Project Type
School Project
Award Project Round
16
Deadline Date
Cultural Immersion in Chinatown
Teacher
Chen Ken
School
Moos Elementary School
Language
Mandarin
Country
China
Goals
Improving critical language skills of U.S. and international students
Activities
Conduct cultural celebration events
Conduct holiday/cultural events celebration
Organize field trips related to language learning

Chen Ken (Moos Elementary School, 2018-2019) and Rafael Jimenez (Moos Elementary School, 2018-2019) received a CLP grant to attend a Chinese New Year’s Parade on Sunday February 10, 2019. As part of the school's cultural learning, families visited Chinatown for the event. After the parade, students and families explored Chinatown and ate at a restaurant with food from the Sichuan Province. This learning impacted even more students with photographs and story sharing by the students who attened the trip during class.