The taste of Lunar New Year
Before and during Lunar New Year, students learned different aspects of the Lunar New Year, such as stories and legends, traditions, food, clothing, phrases, and entertainment. The teacher gave out wordlists and red envelops, and encouraged students to share these cultures with family members.
Xiangqi
Xiangqi which can be also called Chinese chess or elephant chess, is a board game for two players. It is played on the 32 squares. The game represents a battle between two armies, The game ends when one player checkmates the other's general. Distinctive features of Xiangqi include the cannon (pao), which must jump to capture. Chinese chess needs some luck and strategies to win the game. That's the reason why it's the most popular board game in Taiwan.
Moroccan Cuisine: Cooking lessons
My capstone project aims at leaving a tradition alive and going on after leaving, and even if the school is not able to get another exchange teacher next year.
Capstone-Lunar New Year Event -BFA Fairfax
Spring Festival is the most important cultural festival in Taiwan. We plan a series of activities for the students, teachers, faculty, and community members.
Mandarin cooking club
The students in Haven elementary school who join the after-school activity(21 century) will be the
participant in the Mandarin cooking club. I would like to have some tasting activity, read the recipe
and make the cuisines, compare foods in different countries and discuss about the diversity about
different cultures and eating habit. The project will take place in my classroom on every Tuesday
from 4 to 6. Food is the fastest way to connect people together. If the students enjoy the activities
Moroccan Cooking and Nights
My capstone project aims at leaving a tradition alive and going on after leaving, and even if the school is not able to get another exchange teacher next year. My idea is to create a cooking class and prepare those who signed up to run Moroccan Nights and these cooking classes after I leave for my home school.
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The cultures' Club
My capstone project is The Cultures’ Club. The club main objectives are to introduce the Moroccan culture besides the Middle East culture to my American host school staff and students. I will meet the interested students and club members on a regular basis so as to share different presentations and workshops about the different aspects of Morocco’s culture and the cultures of other Middle East countries such as Egypt , Syria , and Palestine .
Arabic hub
The project took place in Seventy First High School, Fayetteville, NC. Most people in my community have a very limited exposure to the Arabic culture. Many families in my local community have at least one member in the army or planning to join the army at some point in their life.