Last night Brighton's school had an orientation for parents of kindergartners who will be starting the Chinese Immersion Program this fall. Brighton was asked to participate and give a short demonstration of what they have learned this year.
Waiting to start
He introduced himself and talked a bit about his school and family, in Mandarin Chinese, of course
They sang a couple of Chinese songs
And performed a traditional Chinese ribbon dance
I don't know how to write this without sounding a little bragg-y, but of course they were trying to impress these nervous parents, so they picked the best students (3 boys and 3 girls) out of the 50+ kids who are in the program. The kids did a great job, and what can I say, I was pretty proud of our little Chinese-speaker :)
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It was great to be there for Brighton's presentation last night. He did such a great job. I wish the library had a better sound system, though. It is amazing to see how many people want to get their kids in the program. I'm glad you got in when you did.
that's so great! i'm really crossing our fingers that ethan will be able to get in! i'm afraid everyone will know how great it is by then and it will be full!
but i'm hoping!
go brighton!
That is so cool! I mean, as his proud aunt, I always knew he was super smart, so I guess I'm not too surprised;) But wow! Way to go Brighton! I am so proud of him! I wish I could have been there. I really think bilingual language development is so important for kids. Did I tell you I did a research paper on that? Apparently it's one of the very few ways you can develop both sides of your brain at the same time. So I'm really happy for you that you're doing this for your kids. So cool!
What an amazing opportunity for Brighton, and hopefully the girls as well. Of course he was one of the kids picked for the presentation -- I wouldn't expect anything less of him!
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