Excellence in Teaching: GoEast’s Teacher Skills Competition Celebrates Educator’s Day

As golden autumn arrives with the sweet fragrance of osmanthus flowers, GoEast Mandarin celebrated the 41st Teacher’s Day by hosting our third annual Teacher Skills Competition. This year’s theme was “A Hundred Flowers Bloom” with unlimited creative possibilities. On September 10th, 2025, we proudly concluded the competition with a grand awards ceremony.

(金jīn秋qiū九jiǔ月yuè，桂guì香xiāng氤yīn氲yūn，在zài第dì 41 个gè教jiào师shī节jié来lái临lín之zhī际jì，歌gē易yì中zhōng文wénGoEast举jǔ办bàn了le第dì三sān届jiè教jiào师shī技jì能néng大dà赛sài。本běn次cì大dà赛sài主zhǔ题tí：百bǎi花huā争zhēng妍yán，百bǎi无wú限xiàn制zhì。GoEast教jiào师shī节jié技jì能néng大dà赛sài于yú今jīn日rì圆yuán满mǎn收shōu官guān，并bìng举jǔ行xíng了le隆lóng重zhòng的de颁bān奖jiǎng仪yí式shì。)

Competition Highlights

GoEast has built its reputation on exceptional teaching quality, so this event naturally received enthusiastic participation from all teachers. Running from July 10th through late August, we received numerous outstanding submissions from our dedicated faculty.

(众zhòng所suǒ周zhōu知zhī，GoEast是shì一yī所suǒ以yǐ重zhòng视shì教jiāo学xué而ér著zhù称chēng的de对duì外wài汉hàn语yǔ学xué校xiào，这zhè样yàng的de活huó动dòng自zì然rán是shì获huò得dé了le全quán体tǐ老lǎo师shī们men积jī极jí响xiǎng应yìng。大dà赛sài自zì7月yuè10日rì启qǐ动dòng至zhì8月yuè底dǐ截jié稿gǎo，收shōu到dào了le众zhòng多duō老lǎo师shī们men投tóu稿gǎo。)

The competition featured two main categories: Teaching Performance and Teaching Design. The submissions showcased brilliant classroom moments and ingenious instructional designs, providing teachers with an excellent platform to demonstrate their pedagogical expertise and creativity. Some built knowledge frameworks through sophisticated logic, while others sparked student interest through innovative scenarios. Each teaching design reflected our educators’ thoughtful approach to instruction.

(本běn届jiè大dà赛sài的de奖jiǎng项xiàng主zhǔ要yào分fēn为wéi教jiāo学xué表biǎo现xiàn和hé教jiāo学xué设shè计jì两liǎng类lèi，投tóu稿gǎo的de内nèi容róng展zhǎn现xiàn出chū了le精jīng彩cǎi纷fēn呈chéng的de课kè堂táng，精jīng妙miào的de教jiāo学xué设shè计jì，对duì老lǎo师shī们men来lái说shuō，可kě谓wèi是shì展zhǎn示shì他tā们men教jiāo学xué功gōng底dǐ及jí教jiāo学xué设shè计jì能néng力lì的de一yī次cì绝jué好hǎo机jī会huì。有yǒu的de以yǐ精jīng妙miào的de逻luó辑jí构gòu建jiàn知zhī识shi体tǐ系xì，有yǒu的de用yòng创chuàng新xīn的de情qíng境jìng设shè置zhì激jī发fā学xué生shēng兴xìng趣qù，从cóng一yī份fèn份fèn教jiāo学xué设shè计jì方fāng案àn中zhōng，可kě以yǐ看kàn到dào老lǎo师shī们men对duì教jiāo学xué的de用yòng心xīn与yǔ思sī考kǎo。)

Moments of Glory

Teaching Performance Awards

Best Group Class Teaching Award

Lilia received the Best Group Class Teaching Award. Group teaching requires skillful balance between “ensuring every student participates” and “maintaining a relaxed, enjoyable atmosphere.” Lilia shared valuable insights, such as creating appropriate urgency within a comfortable learning environment and preparing students mentally before tackling challenging concepts.

