The first term just ended and all the schools that are involved in the Confucius classroom program have made great achievements! We spent certain amount of time focusing on the celebration of Chinese New Year, which is the most important festival in China. We explored the festival from a wide range of aspects including activities,food, clothing and Chinese symbols, etc. We had a lot of fun listening to the ancient folktales about the Nian monster, singing the Happy Chinese New Year song (Xin Nian Hao), trying on traditional Chinese costumes and making different hand crafts.
Also, Grade Three and Four students from Lockwood Primary School went for an excursion to the Golden Dragon Museum last week. We visited the Chinese garden, the ancient temple and got a chance to learn more about the history of the first Chinese immigrants that came to Australia during the Gold Rush. We had a lot of fun hands-on activities. For example, the students were excited to see the giant god Guanyin and prayed to her for good luck. Some students even got an opportunity to scratch the belly of the statue of the laughing God Mi Le Fo in order to stay happy for their whole lives! Besides, inside the museum, the guide took us around and showed us a lot of amazing exhibitions, including the longest dragon in Australia that was used for parades, the wax statues of the Chinese merchants who first came to Australia in the past as well as different kinds of ancient Chinese inventions. When we were in the Chinese garden, we were given a chance to feed the beautiful gold fish in the pond and to enjoy the amazing view of the Bendigo city standing in the pavilion on the top of the rock hill. All the children were so passionate about the Chinese culture and history and could not wait to come back again. I am excited to show everyone some photos that we took during the Chinese New Year celebration and the Golden Dragon Museum excursion. 时间过得真快,第一学期就这样在大家的欢声笑语中结束了。所有参与本迪戈高中孔子课堂的学校都取得了可喜的成绩。我和孩子们利用前半学期系统地学习了有关中国春节的相关知识,比如春节活动,传统食物,传统服饰以及一些祝福语的汉字。学生们还欣赏了年的故事,一起学唱“新年好”等在中国耳熟能详的儿歌,以及试穿中国古典服装。通过这个单元的学习,大家对中国春节有了更详细的了解。 更令人激动的是,来自Lockwood小学三四年级的同学们有机会在最后一周参观本迪戈市的中华金龙博物馆。我们一起参观了博物馆的三个组成部分:中式园林,传统寺庙和文化宝库。通过这次活动,同学们不仅亲身感受了中国文化,还对在淘金时期第一批来澳的中国移民历史有了更深刻的了解。我们体验了很多有趣的活动:有的学生很兴奋地给观音菩萨上香为家人祈求平安,有的学生给弥勒佛抓痒以求永远快乐,一帆风顺。在中国宝库里,我们看到了迄今为止澳洲最长的舞龙。据导游介绍,名义上巨龙已经功成身就,但是在一些特殊场合比如盛大节日和一些募捐活动,它还是会被邀请出来一展风采。在园林里,孩子们不仅喂了池中的金鱼,还爬到一个位于假山最高处的凉亭里一睹本迪戈整个市中心的芳容。这次参观,所有孩子都很积极地参与其中,同时也学到了很多知识,大家都迫不及待地期待明年的再次到访呢。 在这里,我很荣幸地和大家分享一些相关照片,希望大家一同感受一下我们当时的喜悦。 Comments are closed.
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