Christmas at the School of Dreams
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For lunch, the students were treated to McDonald’s. |
In the afternoon, there was a holiday program to showcase the students’ talents - dancing, singing, and playing traditional Chinese instruments.
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| The Principal designed all of the costumes, while the teachers helped with the sewing. Such talent and creativity. It was impressive to see them make something from raw materials and to have it turn out great. |
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| Pre-school | |
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| First Grade |
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| Second Grade | |
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| Third Grade |
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| Fourth Grade |
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| One interesting thing about programs here is that judges score the performances and classes win money. These 5th graders got first place and won 1000 yuan, which is about $150. |
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| Sixth grade |
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Chinese instruments: 二胡 (a two-stringed fiddle), 古琴 (a 7-stringed zither), 笛子 （a bamboo flute), and 琵琶 (a pear-shaped fretted lute with 4 or 5 strings). |
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| Santa came to hand out gifts :) |
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| Merry Christmas! |
