On Friday 9 September 2022, The Language Department, and the International Program at Thomas Carr College came together to organise the Mid-Autumn Festival for Year 7 Chinese class.
The class was very fortunate to have Ms. Maxine Wang attend the double lesson and teach the class how to write calligraphy using proper Chinese brushes and ink.
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Students really enjoyed the lesson and had great success with their calligraphy. It is also showed that they have been practising the lesson at school and home.
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During the session, the students also participated in making mooncakes using playdough and the moulds after admiring the real mooncakes and listening to the story of Chang-e.
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Some also participated in making lanterns for the festival, another fun activity which was organised on the day.
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Overall, students had a lot of fun and have asked to do more calligraphy in the future.
– Ms Sugarti Febrinaldi: Head of Languages