Tuesday was our first full day at the Affiliated Elementary School of Hunan University. The Cushman students and teachers met at 8:00 am and started the day with a music rehearsal, practicing the three English songs and one Chinese song they will sing at the Young Pioneer Assembly on Thursday. The Assembly will take place in the Auditorium and the children are excited about performing in front of more than 1,000 students, faculty, and parents!
After rehearsal, the Cushman students went to class with their Chinese buddies and spent the rest of the morning together. Their schedules included classes in Chinese, Math, Art, and Spoken English (which Roarke said was "VERY easy!")
Meanwhile, Mr. Cosgrove, Ms. Kagan, Senora Becker and Coach Pablo visited the different classrooms our children had joined.
Senora Becker and Coach Pablo went to class with Rosie and had a great first grade Chinese lesson, focusing on the four different tones of the Chinese language. The classroom included around 45 other students, some of whom kept turning around to look at the "alien looking" people sitting in the back of the room. Senora Becker and Coach Pablo tried their best to ignore them, but their smiles and constant peace signs were hard to ignore. The class was so good and the teacher so animated that Mr. Cosgrove and Ms. Kagan will be joining the first grade class tomorrow.
In the afternoon, the children enjoyed a demonstration at Hunan University which included Martial Arts and Tai Ji. Afterwards, the experts taught Cushman students some basic moves which they will take back to Miami. Aloni then gave us his demonstration, which included swords and a routine worthy of his Blue Belt. The greatest surprise of the afternoon was that Norm Sanchez was an expert with nunchaku.
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