Students Celebrate Chinese New Year

Every year, seventh- and eighth-grade students in Mia Wu’s Chinese classes celebrate the Chinese New Year, a festival marking the beginning of the new year on the lunar calendar. In lieu of making dumplings, which students do during a normal school year, students learned holiday traditions and decorated the classroom. Students also worked in groups to prepare a Chinese New Year-related video to share with other classes. Wu often teaches students about Chinese culture when teaching the language. “Students understand and appreciate another culture, develop cultural sympathy, and get ready to be global citizens,” Wu said.