People at East-West

IMG_4911 Our student government hosted an exciting and much anticipated Staff vs Staff Dodgeball game. IMG_4856 Staff and students filled the gymnasium to witness which team will be victorious.

IMG_4402 Our members of the Gay Straight Alliance Club encouraged all students and staff to participate in this national youth-led movement to silence discrimination.

 

IMG_2722 Our High School Expanding ENL students had the opportunity to attend the Broadway show, Allegiance, on January 20th.  The show, based on George Takei's life during his internment during WWII, reinforces what the students have been learning as they read Farewell to Manzanar.

Making and Sharing Kimchi @EW#EWSTYLE Making and Sharing Kimchi @EW#EWSTYLE

 

Around this time in Korea, every household prepares for winter.  One of the major preparations for winter is having Kimjang or kimchi-making event.

East-West's Korean Startalk program was a 5 week language enrichment program in the summer. Students were set in an immersion language classroom in which Korean was the primary language. Throughout the summer Korean language and culture was explored through Korean food, music, dance, art, and martial arts. Students took weekly trips to explore the NYC Korean community in Manhattan and Queens and to practice language skills in real life situations. The summer culminated in a giant celebration in which students' accomplishments were celebrated.

IMG_1386 Class 701 learning traditional Korean mask dance.

 

Students in Korean Level One and  our 7th grade students had the opportunity to learn a traditional Korean dance called Bong San Tal Chum.  IMG_1388