(最zuì佳jiā班bān课kè教jiāo学xué奖jiǎng
Lilia老lǎo师shī获huò得dé【最zuì佳jiā班bān课kè教jiāo学xué奖jiǎng】
老lǎo师shī们men都dōu知zhī道dào班bān课kè教jiāo学xué在zài“平píng衡héng学xué生shēng开kāi口kǒu”和hé“维wéi护hù轻qīng松sōng愉yú快kuài的de上shàng课kè氛fēn围wéi”方fāng面miàn是shì颇pō有yǒu难nán度dù的de，Lilia也yě为wèi大dà家jiā分fēn享xiǎng了le她tā的de一yī些xiē心xīn得dé和hé经jīng验yàn，比bǐ如rú，在zài轻qīng松sōng愉yú快kuài的de学xué习xí氛fēn围wéi中zhōng制zhì造zào一yī些xiē紧jǐn迫pò感gǎn，在zài遇yù到dào难nán点diǎn、重zhòng点diǎn时shí，提tí前qián做zuò好hǎo心xīn理lǐ建jiàn设shè，让ràng学xué生shēng能néng够gòu及jí时shí调tiáo整zhěng状zhuàng态tài顺shùn利lì进jìn入rù“紧jǐn张zhāng”的de学xué习xí中zhōng。)

 

Best Private Class Teaching Award

Qiaoqiao and Fiona earned the Best Private Class Teaching Award, representing excellence in adult education and K-12 instruction respectively. As a senior teacher in our curriculum development team, Qiaoqiao’s experience sharing felt like an efficient “practical training session,” covering crucial skills like providing effective corrections without creating student anxiety—something many new teachers eagerly want to master.

(最zuì佳jiā私sī课kè教jiāo学xué奖jiǎng
Qiaoqiao和héFiona老lǎo师shī获huò得dé【最zuì佳jiā私sī课kè教jiāo学xué奖jiǎng】
她tā们men的de教jiāo学xué分fēn别bié体tǐ现xiàn了le成chéng人rén课kè程chéng与yǔK12课kè程chéng的de最zuì高gāo水shuǐ平píng！作zuò为wéi教jiào研yán部bù的de资zī深shēn老lǎo师shī，Qiaoqiao的de经jīng验yàn分fēn享xiǎng更gèng像xiàng一yī场chǎng简jiǎn短duǎn高gāo效xiào的de“实shí战zhàn培péi训xùn”：如rú何hé正zhèng确què地de给gěi学xué生shēng纠jiū错cuò，避bì免miǎn学xué生shēng产chǎn生shēng心xīn理lǐ压yā力lì—很hěn多duō新xīn手shǒu老lǎo师shī特tè别bié想xiǎng要yào掌zhǎng握wò的de教jiāo学xué能néng力lì，她tā分fēn享xiǎng了le她tā常cháng用yòng的de一yī些xiē有yǒu效xiào方fāng法fǎ。)

Fiona, beloved by her young students for her sweet voice and incredible patience, has won teaching awards for two consecutive years. She shared a beautifully simple truth: “Befriending children is the most genuine teaching technique.”

(Fiona老lǎo师shī是shìGoEast的de一yī位wèi深shēn受shòu孩hái子zi们men喜xǐ爱ài的deK12老lǎo师shī，拥yōng有yǒu甜tián美měi的de声shēng音yīn和hé对duì孩hái子zi们men极jí大dà的de耐nài心xīn，也yě连lián续xù两liǎng年nián获huò得dé教jiào师shī大dà赛sài的de奖jiǎng项xiàng，她tā给gěi大dà家jiā传chuán递dì了le一yī个gè非fēi常cháng朴pǔ素sù的de真zhēn理lǐ：和hé孩hái子zi做zuò朋péng友you，是shì最zuì真zhēn诚chéng的de“教jiāo学xué技jì巧qiǎo”。)

A key feature of this competition was its embrace of innovation beyond traditional methods. We awarded six Excellence in Teaching prizes to educators who showcased unique personal styles and creative approaches.

(本běn次cì大dà赛sài的de评píng比bǐ的de一yī个gè重zhòng要yào特tè点diǎn是shì：不bù拘jū泥nì于yú传chuán统tǒng。鼓gǔ励lì老lǎo师shī们men在zài标biāo准zhǔn化huà课kè堂táng外wài，能néng体tǐ现xiàn出chū自zì己jǐ的de个gè人rén特tè色sè以yǐ及jí创chuàng新xīn。因yīn此cǐ也yě评píng出chū了le6位wèi【优yōu秀xiù教jiāo学xué奖jiǎng】，他tā们men的de教jiāo学xué也yě是shì各gè有yǒu特tè色sè，展zhǎn示shì了le自zì己jǐ的de独dú特tè风fēng采cǎi。)

Teaching Design Awards

This newly introduced category encourages teachers to innovate and reflect more deeply on instructional design. Judges evaluated submissions based on clarity of teaching methodology, appropriateness for student learning needs, and practical classroom application.

