Celebrating China

Celebrating China

Over Spring Break, students in upper school advanced Chinese classes traveled to China with Ms. Stouder, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Liu, and Mr. Hagerty. They visited Beijing, Changsha, and Zhang Jia Jie and spent time meeting students in local schools, hiking, and learning about local family and educational traditions. Students experience local life and see a few major historic sites  including Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and tje Great Wall. The world language departments regularly take trips with upper school students during spring break. In previous years, Arabic classes have visited Morocco, French classes have visited Paris, and Latin classes have visited Rome. The chance to learn about a country and culture in person is an exciting experience to immerse themselves in language and view life from the point of view of people far from Washington, D.C.

Jazz Unites Us!

Jazz Unites Us!

On Friday, April 6th, the Jazz band will be traveling to the Department of Education to hear the Thelonius Monk Institute present a uniting of jazz bands. The groups performing will include  Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Newark School for the Arts and Baltimore School for the Arts.  The Institute’s goals include developing college-level jazz collaborations where the masters of jazz could influence the next generation of jazz musicians. April 30th is International Jazz Day.