Croton-Harmon Students Participate In Chinese Exchange

From Croton-Harmon: Croton-Harmon students recently welcomed students from Shanghai’s Jian Ping High School, the district’s sister school, for a weeklong visit.

The visiting students stayed with local families throughout their visit and were officially welcomed to Croton-Harmon High School on Jan. 17.

“The Croton-Harmon families are so warm and wonderful,” said Garrick Yau, Jian Ping’s trip coordinator.

The students visited Carrie E. Tompkins Elementary School, where they presented topics about Chinese culture, including food, games and the zodiac calendar to third- graders on Jan. 19.

The CET students learned how to pronounce some common words in Mandarin and played games like “throw the handkerchief,” a variation of “duck, duck, goose.” Students also sampled Chinese candy and drew animals from the Chinese zodiac, including dragons, pigs and horses.

Afterward, the students met with Chinese Club members at the high school, where both groups of students were able to practice speaking the language they are studying. Croton-Harmon High School students studying Mandarin will visit the cities of Shanghai, Suzhou and Beijing in China in April.

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