School Life
2023–2024 Month of Art Chinese Culture - The 24 Solar Terms
2024-05-31
Through a series of teaching activities such as visits, storytelling, role-playing, famous artwork appreciation and games, children expressed various aspects of Chinese culture and art through creative and artistic means. The following illustrates the children’s learning process and achievements.
On June 1, 2024, our school held the Chinese Culture and Parent-Child Art Day. In the school lobby, children’s artworks from all grade levels were displayed, and in the activity room, videos showcasing their learning journeys related to the theme were played. The children enthusiastically introduced their learning experiences and achievements to their parents.
In addition, the school designed a series of parent-child activities that allowed parents and children to personally experience traditional Chinese arts and games, such as art creation, paper cutting, bookmark making, wooden archery, dough figurines, and body painting. These activities helped parents and children deepen their understanding of China’s twenty-four solar terms.
According to the parent survey results, 100% of parents agreed that the event helped them understand their children’s learning in the Chinese culture theme, enhanced both parents’ and children’s knowledge and interest in Chinese culture, and that the diverse and engaging activities helped foster children’s sense of national identity.
N3 children learn about the autumn solar terms—Beginning of Autumn, End of Heat, White Dew, Autumn Equinox, Cold Dew, and Frost’s Descent—through stories, art appreciation, exploration activities, role-playing, and games. They study the changes in autumn weather and scenery, as well as the relationships between weather, people, animals, and plants, and learn about autumn activities and seasonal foods. Based on these experiences, they create various art projects such as ink paintings of autumn fruits, leaf collages, kites, swallows, lanterns, chrysanthemum paintings, and persimmon prints.
N4 children learn about the traditions and characteristics of winter solar terms through activities such as stories, role-playing, famous painting appreciation, and snack-making. They are introduced to traditional Chinese artworks like “Snowy Bamboo Painting” and “The Nine-Nine Cold Dispelling Chart”, gaining an understanding of Chinese cultural symbols related to winter. Based on these experiences, they create art projects such as animals in hibernation, winter clothing, the evolution of Chinese characters, and Winter Solstice rice dishes.
