by yenyendotnet | May 30, 2023 | Bilingual, Blog, Chinese, Chinese Culture, Chinese Traditions, Diversity, Education, Events, Food, Global Competence, Language
Do you know the 10 different names of the Dragon Boat Festival? It’s not actually the “Dragon Boat Festival” The proper name for the ‘Dragon Boat Festival’ is the Duanwu Festival 端午节 (Duānwǔ jié), which is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth...
by Yen Yen | Apr 8, 2023 | Bilingual, App, Blog, Books, Chengyu, Child Development, Chinese, Chinese Culture, Chinese Traditions, Comics, Creativity, Diversity, Drawing, Education, Events, Global Competence, Imagination, Language
April 22nd – Earth Day in Chinese is 地球日. Protecting the earth is something many of us are all still a bit too casual about—we try to do something when we remember and don’t feel too bad when we don’t. This year, our actions on Earth have taken on a new urgency...
by Colin Goh | Feb 9, 2023 | Bilingual, Blog, Chengyu, Chinese, Chinese Culture, Diversity, Drawing, Education, Events, Global Competence, Language, Reading
Valentine’s Day in Chinese: What Idioms 成语 Can I Use? February 14th is Saint Valentine’s Day, which in Chinese is the much more transparent 情人节 (Qíngrén jié), as it translates to “Lover’s Festival”. It should be called...
by Colin Goh | Dec 12, 2022 | Blog, Bilingual, Chinese, Creativity, Diversity, Education, Global Competence, Language
The 12 Days of Christmas in Chinese! We translated the traditional song “The 12 Days of Christmas” into Chinese, so you can finally know how to say “partridge in a pear tree” in 中文! You’re welcome! THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS IN...
by Colin Goh | Sep 19, 2022 | Bilingual, Blog, Child Development, Comics, Creativity, Film, Global Competence, Home, Imagination, Language
How Your Child Can Learn Chinese Creatively We know how your child Can learn Chinese creatively, because of our unique approach and experience. Complaining About Creativity The lack of creativity and imagination is a subject we keep hearing people complain about. The...
by Colin Goh | Sep 6, 2022 | Bilingual, Child Development, Education, Events, Global Competence, Parenting
6 Takeaways & a video recap! from our recent Translanguaging Pedagogy webinar Thank you to everyone who signed up for our Translanguaging webinar on 1 September 2022! We attracted participants from more territories than we ever expected: the US, Canada, the...
