BASIS Independent McLean Celebrates Lunar New Year

BASIS Independent McLean (BIM) held its annual Lunar New Year Celebration, celebrating its Mandarin curriculum and honoring the Year of the Pig. Students of all ages performed skits, songs, dance and Kung Fu demonstrations commemorating Chinese culture. For more information on BASIS Independent McLean, visit https://mclean.basisindependent.com/.

BIM Mandarin teachers Maggie Li, Carrie Tozzi, and Hao Wang directed the student performances. Traditional Chinese food was enjoyed afterward, hosted by BIM parents. At BIM, students in PreK through grade 4 take Mandarin. After two years of Latin, grade 7 students may choose Mandarin as their language to study through high school.

“Our Lunar New Year celebration brings our school together not only in song and dance, but it highlights our robust Mandarin program,” said Tiffany Conroy, head of school for BASIS Independent McLean of McLean, Va. “As a school dedicated to global education, we think it’s important to explore and engage with global cultures,” said Conroy.

ABOUT BASIS Independent McLean - BASIS Independent Schools are a part of the BASIS Curriculum Schools network, which was founded in 1998 and educates Pre-K to grade 12 students at the highest international levels, preparing them to be participants, not spectators, in the 21st-century global workforce of commerce and innovation. In this 2018-2019 academic year, there are 37 schools in the network, including five independent schools in California, New York, and Northern Virginia; 27 public charter schools in Arizona, Louisiana, Texas, and Washington, D.C.; four international schools in China; and one school for Pre-K and Kindergarten early learners in the Czech Republic. For more information, please visit basisindependent.com or basiscurriculumschools.com