Last Friday Jonah finished his 8 day Chinese Immersion Camp that will help prepare him for the Chinese Immersion Program he is enrolled in this year at school. He had a blast each day. They were taught Chinese cultural activities in English for two hours and then taught in Chinese for 2 hours. I was truly amazed at how much he learned so quickly. He knows his body parts, colors, greetings, numbers and more. They did a Chinese play of The Little Red Hen, sang songs, did a ribbon dance and Ti Chi. Both of his teachers (Mrs. Porter and Mrs. West) are great and will continue with him through the school year.
It was funny. At church on Sunday Jonah and Savannah were passing notes and I thought Savannah had written pretend Chinese to Jonah. Well actually Jonah had just written 1 -10 in Chinese. Seriously. Have you seen how hard it is to write and remember Chinese? He really is a smart boy who doesn't get enough credit just because he is so active.
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