About
the caribbean abcs
ArubABC | BonABC | CurABC promote the unique culture of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao. It also aims to stimulate literacy, reading and cultural awareness among kids on the ABC-islands. Mi Buki di Aruba | Mi Buki di Boneiru | Mi Buki di Kòrsou are created by Steffen Maas.
the china abc
My Book of ChinABC by Steffen Maas provides an alphabetic method to learn Pinyin, offers practical vocabulary and contains vivid imagery of Chinese Culture. It was edited by Li Zhou, a Chinese teacher with a passion for Chinese teaching and cross-cultural communication.
the caribbean abcs
ArubABC | BonABC | CurABC promote the unique culture of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao. It also aims to stimulate literacy, reading and cultural awareness among kids on the ABC-islands. Mi Buki di Aruba | Mi Buki di Boneiru | Mi Buki di Kòrsou are created by Steffen Maas.
the china abc
My Book of ChinABC by Steffen Maas provides an alphabetic method to learn Pinyin, offers practical vocabulary and contains vivid imagery of Chinese Culture. It was edited by Li Zhou, a Chinese teacher with a passion for Chinese teaching and cross-cultural communication.
The creator of the CARIBBEAN ABC books
Steffen Maas has studied illustration as well as graphic design and graduated with a master’s degree from Post St. Joost in Breda. He is now living and working in Aruba and Holland. Steffen has designed books, exhibitions as well as memorial objects in public space (e.g. at Amsterdam Muiderpoort train station and for Johan Cruijff. He has taught at several art academies; including Academy of Fine Arts and Design (‘Rietveld’) Aruba; St Joost School of Art, Breda; Auckland University of Technology NZ, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing and Academia de Belas Artes, Lisbon. His clients affiliated to Aruba include Fundación Padú Lampe, CineAruba, LM Publishers.
Together with Maarten Verweij, Steffen Maas has taught ‘visual storytelling’ workshops at universities in China (e.g. at CAFA Beijing, Zheijiang University of Technology Hangzhou, MIADA Chonqing, Tongji Shanghai), creating a dialogue with Chinese students about their culture.
My Book of ChinABC 我的中文拼音书
The creator of ChinABC, Steffen Maas is not only an illustrator and graphic designer, but also a passionate teacher. He lives and works in the Netherlands and Aruba. · Steffen graduated from St Joost School of Art & Design with a master’s degree in Graphic Design and he has created numerous exhibitions, books and public art works. He loves to travel and uses photography and drawing to explore new places.
Steffen has a special love for China where he has been many times. Together with Maarten Verweij, Steffen Maas has taught ‘visual storytelling’ workshops at universities in China (e.g. at CAFA Beijing, Zheijiang University of Technology Hangzhou, MIADA Chonqing, Tongji Shanghai), creating revealing dialogues about their culture.
麦思丹Steffen MAAS 本书作者麦思丹，是一名插画师、平面设计师， 也是一位富有热情的教师， 他在荷兰和阿鲁巴岛生活和工作。麦思丹毕业于圣约斯特艺术与设计学院平面设计专业，获硕士学位。 他设计过展览、书和公共艺术作品。他爱好旅行，喜欢通过摄影和绘画的方式探索新地方。他多次前往中国教学，因而对中国有着一种特殊的喜爱。
他和他的朋友、同事Maarten VERWEIJ一起在中国多所大学教授设计专业学生《视觉叙述》的课题，开展了许多有关文化的探讨。以下是麦思丹在中国授过课的大学：
- 中央美术学院，北京 / Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing;
- 同济大学设计创意学院，上海 / Sino-Finnish Center of Tongji, Shanghai;
- 南京大学，南京 / Nanjing University, Nanjing;
- 杭州师范大学，杭州 / Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou;
- 浙江工业大学，杭州 / Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou;
- 温州商学院，温州 / Wenzhou Business College, Wenzhou;
- 浙江理工大学，杭州 / Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou;
- 重庆工商大学现代国际设计艺术学院，重庆 / MIADA of CTBU, Chongqing;
- 浙大城市学院，杭州 / Zhejiang University City College, Hangzhou;
- 山西大学，太原 / Shanxi University, Taiyuan;
- 河北师范大学，石家庄 / Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang.
周俐 Li ZHOU
My Book of ChinABC was edited by Li ZHOU who is a Chinese teacher with a passion for Chinese teaching and cross- cultural communication. Currently she is teaching Chinese at Dan Hua Culture & Education Centre in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. She graduated with a master’s degree in Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics from Central China Normal University in 2014 and is a certified Chinese Teacher to speakers of other languages by Confucius Institute Headquarters since 2016. Driven by an interest in the power of Chinese characters, Li loves to integrate stories of Chinese characters in her class as they are closely related with their origin, culture and history. Li has taught at several schools in China and in France: Huawen Language Studio, Wuhan, China | Ecole de Jean Moulin, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France | Collège des Hauts Grillets, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France.
周俐 Li ZHOU 本书编辑周俐，是一名中文教师，热爱中文教学和跨文化交际， 现任教于荷兰丹华文化教育中心。周俐于2014年毕业于华中师范大学外国语言学及应用语言学专业，获硕士学位，2016年获得孔子学院总部颁发的《国际汉语教师证书》。她认为汉字具有强大的魅力，善于在课程中融入汉字故事的教学，因为这些故事与中文的根源、中国文化和历史紧密相关。周俐曾任教于中国和法国的以下学校：武汉华之文语言工作室，武汉 - Jean Moulin 小学，法国圣日尔曼昂莱 - Hauts Grillets 初中，法国圣日尔曼昂莱
About the supporters of the ABC-project
The Prince Bernhard Culture Fund (Caribbean Dept) aims to promote activities in the fields of history, literature, fine arts, music, dance, theatre, cultural education, historic preservation and nature conservation in Curaçao, Aruba, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba by giving grants, in order to guarantee and stimulate the culture and nature on the six islands. pcbcaribbean.com
World Literacy Foundation strives to ensure that every young individual regardless of geographic location has the opportunity to acquire literacy and reading skills to reach their full potential, succeed at school and beyond. We provide free access to quality education materials and innovate solutions that target wide-scale illiteracy. worldliteracyfoundation.org
Departamento di Enseñansa Aruba (DEA) is the education department of the Government of Aruba. It aims to create conditions for high quality education and optimal development opportunities for the community of Aruba. ea.aw
Verhalenhuis Belvédère Rotterdam wants to connect as many people as possible to each other and to the city. Belvédère reveals people, stories, local communities and the changing city to a broad audience, which contributes to the city's cultural and social development. belvedererotterdam.nl
Meer dan Babi Pangang offers a platform for discovering, developing, producing, mentoring and promoting all sorts of creatives, focussing on the Asian community. meerdanbabipangang.nl
Fonds Kind & Handicap For developing ABC class materials for schools in Aruba and Curaçao, including a visual reading method for Children with reading or learning disabilities, ArubABC is generously supported by [the foundation] Fonds Kind & Handicap in The Hague. The foundation wants to offer disabled children the best chances to develop themselves according to their own strenghts, enabling them to make their dreams come true.
Thanks to Space 101/Fenmei Hu - fenmei.nl/artventure
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