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Celebrating the Lunar New Year
In preparation for Lunar New Year, students in all three divisions have been expanding their understanding of the festive holiday and finding ways to celebrate. They have created decorations, practiced Chinese calligraphy, learned traditional dances, and more!
In Upper School, Lan Yao’s students learned to write the traditional characters used for Lunar New Year celebrations. They also created illustrations of koi fish which represent good fortune in Asian cultures. In addition, Upper School science teacher Martin Schmidt also explained the differences between the Gregorian calendar and the traditional Chinese calendar in this paper on the Astronomy of Lunar New Year.
The Greenebaum Middle School building is completely decked out in festive decorations including a paper dragon that curls around the main staircase and paper lanterns that adorn the halls. Xuan Weng’s seventh- and eighth-grade classes welcomed international students from the College of Education at Johns Hopkins University, who explained the history of and techniques used in Chinese calligraphy. Lan Yao’s fifth graders also created Chinese calligraphy using traditional inkstones and mixing their own inks. The entire Middle School will celebrate Lunar New Year on February 11.
In the Lower School, Fangfang Ma and Jewel Xie’s classes have created videos that explain and demonstrate the traditions and celebrations of the holiday that they will share during their next assembly. Students were treated to a traditional dragon dance performed by their teachers.
At McDonogh, the study of Chinese begins in kindergarten, and students can choose to continue studying the language in Middle and Upper School. As with all world languages, classes are meant to awaken a global awareness in students. In addition to learning to speak, read, and write the language, students also explore the culture through history, art, cuisine, and time-honored traditions.
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In preparation for Lunar New Year, students in all three divisions have been expanding their understanding of the festive holiday and finding ways to celebrate. They have created decorations, practiced Chinese calligraphy, learned traditional dances, and more!
In Upper School, Lan Yao’s students learned to write the traditional characters used for Lunar New Year celebrations. They also created illustrations of koi fish which represent good fortune in Asian cultures. In addition, Upper School science teacher Martin Schmidt also explained the differences between the Gregorian calendar and the traditional Chinese calendar in this paper on the Astronomy of Lunar New Year.
The Greenebaum Middle School building is completely decked out in festive decorations including a paper dragon that curls around the main staircase and paper lanterns that adorn the halls. Xuan Weng’s seventh- and eighth-grade classes welcomed international students from the College of Education at Johns Hopkins University, who explained the history of and techniques used in Chinese calligraphy. Lan Yao’s fifth graders also created Chinese calligraphy using traditional inkstones and mixing their own inks. The entire Middle School will celebrate Lunar New Year on February 11.
In the Lower School, Fangfang Ma and Jewel Xie’s classes have created videos that explain and demonstrate the traditions and celebrations of the holiday that they will share during their next assembly. Students were treated to a traditional dragon dance performed by their teachers.
At McDonogh, the study of Chinese begins in kindergarten, and students can choose to continue studying the language in Middle and Upper School. As with all world languages, classes are meant to awaken a global awareness in students. In addition to learning to speak, read, and write the language, students also explore the culture through history, art, cuisine, and time-honored traditions.