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807 Date: 02/09/2006 |
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Chesterfield Day School K-1 Students Celebrate Chinese New Year |
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Chesterfield Day School (CDS) K-1students celebrated Chinese New
Year last weekend with a trip to a local Chinese restaurant. They
also visited St. Louis Modern Chinese School, located at the Parkway
South Middle School in Manchester where CDS K-1 teacher Cheryl Xing
of Chesterfield and first-grader Madeleine Toskin of Webster Groves
learned the Lion Dance. The dance, traditionally part of festivities
like Chinese New Year, the openings of restaurants and weddings, is
believed to bring luck and happiness. |
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Chesterfield Day School K-1 Students Celebrate Chinese
New Year
Chesterfield Day School (CDS) kindergarten and first
grade students celebrated the Year of the Dog last
weekend with a trip to a local Chinese restaurant and a
visit to St. Louis Modern Chinese School (SLMCS),
located at Parkway South Middle School.
"It was a special way for the students to learn the
culture and celebrate Chinese New Year, too," says CDS
K-1 teacher Cheryl Xing.
The CDS students are currently studying the countries of
Asia.
About 14 K-1 classmates and their families gathered at a
local Chinese restaurant for a traditional Chinese meal.
Afterward, eight families toured the Chinese school,
visiting classes where SLMCS children were studying oil
painting, Chinese drum, singing, dancing,
three-dimensional arts and crafts, Wu Shu and Ping Pong.
Chesterfield Day School is an independent,
not-for-profit coeducational school serving toddlers-6th
graders at its Chesterfield campus at 1100 White Road
and preschoolers-12th graders at its campus in St.
Albans, MO. For more information, visit Chesterfield Day
School on the Web at www.chesterfielddayschool.org.
St. Louis Modern Chinese School, a non-profit, teaches
Chinese language and Chinese culture. It operates on
Sunday afternoons at Parkway South Middle School in
Manchester. Currently more than 300 students are
enrolled, making it one of the largest Chinese language
schools in the U.S. |
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Chesterfield Day School (CDS) first-graders Gabriella,
Madeleine and Jack Boone and their parents, Dennis and
Dr. Karen Boone of Weldon Springs, welcome in the
Chinese New Year with a meal at a local Chinese
restaurant. The Boones and their CDS K-1 classmates and
families recently gathered there to taste Chinese food
before visiting the nearby St. Louis Modern Chinese
School. Among the students' favorite dishes: red bean
paste buns and shrimp dumplings. |
As part of their studies on Asia - and to celebrate
Chinese New Year, Chesterfield Day School kindergarten
and first grade students recently visited St. Louis
Modern Chinese School, which operates on the weekends at
Parkway South Middle School. Here they watch a
demonstration of Wu Shu at the school.
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