Cultural Class
2022 TCMLATL Story Telling Contest
By TCMLATLTo learn a language is one thing, to apply it is another thing! Atlanta Chinese School and TCML Atlanta host a storytelling contest every year for students to apply what they learned and make a story out of it! The winners of TCML Atlanta storytelling contest this year are: Level 1: Claire Wan, Conny Chen, Nicolas Moss,…
2023 Lantern Festival
Atlanta Chinese School and TCMLATL held a Lantern Festival Celebration (元宵節) with potluck (聚餐) on Sunday, Feb 5, 2023. Everyone enjoyed the Chinese festival food, paper crafts for the lanterns, Year of the Rabbit, and guessing lantern riddles. Lantern Festival is the 15th day of January in the Lunar calendar, and it is regarded as…
2023 Calligraphy Workshop and Class
Calligraphy Workshop and Class 文化課：書法講座和文化課 Dr. Lee Jan, a retired Sociology professor, also a known Chinese calligraphy master in Atlanta gave TCMLATL a calligraphy workshop on March 25, 2023. Dr. Jan went over the different styles and purposes of Chinese calligraphy, and showed how they evolved in Chinese history. Audience had an opportunity to feel…
2023 Chinese Tea Cultural Class
2023/06 Chinese Tea Cultural Class 文化課:茶 The Chinese Tea Cultural Class in the TCMLATL program took students on a journey to the making and tasting of Chinese tea. The class started with the types, brewing techniques, and cultural significance of Chinese tea. Students had the opportunity to smell and taste a variety of teas, learn…
2024 Lantern Festival
2024 Lantern Festival The Lantern Festival (元宵節) is on the first full moon (15th day) of the Lunar calendar and it marks the end of the traditional 14-day Chinese Lunar New Year holiday (春節) celebration. TCML and Atlanta Chinese School celebrated the 2024 lantern festival on 2/24. In addition to the riddles (燈謎), dragon lanterns,…
2024 Calligraphy Contest
After several calligraphy practices, TCML and Atlanta Chinese School students had a Calligraphy contest on March 10, 2024. Students did their best applying the brush writing techniques they learned in the class. Students who like to learn more about this Chinese culture can also take additional calligraphy classes offered at the school.
2024 Cultural Class-Taiwanese Snacks
In this week's TCML cultural class, students were introduced to popular Taiwanese snacks: wheel cakes（車輪餅）, salted crispy chicken（鹹酥雞）, and pickled cabbage（泡菜）. The class also included a brief introduction to traditional Chinese paper cutting（剪紙）. Everyone had a great time making and enjoying the snacks right in the classroom, immersing themselves in the "food" culture of…
2024 Cultural Class- Mahjong and paper cutting
On May 5th, before the end of the semester, students participated in a cultural class that featured Chinese paper cutting(剪紙）and learning how to play traditional Chinese Mahjong (麻將). They practiced using the correct terms, such as "chī" (eat) 吃, "pèng" (pong) 碰, "gàng" (kong) 槓, "draw one" 拿一張, "my turn" 該我了, "discard" 出牌, and…
2024 cultural class-zentangle drawing
This semester, a new cultural course on Zentangle art was introduced. Most students had never encountered this form of artistic creation before. However, after just five lessons, they showed remarkable progress and embraced the techniques with enthusiasm. The students not only developed their skills but also discovered the calming and meditative qualities of Zentangle.…