holiday Season
December 2007

For the month of December, Scholastic and the charity organization “Love Without Boundaries” are inviting you and your families to donate a new toy to be given to Chinese orphans for Christmas.

Donation: A new toy

The idea we are trying to promote at Scholastic is that Christmas is about giving and not always receiving. Therefore, once you donate the toy at a Scholastic center your name will be written on an ornament and placed on “The Giving Tree” to show others your generosity. If you want to know more about “Love Without Boundaries”, please visit http://www.lovewithoutboundaries.com
. Please open your hearts and give generously to a cause that will benefit children without families.

English Speaking Finalists Compete in Shanghai
November 17 – 18, 2007

China Daily and Scholastic sponsored the 21st Century Scholastic Cup National High School and Middle School English Speaking Competition in Shanghai, the last round of regional competition before the final event in Beijing. A Scholastic representative was among those judging the intense final round in aspects of pronunciation, content, poise and fluency. The event encourages excellence in English speaking among Chinese high school and middle school students. Scholastic wishes good luck to all the participants.

Stay tuned for details of the event in 2008.

Talent Competition is a Big Success
September 10 – November 15, 2007

Scholastic and Shanghai Pudong Aquarium successfully held the “The Scholastic Kids Creative Drawing Competition.” Children aged 3-6 years old took part alongside their parents in expressing their creative talents.
Visit http://www.aquarium.sh.cn/kptd-xxxm4.asp
for more information.

Scholastic Joins in Shanghai's Largest Kids Carnival
May 26 – 27, 2007

Scholastic joined in the Kids Carnival for the second year, providing English demo classes for children in attendance. Success was felt all throughout the event as both children and their parents joined in the classes, which were filled with dancing, singing and a ton of English fun!

Scholastic Sponsors National English Speaking Competition
December 8, 2006

The 21st CenturyScholasticCupNationalHigh School and Primary School English Speaking Competition was successfully held by China Daily and Scholastic.

The competition attracted considerable interest from schools and students from all over the country. Held in Beijing, the competition consisted of two parts: a prepared speech and a question-and answer session.

Scholastic and Popular Book Store Collaborate with Scholastic Book Club
June 2007

Scholasticand Popular Book Store held a Book Club event by having teachers from Scholastic spend the day teaching English language skills to the store’s “little customers.” Each child had a chance to explore and read from some of Scholastic's own richly illustrated English books.

Scholastic plans to hold more events like this throughout the year. Stay tuned for more events in your neighborhood.