Academy of Christian Education celebrates the Chinese New Year

The Year of the Rabbit arrived at the Academy of Christian Education.  " '你好' nǐ hǎo,"  the Chinese Mandarin word for hello echoed through the hallways as students, staff and parents arrived in colorful traditional Chinese clothing.

The school was decorated for the Chinese New Year as students celebrated this International event with food, games, origami, story telling, kirigami and educational presentations from parents, teachers and local artists.

Mr.  Xiaoliang Zhao patiently taught the students the history and beauty of calligraphy, while helping the students form the delicate letters.  Ms. Youyan Wu presented a wonderful musical instruction time for the children using the Guzheng, a Chinese zither instrument. 

The Academy Parent League organized the event with parents providing a wide variety of foods, crafts and cultural information. The entire school was involved in creating this event including the co-ordinators Mrs. Yuhua Chen, Ewa Malik, Amy Chen, Mrs. Yuxiao Xia, Ashley Shen, Mrs. Liping Gao, Mrs. Yin Cheng, Mrs. Shanshan Liu, Mrs. de Kanter, Mrs. McMillan and Christine Xie who put together a unique day of learning and fun. 

“This event couldn’t have happened without Mrs. Michelle Guo and her superb organizational skills,” said Mrs. Strater, Head of School.

“The Academy of Christian Education strives to provide an academically accelerated education and one of the best avenues for such a curriculum is through hands-on culturally diverse days of learning.  We have several cultural days such as America Day, India Day and Chinese New Year,” said Mrs. Russell, the ACE Resource Director.   
 
The Academy of Christian Education is celebrating their 15th year of serving families in the Northern Virginia area.  Located in Reston, Virginia the students, preschool through third grade, average two - six years ahead of other students in national tests scores.