Shanghai High School

Primary Section: Let’s Celebrate the Beginning of Chinese Culture Week

2020-04-21

Chinese Culture Week has definitely been worth the waitfor all the primary students atSHSID Pu Xi Campus.Despite the current situation, all the primary students and teachers will still celebrate Chinese culturethrough this splendid and meaningful online activity.

The theme of theprimary section’s culture week is“Explore the Mysteryof Ancient Chinese Culture”.There are different cultural topics for every grade,and every topic has clearly shown the magnificence and charm of the long-standing Chinese culture.

The grade one Chinese teachers will show the students the magnificent history and beauty of the Forbidden City by reading many related books and bylooking atthe architecture of Gu Gong. The students will be inspired by all the towering and lofty palaces that have been constructed throughout Chinese historyand try to design a cloth bag to reflect the beauty ofthe palace. They are going to draw on a real bag, and the bag will be kept as a precious memory of Chinese Culture Week.

The second graders will enjoy the mighty of Chinese culture by visiting many nationalChinese museums online and then answeringrelated questions. The content will concentrate on five different aspects.and every student who finishes the task on the day will collect a badge online. Once they finish collecting all the badges for all the tasks, an exciting,mysterious award awaits them!

The third graders will learn a lot about the ancient Chinese poetry by reading, writing and reciting many varieties of ancientChinese poems. The students will discussthe poems and compete online with their classmates,tryChinese calligraphy,and wear ancient Chinese costume! How elegant that will be!

Every Chinese teacher has attempted to show the students how extensive and profound Chinese culture is by designing many splendid activities and contents. It will be a real feast of Chinese culture for every primary student. We hope everyone will learn a lot and enjoythis week!

(Written by Jane Wu, Liu LeiPictures/Videos by Teachers)