Here are some amazing "One Big Thing" Chinese projects from my eager-to-learn and hard-working 6th, 9th, and 10th graders:
- A skyscraper designed for a real lot in Shanghai
- An exquisite model of a Suzhou garden
- Cooking a four-course Chinese meal, including a whole fish
- Riverdale Welcomes You music video
- Jewelry design Inspired by MET China Through the Looking Glass exhibition
- A guide to "Five Best Hiking Trails in China"
- Sowing a stuffed Panda
- Violin performance of "梁祝 Liang Zhu" (Butterfly Lovers)
- A Detailed map of Manhattan Chinatown
- The Animal Kingdom of China
- Paintings of Yellow Mountain and Hong Village
- Cello performance of "Seven Tunes Heard in China"
- Chinese Breaking News website
- Recreating the ancient Chinese invention of printing press
- A 3D map of China
- Glass suspension bridge in Hunan
- Jiaozhou Bay Bridge
- The Eight Cuisines of China in NYC website
- A children's book in Chinese
- Piano and flute performance of "茉莉花“ (Jasmine Flowers)
- Learning Chinese calligraphy
... and there are more!
The end of a school year is always bitter-sweet, but it is more sweet than bitter. So proud of the wonderful progress the students have made! You guys rock!!