(这zhè是shì本běn次cì大dà赛sài新xīn设shè的de一yī类lèi奖jiǎng项xiàng，旨zhǐ在zài通过tōngguò这zhè次cì大dà赛sài，鼓gǔ励lì更gèng多duō的de老lǎo师shī在zài教jiāo学xué设shè计jì上shàng，有yǒu更gèng多duō的de创chuàng新xīn和hé思sī考kǎo。评píng委wěi们men通过tōngguò老lǎo师shī们men在zài其qí教jiāo学xué设shè计jì中zhōng呈chéng现xiàn的de教jiāo学xué思sī路lù，评píng估gū是shì否fǒu适shì合hé学xué生shēng的de学xué习xí需xū求qiú以yǐ及jí是shì否fǒu能néng够gòu在zài教jiāo学xué中zhōng有yǒu很hěn好hǎo的de教jiāo学xué体tǐ现xiàn。)

Best Teaching Design Award

Clytie won the Best Teaching Design Award for her submission featuring clear instructional flow, progressive difficulty levels, and clever integration of AI voice technology.

(最zuì佳jiā教jiāo学xué设shè计jì奖jiǎng
Clytie老lǎo师shī获huò得dé了le【最zuì佳jiā教jiāo学xué设shè计jì奖jiǎng】，她tā所suǒ提tí交jiāo的de教jiāo学xué设shè计jì作zuò品pǐn体tǐ现xiàn了le清qīng晰xī的de教jiāo学xué思sī路lù、内nèi容róng难nán度dù上shàng层céng层céng递dì进jìn，并bìng运yùn用yòng了leAI语yǔ音yīn，尽jìn显xiǎn设shè计jì巧qiǎo思sī。)

Excellence in Teaching Design Awards

Elva and Cynthia received Excellence in Teaching Design Awards for their detailed, well-structured plans covering comprehension, practice, and application with thoughtfully layered learning objectives and creatively designed activities.

(Elva和héCynthia老lǎo师shī获huò得dé【优yōu秀xiù教jiāo学xué设shè计jì奖jiǎng】，同tóng样yàng亮liàng点diǎn纷fēn呈chéng。教jiāo学xué设shè计jì细xì致zhì、合hé理lǐ，理lǐ解jiě、操cāo练liàn、运yùn用yòng全quán覆fù盖gài；学xué习xí目mù标biāo分fēn层céng合hé理lǐ，游yóu戏xì设shè计jì构gòu思sī巧qiǎo妙miào。)

Conclusion

While our Teacher’s Day Skills Competition has concluded, our educators’ pursuit of teaching excellence never ends. This event was more than a skills showcase—it was an exchange of ideas and professional growth opportunity. We’re confident that teachers will carry the passion and insights gained here into their daily instruction, nurturing even more exceptional students with renewed energy and refined skills.

(教jiào师shī节jié技jì能néng大dà赛sài虽suī已yǐ落luò下xià帷wéi幕mù，但dàn老lǎo师shī们men对duì教jiāo学xué的de追zhuī求qiú永yǒng不bù止zhǐ步bù。这zhè场chǎng赛sài事shì，不bù仅jǐn是shì一yī次cì技jì能néng的de比bǐ拼pīn，更gèng是shì一yī次cì思sī想xiǎng的de碰pèng撞zhuàng、一yī次cì专zhuān业yè的de成chéng长zhǎng。相xiāng信xìn在zài未wèi来lái的de日rì子zi里lǐ，老lǎo师shī们men会huì将jiāng大dà赛sài中zhōng激jī发fā的de热rè情qíng与yǔ收shōu获huò的de经jīng验yàn，融róng入rù到dào日rì常cháng教jiāo学xué中zhōng，以yǐ更gèng饱bǎo满mǎn的de精jīng神shén、更gèng精jīng湛zhàn的de技jì能néng，培péi育yù更gèng多duō优yōu秀xiù的de学xué生shēng！也yě期qī待dài在zài明míng年nián的de大dà赛sài有yǒu更gèng多duō参cān赛sài的de老lǎo师shī，也yě有yǒu更gèng多duō老lǎo师shī获huò得dé奖jiǎng项xiàng。)

Final Words

We look forward to greater participation and more winners in next year’s competition. Finally, congratulations to all our award winners, and to every educator dedicated to Chinese language international education: Happy Teacher’s Day!

(最zuì后hòu，再zài次cì向xiàng所suǒ有yǒu获huò奖jiǎng老lǎo师shī表biǎo示shì热rè烈liè的de祝zhù贺hè，也yě向xiàng所suǒ有yǒu的de深shēn耕gēng在zài汉hàn语yǔ国guó际jì教jiāo育yù行háng业yè的de每měi一yī位wèi老lǎo师shī道dào一yī声shēng：教jiào师shī节jié快kuài乐lè！)