LA students began the celebration of Lunar New Year, the Year of the Dragon, with a series of activities in their Middle and Upper School classrooms and presentations at their respective divisional meetings. The 15-day celebration, which runs from Feb. 10-24, will continue at LA with larger group events including dance performances.
Led by Chinese teachers Alice Zhao and Yandan Chang, students set the tone for the celebration by decorating the hallways and classrooms prior to the start of the Lunar New Year observance. Chinese classes also made dumplings, played games and practiced dances for the upcoming performances.
The Upper School’s Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) affinity group shared a presentation at Monday’s meeting in the Berry Performing Arts Center. Group leaders Luke Tan ’24, Hannah Yin ’24 and Sarah Shao ’24 provided information about the many ways in which Lunar New Year is celebrated in China, Korea and Vietnam.
Tuesday’s Middle School dance performance was postponed due to the snow day and was rescheduled for later in the week. Upper School students are also scheduled to perform and international students and the Chinese Culture Club are running an event with games and activities Friday afternoon in Laidlaw Gym.