Benny 2026安徒生教师奖颁奖典礼致辞/Benny’s Speech at the 2026 ATA Ceremony

ATA AWARD CELEBRATION - HCA HUS Thursday 13.10.26 11a.m. 

A warm welcome to the Andersen Teacher's Award – to you ATA winners from China, and to all of you who have traveled the long way to Odense.

A warm welcome to you too. 

A special welcome must go to Mr. Dong Ruixiang, who for many years tirelessly has fought for his vision of bringing kindergarten teachers and school teachers from China to Denmark to learn about the Danish values and not least to learn about our Danish world-famous poet H.C. Andersen, his life and the wisdom of his fairy tales. 

Dong has worked closely with Nordfyns Folkehøjskole, in particular with former headmaster Mogens Godballe, who is also a member of the ATA committee. 

And a big thank you must go to Museum Odense, who extremely hospitably has made it possible so that we can hold this award ceremony here in the Memorial Hall in the old part of H.C. Andersen's House. 

AS ALTERMAN ERIK SIMONSEN HAS SAID:

The house was partially demolished a few years ago, and built new with a completely different concept for more than 50 million US dollars designed by Japanese star architect Kengo Kuma. A fine new exhibition, sponsored with $3 million, has recently been set up. 

Let us together have a wonderful experience here in the Memory Hall, where we will hand out diplomas to the ATA winners and celebrate with a glass of champagne, which H.C. Andersens Hus so hospitable has poured into the glasses. 

And now I will ask the ATA winners and Einar Askgaard to come up here and stand in a nice row. 

And then we will start the award ceremony. 

Now you will hear: PLEASE LISTEN!

Recipients of the Hans Christian Andersen Award, China receive this award because the result of their work is carried out in the spirit of the poet and fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen in terms of creativity, passion and dedication, which for the poet were important clues throughout his whole life. 

Figuratively speaking, he went from being born in a duck yard as The Ugly Duckling, but it doesn't matter if you have been lying in an egg of a swan. 

From the very beginning, Andersen's work has been for the joy and benefit of children and adults, indeed for all people all over the world. 

Dear ATA-winners, on behalf of the ATA committee, I congratulate you for your “creativity, passion and dedication” in your daily work in your schools and kindergartens and for the inspiration and wisdom you have found in Andersens life and fairy tales, which you have shared with your children and fellow human beings. 

I hope you will continue to help the children to grow up in a safe and happy childhood and in this way help the brotherhood of mankind by bringing hope and peace to this unbalanced world, a world that need less war and more love and more understanding between people from different cultures. 

欧登塞议会前议员/安徒生教师奖共同发起人/安徒生文学奖发起人Benny先生在2026安徒生教师奖庆祝典礼致辞 

安徒生故居，10月13日，星期二，上午11点

致辞人：Benny 

热烈欢迎各位嘉宾来到安徒生教师奖典礼现场！欢迎来自中国的ATA获奖教师，欢迎各位不远千里来到欧登塞。向各位致以诚挚的欢迎。 

特别向董瑞祥先生致以欢迎。多年来，他不懈奔走，追寻心中理想：把中国幼儿园与中小学教师带到丹麦，了解丹麦的人文理念，最重要的是，认识丹麦享誉世界的诗人汉斯·克里斯蒂安·安徒生，了解他的一生，领悟童话里蕴藏的教育智慧。 

董先生长期和北菲茵民众学院紧密合作，尤其是学院前任校长、ATA委员会成员摩根·戈德巴勒。

同时非常感谢欧登塞博物馆，热忱提供场地，让我们得以在安徒生故居老馆的纪念大厅举办颁奖典礼。 

正如市议员埃里克·西蒙森所说：

安徒生故居部分建筑几年前拆除重建，由日本知名建筑师隈研吾设计，全新的展馆理念焕然一新，耗资超过5000万美元。近期还新增一处优质新展厅，获得300万美元赞助。 

愿我们在记忆大厅共度美好的时刻，我们将在这里为ATA获奖者颁发证书，安徒生故居已经贴心备好香槟，让我们一起举杯一同庆贺。 

现在有请ATA获奖者与安徒生博物馆副馆长艾纳·阿斯高尔德上台，我们正式开启颁奖典礼。

请大家聆听：

中国的安徒生教师奖获奖者获此殊荣，是因为大家的教育实践，承袭了诗人、童话作家安徒生的精神内核——富有创造力、满怀热忱、甘于奉献，这也是贯穿安徒生一生最重要的底色。 

打个比方：他本是诞生在鸭场里的丑小鸭，可只要你本就是天鹅蛋里的生命，出身的环境并不能定义你。 

从一开始，安徒生的作品，就为孩子与成年人带去喜悦与滋养，面向全世界所有的人。 

亲爱的ATA获奖老师们，我代表ATA评审委员会祝贺你们。祝贺你们在小学、幼儿园日常工作中，保有这份“创造力、热忱与奉献”；你们从安徒生的人生与童话中汲取灵感与智慧，并把这份美好传递给孩子、传递给身边所有人。 

愿你们继续守护孩子，陪伴他们拥有安稳幸福的童年。以此凝聚人类同胞之爱，为这个失衡的世界带去希望与和平；愿这个世界少一些战火，多一份爱，不同文明的人们之间多一份理解。