Chinese New Year
We opened the Chinese New Year with a welcoming speech from Mayor of Stockton Jennie Beaumont.
This was followed by Chinese Opera accompanied by Zheng (Chinese Zither, lap harp).
The event was facilitated by Choon Dee Neoh who talked about the Chinese New Year and handed charts out with the years on and what animal sign you were born under. She taught all present how to say Happy New Year in Chinese, Choon Dee Bought in Chinese artifacts and talked about why they use the bowls and chopsticks.
There was a traditional 3 course Chinese meal served comprising of more than one main dish for all who attended.
To finish off the celebrations there was a Chinese Dragon Dance.
The Chinese New Year was attended by the Mayor of Stockton, 53 adults and 26 children from Bowes field Primary School.
St. Johns Evangelist School Chinese Culture
Due to the success of the Chinese cultural event at Bader School we decided hold a similar session at St. Johns Evangelist School.
A Chinese Cultural event was held at St. Johns Evangelist School. Due to the Chinese New Year being in February we decided it will be appropriate to teach the children of the Chinese New Year.
The session was facilitated by Shanim Akhter and Yuk Fan Poppleton, the aim was for the children to learn about the Chinese culture.
The event was delivered in sessions over the day with two classes being facilitated consecutively.
- The children were given an insight to Chinese culture and the New Year by using visual aids such as Chinese clothes, New Year decorations, and pictures of the foods eaten at New Year.
- The children were also actively involved and were taught how to make a Chinese Dragon (they were allowed to take the dragon’s home as a memento).
- Then the children were taught how to use the chopsticks all the children struggled at this to start with, however they all managed to pick up something by the end of the session.
- Yuk Fan Poppleton demonstrated to the children how to use a Chinese brush to write Chinese words. The children had their names translated into Chinese
There were 4 teachers and 50 children from years 3 & 4 who attended the sessions |
