Students in Mandarin Chinese classes at Berner Middle School brought their budding knowledge of Chinese language and culture to youngsters at Birch Lane Elementary School on Jan. 27 for a Lunar New Year celebration.
More than two dozen seventh and eighth graders made their short trip to work with second graders on a craft that celebrated the year of the snake. Students colored and cut out two halves of a snake, which were then put together with fanned pieces of paper.
Before getting to work on the craft, second graders learned about the traditions of Lunar New Year celebrations, as well as how to say different works and phrases in Mandarin Chinese. They also practiced writing some symbols.
The Berner students, who assisted their younger peers throughout the program, were joined by Mandarin Chinese teachers Yunting Tseng-Montana and Xinrui Zhang.