By Hiba Ahmad
February 4, 2016
Dayton, OH - Chinese food, dancing, acrobatics, and
calligraphy; all of these things and more are going to be at the Wright
State Chinese New Year’s festival. Dayton Regional STEM School
sophomores and juniors attending the Chinese college course are ringing
in the Chinese New Year the right way by heading to Wright State on
February 9th
to join in on the celebration. The sophomores will not only attend, but
also be involved in the festival, performing a dance to the famous
Chinese song ‘Little Apple,’ choreographed by their Chinese Teacher, Lily Chen. Students will
be able to have fun and test out their linguistic skills, which they
have been working on and refining since 8th grade.
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Those attending the festival are
currently enrolled in dual enrollment Chinese, a class eligible for
college credit through Wright States program. DEP Chinese is taught by
Lily Chen, and is an intensive class in which students learn college
level content. Through the connections of this class, students will
congregate at the university to test their linguistic
skills in a real life setting, and furthermore, will have the ability
to actually experience a cultural event. Festival activities include
painting, craft creating, and dressing up in traditional Chinese
clothing.
The pictures above, taken by
students at last year’s festival, demonstrate just how enjoyable the
event is, and how students really had an opportunity to learn more about
Chinese culture. Overall, the Chinese New Year’s Festival is an
incredibly fun event, and we are especially thankful to our hosts and
creators of the festival, which is sure to be a blast!
2/9/16 Update
Students had a great time and performed well at the festival. Check out some of the pictures below!
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| Students performed the "Little Apple" song at the festival. |
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| DRSS was well represented at the festival. |
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| Students and chaperones had a great time and can't wait to go back! |
