I have been working at East Orange Community Charter School (EOCCS) in New Jersey for many years, but I am the only Chinese teacher at this school. Quite often, many students tell me, "Ms. Jing, I like Chinese food, my favorite food is chicken and broccoli." At those moments, I really want to tell them—China is not only famous for Chinese food, my dear students!
I prayed for an opportunity that would allow the students exposure to more of the great Chinese traditional culture that I knew. And then came along New Tang Dynasty Television's (NTDTV) Holiday Wonders show and Chinese New Year Spectacular.
I immediately told my principal, Mr. Dash, about the shows and emphasized that these shows would let the kids see traditional Chinese culture, including music, dancing, singing and costumes. Mr. Dash happily decided to fund more than 100 students to watch the Holiday Wonders Show at the Beacon Theatre in Christmas 2006.
After watching the show, Mr. Dash said, "We were absolutely thrilled at the performances."
The students especially enjoyed the dragon scene. In our curriculum, we have been teaching students about other cultures. After they watched the show, students and teachers were talking about the amazing performance.
Then, another grade requested to attend the Chinese New Year Spectacular. So, another 100 students went to Radio City Music Hall to watch the Chinese New Year Spectacular in February.
After watching the show, the educational supervisor for the teachers at EOCCS was very excited, "It was fabulous! The show is so beautiful and it has such a wonderful connection with our students because we study world cultures. The children were just in awe of the fabulous display of color and dance and songs."
We would like to express our appreciation to New Tang Dynasty Television for bringing genuine Chinese culture to American audiences! The shows have become a wonderful part of our lives!
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